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Mary ellen hannibal: Citizen science can help everyone to understand more about and prevent species loss in extinction. She says we need to save nature, and that it's a mob sorced thing. The path of the pronghorn antelope is second fastest land animal on the earth,. bested only by an african cheeta. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why there were carcasses of them all over the place.

When you think of a scientist, do you think of a person in a lab coat? How about a teenager with a smartphone-- or even, yourself? Mary Ellen Hannibal is a science writer who argues that everyday people collecting data with simple tools like phones can make a big impact in the sciences, their lives, and their communities. She shares great tips on how to get involved with this vital, and hopefully enjoyable, work. Her book, “Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction”, was named one of the best titles of 2016 by the San Francisco Chronicle. Mary Ellen’s previous work has appeared in the New York Times, Science, Anthropocene, Nautilus and many other publications. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman