The citizen science revolution | Leesa Ricci | TEDxSUU
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Science is not just for specialists. Many new and important scientific discoveries are being made by "citizen scientists," non-professional researchers, who contribute data and observations to our collective knowledge of the planet and beyond.
Leesa Ricci is a passionate advocate for citizen science projects and believes we can all contribute to the body of scientific knowledge in meaningful ways through participatory culture. Leesa is currently working on her Master’s of Public Administration degree at Southern Utah University. Leesa works at the Ashcroft Observatory and is the current Director of the Southern Utah Space Foundation.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Hi Leesa. Your lecture was grate, very inspiring, I would like to become an amateur astronomer. You are a very intelligent lady. Good luck with your degree. :-)
True! Have you seen her channel? It's called "The nerd next door"
Very interesting ted talk, I would ask what would be the incentive for someone to become a citizen scientist, you know someone who isnt interested in science for science sake
Makiaveli Thanks! As far as the question goes, I would say that so far I haven't met anyone who wasn't interested in at least one thing that's scientific. I think virtually any wonder about the natural world (like, what's out there? What's in our past? What's at the center of the Earth? What's going on in our brains? Why can't we live longer? What's up with jellyfish? etc.) is inherently scientific.
I think most people are already pretty scientific, but for a long time academicians have been... well, how do I say this nicely... rather elitist about various fields. Which is a great way to look smart and accomplish very little. But by getting more people involved in projects they have even a passing interest in, we can get to discoveries, cures, and solutions much faster.
Makiaveli And if someone really truly isn't interested in anything scientific at all, I think the incentive lies in the end goal, that we all benefit from (and most of us want) better technology and longer more functional lives. Which citizen science can get us to faster.
see Curecoin (you do good work, earn tradable tokens, even if you don't care about the underlying science)
Let's start today, we all can put a grain of sand to build the science castle!!!
Carlos Cobian Read the Bible, it clearly states rock is stronger material to build than sand
Lmao, it's not literal 🤣