In this interview I spoke to a mother of 2 boys who had only just come to #WSF2014. I asked her what she thought #citizenscience might be, and she had never heard of the term. Although when I explained it, she knew exactly what it meant. She sa

Do the people of NYC know what #citizenscience is? Part 7 #WSF14

Jul 4th, 2014 2m 36s

This young man and his father had been to several #WSF2014 events, having particularly enjoyed the events about polar research. The boy guessed that #citizenscience had something to do with studying people, how they behave and what they do. His

Do the people of NYC know what #citizenscience is? Part 6 #WSF14

Jul 4th, 2014 4m 58s

The first time I had ever met an astronaut! He was sitting with his friend, and both had been a part of #WSF2014. I asked the astronaut what he thought #citizenscience might be, and he immediately related it to "regular people helping with weat

Do the people of NYC know what #citizenscience is? Part 5 #WSF14

Jul 4th, 2014 2m 4s

These two young ladies had not been to #WSF14, and didn't know what #citizenscience was. They guessed: "Science that is related to a particular area, science that is connected to an area - a city." After a small prompt to have a guess after say

Do the people of NYC know what #citizenscience is? Part 4 #WSF14

Jul 4th, 2014 6m 14s

This couple have been part of #WSF14, but had not known the term #citizenscience. The lady described it as "something for people who want science to be used in a good way, for example, not denying climate change..." The man said "I hope it gene

Do the people of NYC know what #citizenscience is? Part 3 #WSF14

Jul 4th, 2014 1m 13s

This gentleman had not been to #WSF14 and had not heard of #citizenscience. But his guess was: "people that live in a specific area, dealing, or trying to work with scientific events in that region?" Which was close enough!

Do the people of NYC know what #citizenscience is? Part 2 #WSF14

Jul 4th, 2014 2m 2s

This gentleman and his friend have both been a part of #WSF14. He described it as "empowering citizens to know the basics of science and to feel comfortable with scientific ideas, and to do some science." And for him empowerment came through ed

Do the people of NYC know what #citizenscience is? Part 1 #WSF14

Jul 4th, 2014 1m 50s

This lady wasn't part of #WSF14, but she thought it might be about people who are concerned about the future. Her friend, got closer, and guessed that it was a chance for "lay-people who have an interest in science' to have a go at science.

We're measuring the Pulse of #CitizenScience at #PulseWSF14. Do you know what #citizenscience is?

Jun 1st, 2014 2m 16s

We're looking to find out how many people know what citizen science is, and if so, what projects they're involved in.Please take some time to fill in our very short survey at http://tinyurl.com/PulseWSF2014 , and pass it on to your friends!