Citizen science : how ordinary people are changing the face of discovery / Caren Cooper.
Title:
Citizen science : how ordinary people are changing the face of discovery / Caren Cooper.
ISBN:
9781468308679
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 2016.
©2016
Physical Description:
294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction: Marking the tide -- Part 1: Hobbies of discovery -- Meteorology: NOAA and the flood -- Ornithology: Bird is a verb -- Entomology: Of monarchs and men -- Astronomy: the pull of the planets -- Part 2: The necessity of leisure -- Biochemistry: Protein folding is magic -- Microbiology: Invisible worlds go public -- Conservation biology: Taking stock -- Part 3: A world where everybody counts -- Marine biology: Turtles and nurdles -- Geography: White picket fencelines -- Public health: Patients, no patience -- Conclusion: Setting sail.
Summary:
Cites the essential contributions of millions of ordinary people who contribute to the scientific process by volunteering in cooperation with scientists to help collect and discover information, tracing the history of citizen scientists and how they are reshaping scientific awareness.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn966430083
Availability:
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