Citizen Science

erinma ochu

Herb Simon, The Sciences of the artificial

Early Citizen Science

Agnes PockelsCharles Darwin

Definitions/ Approaches• Citizen Science

– Usually unpaid individuals & interest groups contributing to scientific experiments

• Co-design (or extreme citizen science)– Public participate in setting research question(s), methods

and/ or analysis to address social need• Crowdsourced science

– Complex problem, wisdom & power of crowd to create, analyse, collect datasets – research benefits

• DIYBIO – network of hobbyists & biohackers DIY, hack, open source ethos to labs, equipment, methods

• Variations – Citizen Science with co-design & crowdsourcing elements

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Available online: www.ukeof.org.uk

Matteo FarinellaDaksha Patel Ramon Y Cajal

Salvatore Iaconesi

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BBC Learning playlist

• Queen – I want to break free• R Kelly – She’s got that vibe• Black eyed peas – I’ve gotta feeling• PJ & Duncan – Let’s get ready to rhumble• One Direction – Live while you’re young• The Gap Band – Burn rubber on me• The Cure – Boys don’t cry• Simple Minds – Don’t you forget• Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers

1. Schools Learning Resource2. Promote & publicise3. Share the results4. DIY

Publications & Resources• The Sciences of the Artificial (1996) MIT Press: http://bit.ly/ZY7vnk

• Guide to Citizen Science: http://www.ukeof.org.uk/documents/guide-to-citizen-science.pdf

• Centre for Social Justice, Durham Ethical Guidance: http://www.dur.ac.uk/beacon/socialjustice/ethics_consultation/

• Making is Connecting: the social meaning of connectivity, from DIY and knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0. Polity Press 2011

http://www.makingisconnecting.org

• Beyond research in the wild: citizen-led research as a model for innovation in the digital economy: http://www.de2012.org/sites/default/files/digitalfutures2012papers/Papers/Session1BTalesofEngagement/Whittle_etal_BeyondRitW.pdf

• Regional development in health and social services in the UK: ‘edge effects’ and sustainable change in welfare organisations (1995)

Websites

• Salvatore Iaconesi: www.artisopensource.net/

• Daksha Patel: dakshapatel.co.uk/

• Matteo Farinella: www.neurocomic.org/

• Albinomosquito: www.albinomosquito.com/

• Erinma Ochu: everyoneandeverything.wordpress.com/

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