#experiment project

[psychedelic-lemur]

#085 - Screwup (unconfirmed design)

#086 - Clink

[reasonsforhope]

If you're feeling anxious or depressed about the climate and want to do something to help right now, from your bed, for free...

Start helping with citizen science projects

What's a citizen science project? Basically, it's crowdsourced science. In this case, crowdsourced climate science, that you can help with!

You don't need qualifications or any training besides the slideshow at the start of a project. There are a lot of things that humans can do way better than machines can, even with only minimal training, that are vital to science - especially digitizing records and building searchable databases

Like labeling trees in aerial photos so that scientists have better datasets to use for restoration.

Or counting cells in fossilized plants to track the impacts of climate change.

Or digitizing old atmospheric data to help scientists track the warming effects of El Niño.

Or counting penguins to help scientists better protect them.

Those are all on one of the most prominent citizen science platforms, called Zooniverse, but there are a ton of others, too.

Oh, and btw, you don't have to worry about messing up, because several people see each image. Studies show that if you pool the opinions of however many regular people (different by field), it matches the accuracy rate of a trained scientist in the field.

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I spent a lot of time doing this when I was really badly injured and housebound, and it was so good for me to be able to HELP and DO SOMETHING, even when I was in too much pain to leave my bed. So if you are chronically ill/disabled/for whatever reason can't participate or volunteer for things in person, I highly highly recommend.

Next time you wish you could do something - anything - to help

Remember that actually, you can. And help with some science.

[raptorrobot]

...like antennas to heaven

link to the full image

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Happy one year anniversary to In Stars and Time!

[eternalfrowning]

Some Orochimaru and Anko for anons..!!! hope you'll like them! ('w')

[draconym]

Caving is the ideal sport for short people, particularly short transmasc folks, because after a lifetime of getting stuck on the sidelines or picked last for dodgeball, as soon as you express an interest in spelunking a group of burly old dudes will take one look at you and exclaim, "Wow! You could fit into so many crevices! Let me sign you up for the listserv--you're going to be an invaluable asset to our climbing-into-holes project."

[chiricat]

i think you’ve already lost, dear detective

[tzarrz]

i listen to fog lake too much

[elytrianicarus]

my part for the jellie tribute, go watch the full thing here!

[theresstilltime]

sibs on an outing

[hermit-frog]

[psychedelic-lemur]

#077 - Zawp

#078 - Snozzle (fan design by Sketch-Lampoon)

[swagginmun]

See ya 'round, silly pupper 💛

[uncanny-tranny]

I recently had to do a project in one of my psych classes, and man, I knew that CBT was used for every little thing, but seeing over and over, "do CBT! CBT is the best for every mental illness!" was so jarring. I'm absolutely biased because of my own experiences, but I just don't think it's as universal a treatment model as it's touted.

If you didn't benefit from CBT, it's not because you're lazy or didn't try hard enough or lacked intelligence or foresight into your own needs. Frankly, it's a therapy model that (I think) shouldn't be the only readily-accessible model and among the only therapy models covered by insurance. Some of us should not be treated in a CBT model and that's okay. It's not a sign of poor character or unreasonable demands, and if you don't think it's a model that works for you, then it's your right to express that!

[pbnmj]

the crossover nobody asked for