Citizen Science Tabor Tree Project: Field Report No. 2

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By Ronin Research Scholar Candace Gossen See the first Tabor Tree Project post.  “NASA’s citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries.” — NASA In January 2021, using the GLOBE Observer app, the Mt. …

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A newcomer’s perspective on joining the Ronin Institute

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By Ronin Research Scholar Rami Saydjari  I recently joined the Ronin Institute. Although I am a newcomer to the organization, I wager I am among the group’s older members. I am a physician, and in my early years, I focused on cancer research in a traditional academic university environment (grants, politics, publish or perish, etc.) …

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The NZ Game Developer’s Conference 2021 – a write-up

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By Ronin Research Scholar Matthew Bentley Musicians and programmers are fickle breeds, and more commonly separate – but there is a third category, the musician-programmer, of which I count myself a member. Programming has been in my life since I was 8, and music since I was 4. I am equally well-versed in both, having …

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Mental health confessions of an early career scientist

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By Ronin Research Scholar Amy Teffer The original version of this article first appeared on Dr. Teffer’s website.  I am an early career scientist. I am also a mother and a wife. And I have chronic anxiety, tension-type and neuropathic migraine headaches, and recurrent major depressive disorders. My depression and anxiety went undiagnosed for decades …

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