In the spirit of the barn raising tradition, in which people from a community get together to collectively erect a … More
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Negligence in Science. Manslaughter. L’Aquila 2012.
The conviction of six Italian scientists, members of the Commission of High Risk, of criminal manslaughter for providing ‘inexact, incomplete and … More
Designing for Scientific Literacy
Learning for scientific literacy It is frequently suggested that participation in citizen science projects benefits citizens by giving them a … More
Exploring the Political Agency of Mapping and Maps
What is being being mapped and to what ends? – CHRISTIAN NOLD 21 September 2012 Abstract: The presentation discusses Christian’s … More
Electromagnetic Field 2012
Four of us from the ExCiteS group – an anthropologist (Elles), designer (Christian), human geographer (Cindy), and a computer scientist (Matthias) – made … More
Touch|Play|Learn: make the invisible visible!
Touch|Play|Learn was part of the Open House event at the Mildmay Community Centre in Islington, London (which in turn was … More
Reflections on the Participation Paradigm
When researching the literature on participation and participatory exercises, a quote by Redclift on ‘sustainable development’ comes to mind: “Like … More
Public Participation in Scientific Research 2012, Portland. Summary and reflections.
Conference on Public Participation in Scientific Research (PPSR2012) . The PPSR conference held in Portland, Oregon, USA the 4th and 5th August … More
Anti-Poaching Application
Mobile technology, as a part of ICT, can support public participation in environmental conservation in the developing countries. Relatively cheap, … More
Can Pervasive Computing help Citizen Science?
According to Cambridge Dictionary, pervasive means “present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place”. In Pervasive Computing, … More
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