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Check Out the Question Set Library

Check Out the Question Set Library  SurveyStack’s newest development in flexible, replicable data collection. What is the Question Set Library? Since the earliest days of Our-Sci, we’ve pursued a central goal: “How can we create more democratic ways for communities to answer a common question about the world?” SurveyStack developed out of a need to […]

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The future of fresh produce: a skeptical optimist’s view

Imagine if consumers and farmers could measure the nutrient density of fresh produce on farms and in stores in seconds. Consumers would demand nutrient-dense produce because they could see it empirically at the point of sale. Farmers would get a premium for more nutritious crops. Higher prices would motivate farmers to develop farming practices that […]

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People-led Research: A strange, sleeping giant

People-led research is a sleeping giant, and it might be waking up.  At least, people have been working hard at waking it up.  There are now collaboration platforms for everything including data collection, analysis, product design and development, image identification… the list goes on and on.  Citizen Science projects are booming, and SciStarter is making them easier to find […]

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