Review: Science For The Average Citizen
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2013
Citizen science is pretty cool. The book talks about how normal people, not just Principal Investigators or formal researchers, can actually contribute to the advancement of science. It’s a great primer of how to get started in making a difference in the scientific world.I shared some of the contents of the book with my wife who is a teach. She in turn shared it with her science students and they were super intrigued. They tried out some of the websites and applications here and they are seeing how they can conduct science without having a PhD. It’s pretty cool and we didn’t think we could get into it as much as we did.The book itself is well written and organized. It isn's filled with complicated jargon, and it's great for people with no scientific background. It goes step by step into what can be done and is very helpful. My wife’s students are in the 6th grade and they were able to understand what was going on, and they were intrigued by the content enough to try out the stuff. I recommend this book to people of all ages.