Augmenting the Grammar of Science—The Community Science Exchange

Abstract

The expanding field of community science offers the possibility to augment the way science is done, making closer, two-way connections between researchers, communities, and community members. It enriches and improves science through broadening the scope of problem and hypothesis formulation to include practitioners who will use the results of scientific investigation. It enriches the communities involved through access to and participation in scientific investigations aimed at their own challenges. In this article, we describe a new facility—the Community Science Exchange—that offers venues for both researchers and community practitioners to publish and share their work to the benefit of both science and communities.