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Diary of a citizen scientist: chasing tiger beetles and other new ways of engaging the world (2014)

Russell, Sharman Apt (Author)

Oregon State University Press
Publication date: 2014
Language: English

ISBN: 9780870717529

Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: 222

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Citizen science; community science Entomology Natural history Women entomologists Biographies Naturalists Women in science Women college teachers United States

In the exploding world of citizen science, hundreds of thousands of volunteers are monitoring climate change, tracking bird migration, and following their bliss counting stardust for NASA or excavating mastodons. The sheer number of citizen scientists, combined with new technology, has begun to shape how research is conducted. Non-professionals become acknowledged experts: dentists turn into astronomers and accountants into botanists. Diary of a Citizen Scientist is a timely exploration of this phenomenon, told through the lens of nature writer Sharman Apt Russell's yearlong study of a little-known species, the Western red-bellied tiger beetle. In a voice both humorous and lyrical, Russell recounts her persistent and joyful tracking of an insect she calls "charismatic," "elegant," and "fierce." Patrolling the Gila River in southwestern New Mexico, collector's net in hand, she negotiates the realities of climate change even as she celebrates the beauty of a still-wild and rural landscape.

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Essay Review Griffin, Danielle B.; Black, Lillian A.; Balbon, Patricia; Mehlenbacher, Ashley Rose (June 2019) Book Review Essay: Tales of Tiger Beetles and Other Citizen Sciences. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 323-330). unapi

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