Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Citizen Research
Taking a good idea and transferring it to another domain, Ed Boyden suggested in his Technology Review Blog that the increasing interaction available to the public with media could carry across to science. Participatory science. I love the concept of engaging communities in research that is relevant to their lives and letting them frame the questions, assist in research, and interpret the answers in a hands on manner. It is such a simple concept with enormous potential.
