Andrea Thomer and the Power of Citizen Science

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Information Changes Everything

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Andrea Thomer and the Power of Citizen Science

Information Changes Everything

22 minutes

1 year ago

Andrea Thomer and the Power of Citizen Science

In this episode of Information Changes Everything, we focus on the power of citizen science, as we hear from UMSI assistant professor Andrea Thomer. Thomer shares her unique journey from a fossil excavator to a data curation expert, highlighting the critical role of data curation in preserving scientific data. She discusses a current project where volunteers contribute to transcribing historical fish population data using the Zooniverse platform. The talk emphasizes the importance of combining technology with the invaluable contributions of citizen scientists. For the full video of this talk click here.
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