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Citizen Science

How Ordinary People are Changing the Face of Discovery / Caren Cooper

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Citizen Science

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Место издания:

New York

Издатель:

Overlook Press

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294 p.

Сведения о библиографии:

Bibliogr.: p. 273–275

ISBN:

9781468308679

Сведения о содержании:

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

Аннотация:

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.

Язык текста:

Английский

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