So here’s my latest additions to the geek catalog (which is sorted by your geekery or your community focus). Go on, get involved!
We’ve got a heaping helping of Citizen Science, resources for female geekery, and more!
General
- Female Geeks
- Geek Feminism Blog – A blog on women’s issues in geekdom, as well as other human/civil issues in that sphere. Also has excellent news roundups.
- Health
- Operation Hammond – A network of medical professionals and trained people that provide medical services for conventions and staff training.
Pinball
- History
- The Internet Pinball Database – An online database of pinball machines and history. Always needs volunteers.
STEM
- Citizen Science
- Citizen Science Alliance – A collaborative effort of scientists, software developers, and educators to promote and organize citizen science and citizen science projects, as well as science awareness. Their projects are tracked in Zooniverse.com.
- Scientific America’s Citizen Science Page – Scientific American’s resource for citizen scientists, listing projects and updates. A good way to find something to fit your interests.
- SciStarter – A site to find, join, and contribute to scientific endeavors. Contains a large database of citizen science projects for you to check out.
- Zooniverse – The Citizen Science Alliance’s website for hosting citizen science projects. A good place to go and find specific projects to get involved in.
- Environment
- Nerds For Nature – And all-volunteer organization that brings together communities, scientists, and technologists to understand and preserve nature, including hands-on projects. Located in California.
- Female Geeks
- Mothercoders – An organization focused on helping mothers get tech-savvy and up-to-date for this economy.
Video Games
- History
- Atari Party – A Californian organization that hosts events with hands-on use of classic Atari game consoles. Always looking for volunteers – and you can always found your own!
Writing
- General
- NaNoWriMo – Everyone knows National Novel Writing Month, but they’re an organization that relies on organizers, donations, and more – and that’s your chance to get involved!