Research grows through citizen science
<p><span word="CHRISTOPHER">CHRISTOPHER</span> <span word="CRUISE">CRUISE</span>: <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chainsaw">chainsaw</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="JUNE">JUNE</span> <span word="SIMMS">SIMMS</span>: <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="CHRISTOPHER">CHRISTOPHER</span> <span word="CRUISE">CRUISE</span>: <span word="An">An</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="BudBurst">BudBurst</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span>, <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="BudBurst">BudBurst</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="observers">observers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="database">database</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Sandra">Sandra</span> <span word="Henderson">Henderson</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="participatory">participatory</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>.</p><p><span word="SANDRA">SANDRA</span> <span word="HENDERSON">HENDERSON</span>: "<span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> -- <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> [<span word="primarily">primarily</span>] <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="data">data</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> [<span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>], <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>."</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="astronomy">astronomy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brightness">brightness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="star">star</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="tomb">tomb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Genghis">Genghis</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mongolian">Mongolian</span> <span word="warrior">warrior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="orca">orca</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="microphones">microphones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whales">whales</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="present">present</span>.</p>
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