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Citizen Science, the Amateur Scientist,

Biohacking, and SciArt

Chapter 2 looked at the demographics of today’s scientists and the need to increase the proportion of people of color and women in science. These scientists were employed in institutions such as industry, academia, national labs, and research hospitals. The vast majority had graduate degrees in science. A group of very interesting, very important scientists is making a resurgence: amateur scientists. They often have no postgraduate degrees in science and are not employed in the scientific sector. They do their scientific research purely for the love of science. They are amateur in the true sense of the word, the etymology of which harkens back to the Latin amatore, which means “lover or friend.”