Tag Archives: Kickstarter

Crowdfunding for better citizen science?

Nearly 13,000 people have backed the Planetary Resources' kickstarter pitch. The US company's plan is to build the 'first publicly accessible space telescope'.
As with other Kickstarter campaigns, the rewards increase for higher amounts. People pledging $200 or more will be able to point the telescope at any celestial object – "other than the Sun" – and have a high-definition image sent to them. Those pledging $5,000 or more will be invited to launch events and have their names etched on the spacecraft.
Read more here.

A new science radio station: “Science Studio”

A new science radio station called “Science Studio” got crowdfunded via Kickstarter. This station airs already published audios on science according to the practices introduced by “Best Online Science Writing” (formerly OpenLab).
We’re looking for the best radio, podcasts, one-off recordings and anything else that talks about science. You can send us your favorite pieces, by you or by someone else. They should be no more than 20 minutes (excerpts from longer pieces are allowed), and should have been published in 2012. The nomination form is here.