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citizen scientist

American  
[sit-uh-zuhn sahy-uhn-tist, sit-uh-suhn] / ˈsɪt ə zən ˈsaɪ ən tɪst, ˈsɪt ə sən /

noun

  • citizen scientists
    plural
  1. a person engaged in citizen science; a volunteer who participates in collecting scientific data.


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This means that they took advantage of open access data that already existed for habitat and urban analysis, in addition to data from field sources and the aforementioned federal and citizen scientist information.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024

Palazzo says the work of the self-funded citizen scientist volunteers is "extremely helpful" in the task of tracking the animals, as a lot of conservation projects are underfunded and lack resources.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023

The paper cited, as evidence, a photo submitted by a citizen scientist.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2023

That the claim in the paper was based on one image provided by a citizen scientist warranted increased scrutiny.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

"I have an autoimmune disease, my father has kidney disease, and my mother has thyroid disease," says Sarah Simon, a lifelong Jersey resident turned citizen scientist.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2022

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