Sentences with phrase «amateur citizen scientists»

For the first time in history, a crowdsourced team of amateur citizen scientists has discovered a multi-planetary system.

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All had been searching for like - minded citizen scientists in New York City but had come up empty — at least until they logged on to the DIYbio Google group for amateur biologists.

Thanks to the Internet, amateur volunteers known as «citizen scientists» can readily donate their time and effort to science — in fields ranging from medicine to zoology to astrophysics.

In some cases, citizen - scientists such as bird - watchers or amateur astronomers collectively can make significant contributions.

Although there is no clear - cut job description for an ornithologist, there are careers for bird lovers in a variety of professional areas, and the study of birds offers numerous opportunities for citizen and amateur scientists to make new discoveries and contributions.

Just as Paglen works with hobbyist astronomers, curator Tyler Stallings, whose show «Free Enterprise: The Art of Citizen Space Exploration» will be seen next year at the Sweeney Art Gallery at the University of California, Riverside, comments that the «idea of citizen scientists, a burgeoning movement, shows a shift from scientists informing the public about what's good for them to research often done by amateurs.»

From that angle, I assure you that you'll find the two most prominent amateur skeptics, Anthony here and Steve McIntyre (Climate Audit) to be stellar «citizen scientists», in your words.