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Coop’s Scoop: 2015 citizen science year in review quiz
By Caren Cooper, Dec 24, 2015
Looking back on citizen science in 2015, what discoveries stand out to you? Share them in the comment section below. The following Citizen Science Quiz test your knowledge about 10 of the scientific achievements reported in the peer-reviewed literature that were made possible by citizen science. The papers span a wide range of disciplines and were only possible because of thousands of unique and dedicated “volunpeers.”
Test your knowledge of 10 discoveries in 2015 thanks to citizen science!
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In the New Year, stayed tuned and join me (@CoopSciScoop) on Twitter for #CitSciChat, sponsored by SciStarter. #CitSciChat is a global Q&A with guest panelists in a lively conversation covering a variety of topics related to citizen science. Interested in being a guest panelist? Tweet your quiz score to me (1 point or higher and you qualify!)
Looking for a New Years Resolution? Share your observations and leave a data legacy in citizen science!
Image by Roche DG, Lanfear R, Binning SA, Haff TM, Schwanz LE, et al. (2014) [CC BY 4.0 (httpcreativecommons.orglicensesby4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Dr. Caren Cooper is an associate professor in Forestry and Environmental Resources at NCSU in the Chancellor's Faculty Excellence program on Leadership in Public Science, and assistant head of the Biodiversity Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. She is co-editor-in-chief of Citizen Science: Theory & Practice, a journal of the Citizen Science Association. She has authored over 50 scientific papers, co-developed software to automate metrics of incubation rhythms, and co-created NestWatch, CamClickr, Celebrate Urban Birds, YardMap, and Sparrow Swap. She is a blogger with SciStarter, and author of Citizen Science: How Ordinary People are Changingthe Face of Discovery. She likes to propel herself on one wheel, two wheel, and eight wheel devices. Follow her @CoopSciScoop. She hosts periodic Twitter discussions with panelists at #CitSCiChat and runs @IamCitSci, a Twitter account with rotating weekly guest hosts.
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