In this episode, Bob and Emma share some of their favorite tree-related citizen science projects, discuss the Sourdough For Science project to prepare you for baking fresh bread for the holidays, and explore the truth about whether a turkey dinner can make you sleepy. Projects and Websites in this podcast: Sourdough for Science TreeSnap NASA GLOBE Observer: Trees iSeaTree SciStarter Ambassadors Podcast Theme Kevin Hartnell Produced by Bob Hirshon Springtail Media...
Nov 19, 2024•19 min•Season 5Ep. 11
In this episode, Bob and Emma share some of their favorite tree-related citizen science projects, discuss the Sourdough For Science project to prepare you for baking fresh bread for the holidays, and explore the truth about whether a turkey dinner can make you sleepy. Projects and Websites in this podcast: Sourdough for Science TreeSnap NASA GLOBE Observer: Trees iSeaTree SciStarter Ambassadors Podcast Theme Kevin Hartnell Produced by Bob Hirshon Springtail Media...
Nov 19, 2024•19 min•Season 5Ep. 11
In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we feature Joro spiders, Big Brown Bats and a project for sleuthing out the secret stories of cemeteries. Projects and websites in this episode: Joro Watch Bats Count! Stroll Through the Cemetery/GoBituary Mt Auburn Cemetery Citizen Science Wyndham Cemetery Image and Music Credits: Black throated green warbler on statue Credit: emydee1, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Big Brown Bat Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS, Public Domain via Flickr Creati...
Oct 31, 2024•22 min•Season 5Ep. 10
In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we feature Joro spiders, Big Brown Bats and a project for sleuthing out the secret stories of cemeteries. Projects and websites in this episode: Joro Watch Bats Count! Stroll Through the Cemetery/GoBituary Mt Auburn Cemetery Citizen Science Wyndham Cemetery Image and Music Credits: Black throated green warbler on statue Credit: emydee1, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Big Brown Bat Credit: Paul Cryan, USGS, Public Domain via Flickr Creati...
Oct 31, 2024•22 min•Season 5Ep. 10
SciStarter Podcast S5E9: Global Bird Migration Billions of birds are on the move for the fall migration, flying to points south, with many covering thousands of miles. In this podcast, world-renowned ornithologist Pete Marra discusses the migration and the challenges that migratory birds face, as well as what we can do to help monitor and protect them. Projects and Websites in this episode: The Earth Commons, Georgetown University https://earthcommons.georgetown.edu/ SciStarter.org/Flyways https...
Oct 01, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 9
SciStarter Podcast S5E9: Global Bird Migration Billions of birds are on the move for the fall migration, flying to points south, with many covering thousands of miles. In this podcast, world-renowned ornithologist Pete Marra discusses the migration and the challenges that migratory birds face, as well as what we can do to help monitor and protect them. Projects and Websites in this episode: The Earth Commons, Georgetown University SciStarter.org/Flyways BirdCast Audubon Bird Migration Explorer I...
Oct 01, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 9
In this encore presentation of our August 2022 podcast episode, we celebrate National Dog Day (August 26th) with some canine citizen science. Scientists would like to learn about dog personalities and genetics; what traits help them perform well as service animals; and how environmental factors could affect their health. If you have a canine companion, you have the perfect lab partner! Projects featured in the podcast include: C-BARQ Darwin's Ark Also, check out this study from Darwin's Ark, pub...
Aug 23, 2024•24 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Dive into shark citizen science, get ready for National Moth Week, and try out the Airbeam air quality test kit in Beirut! Featured Projects: Shark Base Reef Life Survey Wildbook for Whale Sharks Sharks of California Fish Watchers OrcaSound National Moth Week Butterflies and Moths of North America Mothing at Discover Life Aircasting Image and Video Credits: Sharks on reef with fish Credit: Amanderson2, Flickr Creative Commons, CC by 2.0 Cecropia Moth Credit: Mark Beckemeyer, ...
Jul 15, 2024•13 min
Dive into shark citizen science, get ready for National Moth Week, and try out the Airbeam air quality test kit in Beirut! Featured Projects: Shark Base Reef Life Survey Wildbook for Whale Sharks Sharks of California Fish Watchers OrcaSound National Moth Week Butterflies and Moths of North America Mothing at Discover Life Aircasting Image and Video Credits: Sharks on reef with fish Credit: Amanderson2, Flickr Creative Commons, CC by 2.0 Cecropia Moth Credit: Mark Beckemeyer, CC BY-NC 2.0 White g...
Jul 15, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 7
SciStarter S5E6 Info and Credits Every season has its own unique sights, sounds and other sensations. In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we look at fireflies, listen to cicadas, feel the ocean waves and extend our senses beyond the bounds of our planet. Credits: Firefly Closeup Terry Priest CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Surfing Beach Video Wu Chunchi, Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Photuris firefly on leaf Katja Schulz CC by 2.0 Photuris firefly on white bg Brian...
