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Fundamental Physics Measurements with LEGO

In the late 1800's, a small, well-formed cylinder composed of platinum and a little iridium (the...

At home physics demonstrates the Coriolis effect on both sides of the globe

A note to the reader: This article requires following special instructions to watch...

Scientific Research through Creativity in "The Cloud"

Recently, I enjoyed the opportunity to solve and implement a simple web interface problem...

DARPA on the Brain

We've highlighted in the past some interesting activity from DARPA (read more via...

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Disney World Supports Citizen Science Programs

Disney World Supports Citizen Science Programs

Jul 29 2010 | comment(s)

Having just recently returned from our first 
Critiquing The Role Of The Citizen Scientist

Critiquing The Role Of The Citizen Scientist

Jul 27 2010 | comment(s)

Early last month, Michael White’s Adaptive Complexity on Science 2.0 had a useful critique of the citizen scientist.
Mars As Big As The Moon... This Year Only! (and Next Year, And The Next)

Mars As Big As The Moon... This Year Only! (and Next Year, And The Next)

Jul 25 2010 | comment(s)

Painted green by a flashlight, astronomer Dennis Mammana of California points out Mars to onlookers on Aug. 26, 2003, when Mars was particularly close to Earth. Photo credit: Thad V'Soske via NASA Science.
Extreme Amateur Science: Building the Sun in your Basement

Extreme Amateur Science: Building the Sun in your Basement

Jul 23 2010 | comment(s)


Mark Suppes' Fusion Reactor

In 2008, DPR discussed the emergence of an extreme case of amateur research [READ more] where a growing number of independent citizens (see the list) are developing working fusion reactors at home.
Amateur Photographer Masters the Snapshot of a Firefly

Amateur Photographer Masters the Snapshot of a Firefly

Jul 23 2010 | comment(s)


from Terry Priest Firefly Photography

Fireflies have been flashing into a broader public awareness lately, well beyond those simple childhood summer evening memories of running through the yard capturing these little creatures into temporary glass prisons.