Presentation from Working with arts festivals at the 2013 Science Communication Conference organised by the British Science Association - slides by Michael Pocock
3. 1. Hands on â very
interactive
2. Working with schools
and the media
3. Hypothesis led =
involvement in the
scientific process
Mission:
pest controllers
Is pest control
greatest where the
moth has been longest? Parasitoid = âPest controllerâ
Cameraria ohridella = âAlien mothâ
4. Mission: alien moths
Is the level of damage to
trees is greatest where the
moth has been longest?
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6. 2011
Take photo and score damage
GPS gets location
Describe ground cover
(hypothesis-led science)
With Dave Kilbey
Funding:
2010
Website
ïŒ Interactive
ïŒ Easy to develop
ï» Not field-based =
less accurate & fewer
records
Photo: Dave Kilbey
7. More engagement ïŒ
âą 18,000+ downloads
âą Greater participation, new audiences
âą Newsworthiness
Better science ïŒ
âą Greater accuracy
âą Ease of contributing (6160 uploads from
2450 devices)
âą Data validation
iTunes No. 1 UK
education app
Crowd-sourced validation of uploaded photos
9. The final mission: Can birds save our conker trees?
Inspired by the citizen scientists themselves
10. With Darren Evans
Funded by:
The highlights
âą Engaged c. 18, 000 people
âą Reached several million
people
âą Received 10, 000+ data
points
âą Addressed hypotheses
about an invasive insect
âą Discovered new biology
about the insect
âą Real science and good
engagement