Jun 18, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 6
SciStarter S5E6 Info and Credits Every season has its own unique sights, sounds and other sensations. In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we look at fireflies, listen to cicadas, feel the ocean waves and extend our senses beyond the bounds of our planet. Music: Pharmacy Party Steven Combs Theme E Steven Combs and Delta Is SciStarter Theme: Podcast Theme Kevin Hartnell...
Jun 18, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 6
In this episode, we learn about efforts to discover flower/bee partnerships, an app for monitoring the populations and distribution of turtles and other reptiles, and a new water quality testing technique that uses cotton tampons. Projects and websites included in this podcast: Ask A Bumblebee Bees In Your Backyard HerpMapper What The Herp? David M. Carroll iNaturalist Seek by iNaturalist Tampling: Optical Brightener Water Quality Sampling Image Credits (all public domain, except where noted): G...
May 24, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 5
In this episode of the SciStarter podcast, we recap Citizen Science Month, the April solar eclipse, learn about a new episode of the Wild Hope video series on rewilding landscapes, building vernal pools, and an unusual fish that swims ashore to mate. Projects and resources featured include: Project FeederWatch iNaturalist Squirrel Mapper Project Squirrel Stall Catchers Wild Hope NASA Eclipse Debrief Project Budburst Journey North Bumble Bee Watch Ask A Bumble Bee Grunion Greeters Credits: Grunio...
May 05, 2024•24 min•Season 5Ep. 4
March is Women’s History Month AND we’re just days away from Citizen Science Month. And that’s why we have Rosie the Robot urging everyone to roll up their sleeves and do their part by signing up for the One Million Acts of Science Challenge! If we all work together We Can Do It! Projects Mentioned: Citizen Science Month Dolphin Chat Manatee Chat Instant Wild Project Sidewalk Monkey Health Explorer Citizen and Community Science Library Network Wild Hope HHMI Tangled Bank Studios...
Mar 23, 2024•20 min•Season 5Ep. 3
In February, we explore the romance of citizen science. Through your passion for science you can find not only birds, bugs and stars, but also new friends and just maybe that special someone. Projectsmentioned in this podcast include: Budburst https://scistarter.org/budburst The Great Backyard Bird Count https://scistarter.org/the-great-backyard-bird-count Do NASA Science Live https://scistarter.org/nasa-live Mountain Rain or Snow https://scistarter.org/mountain-rain-or-snow Fresh Eyes On Ice ht...
Mar 22, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 2
In February, we explore the romance of citizen science. Through your passion for science you can find not only birds, bugs and stars, but also new friends and just maybe that special someone. Projects mentioned in this podcast include: Budburst https://scistarter.org/budburst The Great Backyard Bird Count https://scistarter.org/the-great-backyard-bird-count Do NASA Science Live https://scistarter.org/nasa-live Mountain Rain or Snow https://scistarter.org/mountain-rain-or-snow Fresh Eyes On Ice h...
Feb 14, 2024•17 min
Squirrels are fun, fascinating and sometimes infuriating, and also the focus of some amazing citizen science. Learn more about them in this episode of SciStarter's Citizen Science Podcast! Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast are: Squirrel Mapper Project Squirrel Seek iNaturalist Zooniverse Citizen Science Month: One Million Acts of Science Macauley Library’s Best Bird Photos of 2024 HamSCI Project FRESH Air Schools’ Air Quality Monitoring for Health and Education (SAMHE) AirCasting D...
Jan 18, 2024•23 min
Squirrels are fun, fascinating and sometimes infuriating, and also the focus of some amazing citizen science. Learn more about them in this episode of SciStarter's Citizen Science Podcast! Projects and Websites mentioned in this podcast are: Squirrel Mapper https://scistarter.org/squirrelmapper Project Squirrel https://scistarter.org/project-squirrel Seek https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/ Zooniverse https://www.zooniverse.org/ Citizen Science Mon...
Jan 18, 2024•21 min
You can help researchers find and save endangered trees! In this interview, Ellen Crocker, co-creator of TreeSnap, discusses the purpose and use of this tree locator app. Projects and websites mentioned in this podcast: TreeSnap iNaturalist American Chestnut Foundation Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell Image Credits: American Chestnut Photo Credit: Bob MacInnes, via Flickr Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ American Elm Photo Credit: Katya Schulz, via Flickr Creative Com...
