Tag Archives: crowd science
Most participants in “citizen science” projects give up almost immediately
John Timmer summarizes some challenges of citizen scienceAnd while the citizen scientists could clearly save the working scientists some money, the authors suggest that this shouldn't really be the only goal. "Involving the crowd may enable researchers to pursue different kinds of research questions and approaches, rather than simply replacing one type of labor (e.g., graduate students) with another (volunteers)."
Humanizing big data: The everyday impact of crowd science
Much like a political democracy, crowd science and managed-innovation processes allow people to have equal input, rather than a single person or party driving the direction of the group without opposition. Anna Gordon. venturebeat.com
Butterfly action
Public butterfly count aims to check countryside healthThe charity Butterfly Conservation is calling on the public to help survey the state of Britain's countryside by counting our most colourful insects.
See also: Sir David Attenborough urges public to count butterflies
BBC News.