Residents conducted their own investigations and data collection that revealed the crisis' true scale.
Feldman's approach involves self-experimentation and 'citizen science' collaborations with researchers to explore alternative hypotheses.
The episode discusses the role of citizen science projects, such as Sun Sketcher and Eclipse Soundscapes, in collecting data during the eclipse.
The potential for citizen science and crowdsourcing efforts to contribute to the analysis of satellite data and the protection of the Amazon rainforest is mentioned.
The episode covers various citizen science projects, such as Sun Sketcher and Eclipse Soundscapes, that allow people to contribute to NASA research during the eclipse.
The podcast episodes discuss how citizen science is being used in a variety of scientific fields, from astronomy and environmental research to public health and urban planning.
In the episodes, we see examples of citizen scientists contributing to NASA's study of solar eclipses and the Sun Dispatches from the Path of Totality, monitoring air pollution and deforestation in the Amazon Eyes in the Sky, and investigating environmental health issues in their local communities Flint Fights Back and Student activists are fighting big coal, and winning.
Citizen science is presented as a way for the public to get directly involved in scientific research, complementing traditional academic and institutional efforts.