This open access book discusses how the involvement of citizens into scientific endeavors is expected to contribute to solve the big challenges of our time, suc

Citizen science, the active participation of the public in scientific research projects, is a rapidly expanding field in open science and open innovation. It pr

Citizen science enlists members of the public to make and record useful observations, such as counting birds in their backyards, watching for the first budding

True stories of everyday volunteers participating in scientific research that “may well prompt readers to join the growing community” (Booklist). Think you

This volume in The Rightful Place of Science series explores citizen science, the movement to reshape the relationship between science and the public. By not on