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(Bio)hacking at TechnariumWhat we do & where is the citizen science
EGLE MARIJA RAMANAUSKAITEROUNDTABLE ON CITIZEN AND DIY SCIENCE, 2016-11-08
1. Examples of biohacking/citsci hacks
2. Ideas we have for making links
3. Problems DIY community faces
LICHEN BIOHACKING• Looking for new
biosynthetic products (biomed)
• Hard to explore via “regular” science methods (citizen science)
• Access to tools, hacking equipment we need (hackerspace)
• Education, learning (added value)
bit.ly/hack-lichens
REVIVING CENTURY’S OLD RESEARCHWith century’s old equipment :D • Bryozoa research by
female scientist B. Pajiedaite – lost & forgotten after WWII
• Reliving one of the most extensive national studies in the world
• Involving the public in learning about their environment with simple tools made available
CAMERA TRAPS FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE Typical market price >100$; hundreds/thousands needed for biodiversity surveillance • An interesting hack for us
+ contributing to science, education & much more
• A life-saver (money-saver) to citizen science project creators and/or citizen scientists
• One of many tools which allow to cheaply explore the environment
SIMPLE/INNOVATIVE TECH SOLUTIONS TO BIO-TECH PROBLEMS• 3D printing Eppendorf tube
caps
• CNC-routing parts for microfluidics controller (hacking, science, citizen science)
MAKING LINKS?• Some (bio)hackers are already doing citizen science. They just don’t
always call it that.
• It’s a two-way symbiosis: citizen scientists/project owners (“scientists”) could learn how to hack tools from hackers & solve their research bottlenecks, e.g.
• Hackers are generally interested in such hacks. Hacker ethos (short version): do, create, care & share
• We already have a lot of common ground & common goals, and are often doing quite the same things…
We just need to COMMUNICATE
PROBLEMS:• Not everyone realizes “DIY bio”, “biohacking”, “biodesign” are just some
of the terms that people identify themselves with. It would be responsible to find & reach out to communities that might not exist under these names.
• Not everyone agrees on what “citizen science” is. For us it includes grass-roots science (DIY science) (we are the same bunch).
• We do-it-ourselves, our of our own pockets. We don’t have funding!
• Our expertise is sometimes taken for granted. We want to share – but can do only as much as we see value in doing. It’s a two-way street.
• Funding funding funding! We can’t always pay expensive conference fees or take time out of our daily jobs to attend citizen science meetings. But we are part of the community!
How can DITOs/ECSA/citizen science community at large HELP ?
LET’S KEEP THE DISCUSSION GOING:https://pad.okfn.org/p/DIY-citizenscience
@Seplute @[email protected]
blog.technariumas.lt
