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Citizen Science, a podcast from SciStarter, spotlights the many ways communities are exploring and changing the world around them through public participation in science.
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Sensations of Summer– VIDEO PODCAST
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 Gratwicke
CC by 2.0
Photuris bethaniansis
Kayt Jonsson, US FWS
Public Domain
Phausis firefly
Paul Marek
CC by 4.0
Pyractomena firefly
Judy Gallagher
CC by 2.0
Photinus firefly
Dan Mullen
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Cicadas on Leaves
F. Delventhal
CC by 2.0
Cicadas on concrete post
Martin Labar
CC BY-NC 2.0
Surfrider origin images
Credit: SurfRider Foundation
Save the Waves promotional clips
Credit: Save the Waves
Music:
Pharmacy Party
Steven Combs
Theme E
Steven Combs and Delta Is
SciStarter Theme:
Podcast Theme
Kevin Hartnell -
Sensations of Summer- AUDIO PODCAST
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 -
Bees, Turtles and Tampons
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):
Green Sea Turtle Hatchling
Pete Leary/USFWS
https://flic.kr/p/2pzRDd3
Galearis spectabilis, Showy Orchis
Helen Lowe Metzman
https://flic.kr/p/VSQspD
Micranthes virginiensis, Early saxifrage
Helen Lowe Metzman
https://flic.kr/p/XpVyfo
Echinacea purpurea, Coneflower
Helen Lowe Metzman
https://flic.kr/p/NDE3qc
Green-fringed orchid
Helen Lowe Metzman
https://flic.kr/p/2hWNCyv
Cercis, Redbud
Helen Lowe Metzman
https://flic.kr/p/27ipYfq
Yellow Corydalis
Helen Lowe Metzman
https://flic.kr/p/McNQTa
Honey bees in yellow pumpkin flower
Credit: Kirsten Strough/USDA
https://flic.kr/p/2maRLeD
Rusty Patched Bumblebee
Credit: Sarah Warner/USFWS
https://flic.kr/p/We58Uu
Backyard Bees of North America poster
BeesInYourBackyard.com
Sam Droege at desk
https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/usgs-native-bee-inventory-and-monitoring-lab-eastern-ecological-science-center
USGS Media
Floating fuzzy bumblebee and flower
James Johnstone
https://flic.kr/p/2adZcpU
CC BY 2.0 DEED
Attribution 2.0 Generic
Eastern Box Turtle
Shendandoah National Park
https://flic.kr/p/fC5iYg
Tampling images and video
Kelly Albus, Ben Hendrickson, Desiree Jackson, and Miranda
Waite
SciStarter Theme:
Podcast Theme
Kevin Hartnell
Additional Music:
Mess
Steven Combs
The Confluence
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Solar Eclipse, Citizen Science Month and More
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:
Grunion video:
Michael Murrie, Pepperdine University
Podcast Theme
Kevin Hartnell
Additional Music:
Mess
Steven Combs
Pharmacy Party
Steven Combs -
One Million Acts of Science
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
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The Romance of Citizen Science
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
https://scistarter.org/fresh-eyes-on-ice
GLOBE Observer–
Land Cover
https://scistarter.org/globe-observer-land-cover
Backyard Worlds:
Cool Neighbors
https://scistarter.org/backyard-worlds-cool-neighbors
The SunGrazer
Project
https://scistarter.org/the-sungrazer-project
Message from
Kristi Yamaguchi
https://youtu.be/GRJbRNzR9-I?si=ft9PB1U9pPt91ZUi
Valentine’s Day Dating Advice from Caroline Nickerson
https://youtube.com/shorts/QwQWBmyOfeM?si=AH8k1ZA1UoH3bWEv
Podcast Theme by Kevin Hartnell
ttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Hartnell/CC_BY-SA_40/Kevin_Hartnell_-_CC_BY-SA_40_-_09_Podcast_Theme/