Participatory Lithology selected as one of the finalists for the 2020 Falling Walls Engage contest

The Participatory Lithology project was selected for evaluation in the final phase of the “Falling Walls Engage” contest. This is an initiative launched in 2009 in Berlin, Germany, to celebrate scientific progress and innovation as elements for “breaking walls” and to increase public engagement in scientific activities. This is the video presenting our work in … Continue reading Participatory Lithology selected as one of the finalists for the 2020 Falling Walls Engage contest

Here come the first participatory lithology samples with a name

[Recommended music for this article: Movin’ on Up, from the Mar. 26, 2019 branobag] Our “little participatory lithology exercise, started on March 21 from Tatti, Southern Tuscany by the pibinko. org network, the Jug Band Colline Metallifere, with geologists from various regions to classify domestic mineral collections is developing. The workflow requires for each sample: … Continue reading Here come the first participatory lithology samples with a name

Participatory Lithology: Options for Sponsors

versione 31.3.2020 To understand what Participatory Lithology is, and how we are proposing it, we encourage you to read the summary of the project’s first week (March 21-27, 2020). In the project we have considered four roles: collectors, classifiers, entertainers, and sponsors. To consider the effort involved in the project, you may review what the … Continue reading Participatory Lithology: Options for Sponsors

Participatory Lithology presented on S+T+ARTS.eu

S+T+ARTS is a European Union initiative focused on the promotion of projects where science, technology, and arts are integrated to raise awareness of the societal challenges and global concerns we are facing (see the starts.eu site for details). starts.eu published an article about participatory lithology, presenting it as ” a rocky initiative launched by pibinko.org … Continue reading Participatory Lithology presented on S+T+ARTS.eu