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Comment piece in Nature about peer review
Jean-Baptiste Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Science to Louis XIV (oil on canvas), Henri Testelin (1616–95)/Bridgeman ImagesPosting a link here to a Comment piece in Nature from...
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oblique rig for gopro
I'm sharing one of Eymund's oblique rigs, this one takes advantage of the unique shape of a 52 fl oz. "Bolthouse Farms bottle" to snugly grip a GoPro. It was made some years ago so the bottles might be...
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Check out these Activity Grids
The sheer number of posts on publiclab.org by contributors from all over the world about 1) how to build tools better, and 2) how to use them for making environmental observations is breathtaking, and...
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Q&A enables automated FAQ
Asking and answering questions is at the very heart of Public Lab. It's how we get started, it's how we make progress, it's how we get to know each other and our environmental concerns. Dedicated...
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First draft of tag graph
@bsugar used Gephi to make this tag graph of the top 256 tags used on PublicLab.org.If there are 10 or more co-occurrences of pairs of tags, they get a line drawn between them; the thicker the line,...
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Event: Citizen Science Gathering in West Virginia
Exciting to see this conference come together! @GretchenGehrke will be presenting!Thread about ridesharing from the Triangle, NC, here:...
View ArticleHow can i know if my plant-based air filter is working?
I am planning on making https://publiclab.org/notes/nshapiro/09-26-2016/build-a-plant-based-air-purifier, and i'm wondering how i can know if it's even doing anything to improve my indoor air quality?
View ArticleWhat goes into choosing a topic name?
above: sketch of figuring out how to organize "air" into a research area, and which methods are part of the research area, and which activities would go on what grid...Photo by @nshapiroWe've been...
View ArticleWhat are important aspects to consider about replication on the website and...
Hi folks! i'm posting this as a question because in conversation over the past week, many people have already contributed many perspectives on this topic, ranging from the scientific validity side, to...
View ArticleDIY microscope resources
above: the foldscope docsHere's a fantastic resource catalog from super contributor @maxliboiron who was a major contributor/architect of the GOSH manifesto...
View ArticleShould /tools be renamed to /methods, /techniques, or something else?
What's your preference, and why?
View ArticleAssignment: spectrometry at NAFCS
This is a class exercise. Please post your first spectra as responses to this post.
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Invite someone to translate on Transifex (managers)
This activity is for managers of Public Lab's Transifex project. Please leave a comment if you would like to help manage this project. When you have completed this activity, you will know how to invite...
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Step 2: Translate on Transifex
This activity is written for someone who has already logged into Transifex and joined / accepted to the publiclab.org project (see this activity).(1.) Browse to our main project page on Transifex by...
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Step 1: Join Public Lab's Transifex project
This is the very first activity for translating the publiclab.org website into different languages using Transifex. After completing this activity, you will know how to find PublicLab.org's project on...
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Add a new language in Transifex (managers)
This activity is for managers of Public Lab's Transifex project. Please leave a comment if you would like to help manage this project. By the end of this activity, you will know how to respond for...
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Add Reviewers to a language (managers)
This activity is for managers of Public Lab's Transifex project. Please leave a comment if you would like to help manage this project. By the end of this activity, you will know how to change the role...
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Make the most basic github contribution
This activity is for anyone who is looking to contribute to Public Lab software without using a command line or having any special computer or setup. This approach works as long as your changes are...
View ArticleSet up your development environment in Cloud9
This activity is for people looking for a simple way to get started with the code that runs this website, publiclab.org.Cloud9, at http://c9.io, can be used to set up a complete development...
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