From Big Science to Citizen Science and beyond

CASE STUDY: DC Sun

DC Sun is a network of solar coops. The nonprofit organizes new groups of neighbors to buy solar panels together, lowering individual cost by buying wholesale, and advocates for legislation that protects and encourages individuals’ ability to buy into solar infrastructure. DC Sun fosters a…

GREEN THUMB

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GENERAL INFO

• Part of NYC parks.

TOXIC SITE: Mother Clara Hale Bus Depot

(Sonja, Lauren, Haijing, Dani)

Objectives

Safecast

What is Safecast?
Safecast is an open-data network that records, analyzes and distributes tens of thousands of data points about nuclear fallout and other pollutants related to the post-tsunami nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, in March 2011. Safecast is an ongoing volunteer-based research project that uses…

Smartfin — Collecting ocean data

Smartfin is a surfboard fin with sensors that measures multiple ocean parameters including salinity…

“Science Game Lab portal for games that will support citizen science.”

“CO exposure is the leading cause of poison-related deaths in the United States. More than 450 unintentional, non-fire-related CO deaths occur in the United States yearly, but the Centers for Disease Control and…