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| + | Personal Science describes a citizen science practice in which individuals use empirical methods to answer their own personal questions. Practitioners typically try to find insights into or solutions for personal issues, frequently related to their health or well-being. Examples of personal science include the management of a chronic condition, mental health but also weight-loss or productivity increases. | ||
| + | == Examples == | ||
| + | You can find lots of examples of personal science projects on this wiki in the [[:Category:Projects|Projects]] section, notably in the [[:Category:Show and Tell|subcategory "Show and Tell"]]. | ||
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| + | == Further readings == | ||
| + | * [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomp.2020.00021/full#h8 Wolf and de Groot (2020). A Conceptual Framework for Personal Science.] | ||
| + | * [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963662519888757 Heyen (2019). From self-tracking to self-expertise: The production of self-related knowledge by doing personal science] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:49, 19 April 2022
Personal Science describes a citizen science practice in which individuals use empirical methods to answer their own personal questions. Practitioners typically try to find insights into or solutions for personal issues, frequently related to their health or well-being. Examples of personal science include the management of a chronic condition, mental health but also weight-loss or productivity increases.
Examples[edit | edit source]
You can find lots of examples of personal science projects on this wiki in the Projects section, notably in the subcategory "Show and Tell".