{"id":106362,"date":"2024-12-12T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;eventDate=2025-06-19#038;p=105434"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:48:56","slug":"science-cafe-2025-06-19","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/science-cafe-2025-06-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Caf\u00e9:  Using iNaturalist in Nature and Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-110317 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000013566-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Yakira Jackson smiling\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000013566-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000013566-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000013566-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000013566-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000013566-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1000013566-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a Science Caf\u00e9 on June 19, we want to take the special opportunity to highlight diversity in STEM and the future of science and nature research. The Science Caf\u00e9 will celebrate Juneteenth with a presentation from Yakira Jackson from the Museum of Natural Sciences on research identifying North American mammal species and observations using machine learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us in-person or <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/JVVURelRBQY?feature=share\">watch the livestream on YouTube<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNaturalist is a widely used app and community where users share and identify wildlife observations. Those observations go into databases available to researchers worldwide. Yakira will discuss why iNaturalist is important, why people use it, its limitations, and how iNaturalist was used in her research in the NCMNS Biodiversity Research Lab.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yakira Jackson recently graduated from NC State University and conducted research in the Museum\u2019s Biodiversity Research Lab under Dr. Roland Kays studying wildlife conservation and ecology. She trains AI models for wildlife classification and uses statistical analysis and data visualization to identify species and understand their habitats.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Grab a bite from the Daily Planet Caf\u00e9 and join host Chris Smith for our monthly Science Caf\u00e9. Gather with other curious minds at this after-hours event for an informal presentation and conversation about current science topics with guest experts. 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