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Citizen Science, a podcast from SciStarter, spotlights the many ways communities are exploring and changing the world around them through public participation in science.

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Citizen Science, a podcast from SciStarter, spotlights the many ways communities are exploring and changing the world around them through public participation in science.

    Solar Eclipse, Citizen Science Month and More

    Solar Eclipse, Citizen Science Month and More

    In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we recap Citizen
    Science Month, the April solar eclipse, learn about a new episode of the Wild
    Hope video series on rewilding landscapes, building vernal pools, and an
    unusual fish that swims ashore to mate.

    Projects and resources featured include:

    Project FeederWatch

     

    iNaturalist



    Squirrel Mapper



    Project Squirrel



    Stall Catchers



    Wild Hope



    NASA Eclipse Debrief



    Project Budburst



    Journey North



    Bumble Bee Watch

     

    Ask A Bumble Bee



    Grunion Greeters



    Credits:

     

    Grunion video:

    Michael Murrie, Pepperdine University

     

    Podcast Theme

    Kevin Hartnell

     

    Additional Music:

    Mess

    Steven Combs

     

    Pharmacy Party

    Steven Combs

    • 23 min
    One Million Acts of Science

    One Million Acts of Science

    March is Women’s History Month AND we’re just days away from Citizen Science Month. And that’s why we have Rosie the Robot urging everyone to roll up their sleeves and do their part by signing up for the One Million Acts of Science Challenge! If we all work together We Can Do It!

    Projects Mentioned:

    Citizen Science Month

    Dolphin Chat

    Manatee Chat

    Instant Wild

    Project Sidewalk

    Monkey Health Explorer

    Citizen and Community Science Library Network

    Wild Hope

    HHMI Tangled Bank Studios

    • 19 min
    The Romance of Citizen Science

    The Romance of Citizen Science

    In February, we explore the romance of citizen science. Through your passion for science you can find not only birds, bugs and stars, but also new friends and just maybe
    that special someone.

    Projectsmentioned in this podcast include:

    Budburst

    https://scistarter.org/budburst

    The Great
    Backyard Bird Count

    https://scistarter.org/the-great-backyard-bird-count

    Do NASA Science
    Live

    https://scistarter.org/nasa-live

    Mountain Rain or
    Snow

    https://scistarter.org/mountain-rain-or-snow

    Fresh Eyes On
    Ice

    https://scistarter.org/fresh-eyes-on-ice

    GLOBE Observer–
    Land Cover

    https://scistarter.org/globe-observer-land-cover

    Backyard Worlds:
    Cool Neighbors

    https://scistarter.org/backyard-worlds-cool-neighbors

    The SunGrazer
    Project

    https://scistarter.org/the-sungrazer-project

    Message from
    Kristi Yamaguchi

    https://youtu.be/GRJbRNzR9-I?si=ft9PB1U9pPt91ZUi

    Valentine’s Day Dating Advice from Caroline Nickerson

    https://youtube.com/shorts/QwQWBmyOfeM?si=AH8k1ZA1UoH3bWEv

    Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell

    ttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Hartnell/CC_BY-SA_40/Kevin_Hartnell_-_CC_BY-SA_40_-_09_Podcast_Theme/

    • 17 min
    The Romance of Citizen Science

    The Romance of Citizen Science

    In February, we explore the romance of citizen science. Through your passion for science you can find not only birds, bugs and stars, but also new friends and just maybe that special someone.
    Projects mentioned in this podcast include:
    Budburst
    https://scistarter.org/budburst
    The Great Backyard Bird Count
    https://scistarter.org/the-great-backyard-bird-count
    Do NASA Science Live
    https://scistarter.org/nasa-live
    Mountain Rain or Snow
    https://scistarter.org/mountain-rain-or-snow
    Fresh Eyes On Ice
    https://scistarter.org/fresh-eyes-on-ice
    GLOBE Observer– Land Cover
    https://scistarter.org/globe-observer-land-cover
    Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors
    https://scistarter.org/backyard-worlds-cool-neighbors
    The SunGrazer Project
    https://scistarter.org/the-sungrazer-project
    Message from Kristi Yamaguchi
    https://youtu.be/GRJbRNzR9-I?si=ft9PB1U9pPt91ZUi
    Valentine’s Day Dating Advice from Caroline Nickerson
    https://youtube.com/shorts/QwQWBmyOfeM?si=AH8k1ZA1UoH3bWEv
    Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
    ttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Hartnell/CC_BY-SA_40/Kevin_Hartnell_-_CC_BY-SA_40_-_09_Podcast_Theme/

    • 17 min
    Squirrely Citizen Science (VIDEO)

    Squirrely Citizen Science (VIDEO)

    Squirrels are fun, fascinating and sometimes infuriating, and also the focus of some amazing citizen science. Learn more about them in this episode of SciStarter's Citizen Science Podcast!
    Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast are:
    Squirrel Mapper
    Project Squirrel
    Seek
    iNaturalist
    Zooniverse
    Citizen Science Month: One Million Acts of Science
    Macauley Library’s Best Bird Photos of 2024
    HamSCI
    Project FRESH Air
    Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education (SAMHE) 
    AirCasting
    Drug Sniffing Squirrels video
    Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell

    • 22 min
    Squirrely Citizen Science

    Squirrely Citizen Science

    Squirrels are fun, fascinating and sometimes infuriating, and also the focus of some amazing citizen science. Learn more about them in this episode of SciStarter's Citizen Science Podcast!
     
    Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast are:
    Squirrel Mapper
    https://scistarter.org/squirrelmapper
    Project Squirrel
    https://scistarter.org/project-squirrel
    Seek
    https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app
    iNaturalist
    https://www.inaturalist.org/
    Zooniverse
    https://www.zooniverse.org/
    Citizen Science Month: One Million Acts of Science
    https://scistarter.org/citizensciencemonth
    Macauley Library’s Best Bird Photos of 2024
    https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/macaulay-librarys-best-bird-photos-2024/?__hstc=161696355.15fcc8de350a1a8b773b79c5eed9a2d0.1705541103104.1705541103104.1705541103104.1&__hssc=161696355.1.1705541103104&__hsfp=1354570303&_gl=1*1m8wr2z*_ga*MTkzODQ4MDM0Mi4xNzA1MzY3MjIw*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTcwNTU0MTEwMS4xLjAuMTcwNTU0MTEwMS42MC4wLjA.&_ga=2.11040432.529497690.1705541102-1938480342.1705367220
    HamSCI
    https://hamsci.org/
    Project FRESH Air
    http://www.hollerlab.com/fresh-air.html
    Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education (SAMHE) https://www.sei.org/projects/samhe/#:~:text=The%20SAMHE%20research%20team%EF%BB%BF,with%20temperature%20and%20relative%20humidity
    AirCasting
    https://scistarter.org/aircasting
    Drug Sniffing Squirrels video
    https://youtu.be/RY-dyiv5TR0?si=AjcX9ObPV9iCaNwL
     
    Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Hartnell/CC_BY-SA_40/Kevin_Hartnell_-_CC_BY-SA_40_-_09_Podcast_Theme/

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

EricaLynnAK ,

Thank you SciStarter

This is a fascinating, fun, forward-thinking, and professional podcast. I've had the honor of meeting the two staff for SciStarter who produce it and find their knowledge of and enthusiasm for the field of citizen science to be impressive. I can't recommend this podcast and other conversations surrounding the subject enough. Enjoy!

ilovecitsci ,

Excellent podcast dedicated to citizen science!

Excellent podcast dedicated to citizen science! Thank you SciStarter!!

chnickerson ,

Love this podcast!

It is good stuff

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