Citizen science might just be our last, best chance to fight extinction. But is there really hope for threatened species? Mary Ellen Hannibal needed to find out.
Mary Ellen Hannibal is an emerging voice in environmentalism and a sought-after speaker connecting the scientific community to the concerned public. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, and Elle, among many others. She is an Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow and a recipient of the National Society of Science Writers' Science and Society Award. She lives in San Francisco.
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2016
A 2016 Nautilus Award winner in Ecology Environment
A 2017 Northern California Book Award finalist
"Inspired by the likes of marine biologist Ed Ricketts, [Mary Ellen
Hannibal] records starfish die-offs, meets the geeks who track
deforestation, and plans a web-based supercommunity of citizen
scientists to counter what many are calling the sixth great
extinction. A cogent call to action.-- "Nature"
Author and avid citizen scientist Mary Ellen Hannibal traces an
astonishing diversity of volunteer-enabled projects. . . . Citizen
Scientist made me want to jump off the couch and download
everything from the Spotter Pro app, intended to keep ships from
colliding with whales, to Story Maps, which allows users to create
and annotate interactive maps.-- "Science"
From the intimate moments of an individual's life to the larger
narratives of communities, Citizen Scientist tells stories that
weave together a grand narrative of our planet through our
engagements with science. [Hannibal's] account demonstrates the
collaborative nature of citizen science, describing what it means
to participate in naturalistic observation.-- "Discover
magazine"
Intelligent and impassioned, Citizen Scientist is essential reading
for anyone interested in the natural world.-- "San Francisco
Chronicle"
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