Tech Shift: NASA uses social media to connect with citizen scientists
Tech Shift: NASA uses social media to connect with citizen scientists
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NASA is trying a new method to acquire data on clouds. They’re using the hashtag #SkyScience to reach out to citizen scientists for assistance. NASA scientist, Lin Chambers and the Adler Planetarium’s Citizen Science web developer, Stuart Lynn, discuss how social media has revolutionized citizen science and what this project means for NASA.