Title: Citizen science in the digital age : rhetoric, science, and public engagement /
Authors: Wynn, James, 1972-
Year: 2017
Subjects: Science Public opinion.; Mass media and technology.; Technology Social aspects; Digital media Social aspects.; Digital media Social aspects; Mass media and technology; Science Public opinion; Technology Social aspects
Abstract: James Wynn’s timely investigation highlights scientific studies grounded in publicly gathered data and probes the rhetoric these studies employ. Many of these endeavors, such as the widely used SETI@home project, simply draw on the processing power of participants’ home computers; others, like the protein-folding game FoldIt, ask users to take a more active role in solving scientific problems. In Citizen Science in the Digital Age: Rhetoric, Science, and Public Engagement, Wynn analyzes the discourse that enables these scientific ventures, as well as the difficulties that arise in communication between scientists and lay people and the potential for misuse of publicly gathered data.
Contents: Citizen science at the roots -- Reimaging risk : citizen science and the development of citizen-centered radiation risk representations -- Information for and by the people : the internet and the rise of citizen expertise -- Warming relations? thb Benefits and challenges of promoting understanding and identification with citizen science -- A tale of two Logoi : citizen science and the politics of redevelopment.