Join us on Monday, April 5 at 3:00pm ET for Panel 1: The Promise of Citizen Science, part of the "The Promise and Pitfalls of Citizen Science,” hosted by the American Philosophical Society Featuring presentations by: “Negotiating the Mushroom Fad: Women and Mycological Work in the Era of Professionalization” Madeline DeDe-Panken (The Graduate Center, CUNY) “Citizen Science and Public Health: The Development of the Infant Incubator” Susan Kattwinkel (College of Charleston) “How Citizen Science is Super-Charging the Study of Evolutionary Adaptation in the Anthropocene” Michael Moore (Living Earth Collaborative, Washington University, St. Louis) Inspired by its 2021 exhibition “Dr. Franklin, Citizen Scientist,” the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum is hosting a symposium on "The Promise and Pitfalls of Citizen Science" that explores citizen science as a phenomenon. The symposium will begin on Monday, April 5, and continue through Friday, April 9, with sessions scheduled at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day. The event will be held online via Zoom. The symposium’s theme reflects the work of Benjamin Franklin and others who lacked formal training and whose work sometimes went unacknowledged but whose contributions significantly added to the advancement of knowledge. It hopes to expand upon the theme of the exhibition by exploring understandings of citizen science over time, placing historical initiatives in conversation with present day projects as well as reflecting on the future needs and opportunities of the movement. The symposium is free and open to all. Registration is required; please register here to attend. Registered attendees will receive a Zoom link for individual sessions prior to the event.