crowdsourced science - edinburgh science festival

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20 minute talk given at Edinburgh Science Festival in session with Chris Lintott (Zooniverse) on crowdsourced science. Insights into collaboration, social side of the practice of science. Examples from Turing's Sunflowers and Catalyst.

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Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellows

0 + 1 = 1 1 + 1 = 2 1 + 2 = 3 2 + 3 = 5

0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 ….

A bit disordered: ?44,55

55

Patterns in Nature

Available online: www.ukeof.org.uk

Publications & Resources• Guide to Citizen Science:

http://www.ukeof.org.uk/documents/guide-to-citizen-science.pdf

• Centre for Social Justice, Durham Ethical Guidance: http://www.dur.ac.uk/beacon/socialjustice/ethics_consultation/

• Making is Connecting: the social meaning of connectivity, from DIY and knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0. Polity Press 2011

http://www.makingisconnecting.org

• Beyond research in the wild: citizen-led research as a model for innovation in the digital economy: http://www.de2012.org/sites/default/files/digitalfutures2012papers/Papers/Session1BTalesofEngagement/Whittle_etal_BeyondRitW.pdf

erinma.ochu@manchester.ac.uk

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