Jeanne Garbarino|Christopher E. Mason
The Power of Engaging Citizen Scientists for Scientific Progress
Rockefeller University|Cornell University|MIND Research Institute
citizen science become powerful force scientific inquiry providing researchers access vast array data points connecting nonscientists authentic process science citizenresearcher relationship creates incredible synergy allowing creation execution analysis research projects would otherwise prove impossible traditional research settings namely due scope needed human financial resources however citizenscience projects without challenges instance projects scaled concern regarding rigor usability data collected citizens formally trained research science concerns legitimate seen examples highly successful citizenscience projects multiple scientific disciplines enhanced collective understanding science rna molecules fold determining microbial metagenomic snapshot entire public transportation system emerging citizenscience projects show improved protocols reliable largescale science realize improvement scientific understanding general public novel views world around us