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Citizen Science

Scientists are increasingly turning to citizens for help gathering data.

10/11/2012 | Rating NR

Oregon Field Guide

Citizen Science

Clip: Season 24 Episode 2402 | 7mVideo has Closed Captions

Scientists are increasingly turning to citizens for help gathering data.

Citizen scientists survey bugs in Portland backyards, measure rainfall and track the lifecycles of plants. A study questioned the reliability of crowd-sourced science, so scientists are improving training and new tools, like mobile apps.

10/11/2012 | Rating NR

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