The annals of scientific history are packed with the achievements of amateur scientists...like Newton, for example. This tradition is expanded to larger groups of people in today's "citizen science". According to Wikipedia:
"Citizen science is a term used for a project or ongoing program of scientific work in which a network of volunteers, many of whom may have no specific scientific training, perform or manage research-related tasks such as observation, measurement or computation.
The use of such networks often allows scientists to accomplish research objectives more feasibly than would otherwise be possible. In addition, these projects aim to promote public engagement with the research, as well as with science in general. Some programs provide materials specifically for use by primary or secondary school students. As such, citizen science is one approach to informal science education."
Great Citizen Science programs:
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