Dec 31, 2023•10 min
You can help researchers find and save endangered trees! In this interview, Ellen Crocker, co-creator of TreeSnap, discusses the purpose and use of this tree locator app. Projects and websites mentioned in this podcast: TreeSnap iNaturalist American Chestnut Foundation Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Dec 31, 2023•10 min
Help NASA measure Earth's tree canopy with GLOBE Observer: Trees; sleuth out endangered trees for TreeSnap; learn how cleaner fish support reef ecosystems; and see why NASA is sending cat videos through millions of miles of space. All that and more on this episode of Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together! Projects featured in this episode: TreeSnap GLOBE Observer: Trees Enviro Champs Genius Dog Challenge Reef Life Survey Image Credits: Redwood cover pic via Flickr Creative Commo...
Dec 29, 2023•13 min
Help NASA measure Earth's tree canopy with GLOBE Observer: Trees; sleuth out endangered trees for TreeSnap; learn how cleaner fish support reef ecosystems; and see why NASA is sending cat videos through millions of miles of space. All that and more on this episode of Citizen Science: Stories of Science We Can Do Together! Projects featured in this episode: TreeSnap GLOBE Observer: Trees Enviro Champs Genius Dog Challenge Reef Life Survey Image Credits: Redwood cover pic via Flickr Creative Commo...
Dec 29, 2023•13 min
By donating just a little bit of your time (and maybe some saliva and/or blood), you can make a meaningful contribution to medical research! In this episode, you’ll learn about three participatory research programs that need your help. Projects and websites included in this podcast include: SciStarter Project Page: Outbreaks Near Me Outbreaks Near Me Home Page LUNGevity Participant Survey LUNGevity Foundation SciStarter Project Page: All of Us All of Us Network of the National Library of Medicin...
Nov 16, 2023•30 min
By donating just a little bit of your time (and maybe some saliva and/or blood), you can make a meaningful contribution to medical research! In this episode, you’ll learn about three participatory research programs that need your help. Projects and websites included in this podcast include: SciStarter Project Page: Outbreaks Near Me Outbreaks Near Me Home Page LUNGevity Participant Survey LUNGevity Foundation SciStarter Project Page: All of Us All of Us Network of the National Library of Medicin...
Nov 16, 2023•30 min
You: There must be lots of cool science events, projects and other opportunities right in my own neighborhood... but how do I find them? Us: With Science Near Me! It's a National Science Foundation-supported project that partners SciStarter with museums, science centers, state-based education councils and other sources of quality science projects and activities to bring science opportunities right to your phone or computer! Learn more about it in this month's video podcast. Projects mentioned in...
Oct 23, 2023•22 min
How do you find science events, projects and other opportunities right in your own neighborhood? With Science Near Me, a National Science Foundation-supported project that partners SciStarter with museums, science centers, state-based education councils and other sources of quality science projects and activities to bring science opportunities right to your phone or computer. Projects mentioned in this podcast are: Science Near Me STEM Near Me (Alabama) Alabama STEM Council Dragonfly Swarm Proje...
Oct 18, 2023•22 min
The sun is now entering the “solar maximum,” the time during its 11-year solar cycle when it’s most active, producing sunspots and solar flares. There are also two solar eclipses coming up over a six-month period. Not coincidentally, we’re also now beginning the Heliophysics Big Year, when solar science researchers are most active, and there are a variety of citizen science opportunities to bring the public along for the ride. Links mentioned in this podcast include: Short Film To Scale: The Sol...
Sep 27, 2023•26 min
The sun is now entering the “solar maximum,” the time during its 11-year solar cycle when it’s most active, producing sunspots and solar flares. There are also two solar eclipses coming up over a six-month period. Not coincidentally, we’re also now beginning the Heliophysics Big Year, when solar science researchers are most active, and there are a variety of citizen science opportunities to bring the public along for the ride. Links mentioned in this podcast include: www.Scistarter.org/nasa www....
Sep 18, 2023•26 min
Are you curious about how your dog or cat compares to others? And/or would you like to contribute to science research that could benefit pets and people? Then you should consider participating in C-BARQ (for dogs) and Fe-BARQ (for cats). Learn more about these projects from the scientist who created them. Links mentioned in this podcast include: C-BARQ and Fe-BARQ Darwin’s Ark Dog Lineage graphic credit: Emily V. Dutrow and MSJONESNYC; Source: “Domestic Dog Lineages Reveal Genetic Drivers of Beh...
Aug 18, 2023•11 min
Are you curious about how your dog or cat compares to others? And/or would you like to contribute to science research that could benefit pets and people? Then you should consider participating in C-BARQ (for dogs) and Fe-BARQ (for cats). Learn more about these projects from the scientist who created them. Links mentioned in this podcast include: C-BARQ and Fe-BARQ Darwin’s Ark SciStarter Podcast Theme Music: Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
Aug 18, 2023•11 min
