Siobhan Leachman - Wikimedia Editor + Citizen Scientist

Nov 10, 2021

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

 

In episode 026 Elle chats with Siobhan about her journey to becoming an Wikimedia editor and citizen scientist. Siobhan explains what her role entails and how she helps give visibility online to incredible people from the natural history world. 

 

Siobhan Leachman socials

https://twitter.com/SiobhanLeachman

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-7721

 

Citizen science hubs

https://scistarter.org/

https://www.zooniverse.org/

 

Smithsonian Transcription Center

https://transcription.si.edu/

 

Te Papa National Museum

https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/

 

Vernon Orlando Bailey - Naturalist 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Orlando_Bailey

 

Joseph Nelson Rose - Botanist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nelson_Rose

 

iNaturalist

https://www.inaturalist.org/

 

Auckland Museum

https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/about/natural-sciences

 

Bionomia

https://bionomia.net/

 

Wilmatte Porter Cockerell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmatte_Porter_Cockerell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Dru_Alison_Cockerell

 

Elle Kaye socials 

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Podcast socials

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Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield

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Music

Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com

 

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye