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"If we want to research a subject, how do we do it? We could read about it in
books or do experiments in a lab. Or another way is to find people who know
something about it and ask them.
Collecting information from members of the public has long been a method of
scientific research. We call it citizen science. According to
National
Geographic, this is “the practice of public participation and collaboration in
scientific research to increase scientific knowledge”.
Today, citizen science is a popular practice, with dozens of programs designed
by academics to engage the public and leverage power by numbers. Its origins,
however, go much farther back than you might think – all the way to ancient
times."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
