Welcome to the Public Lab research community

The Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (Public Lab) is open for anyone and will always be free. By signing up, you've joined a diverse group of community researchers and tapped into a lot of grassroots expertise. We're excited to have your contributions! Feel free to introduce yourself and reach out to others in the community for collaborations or advice.

Get connected

Discussion lists are a great place to float ideas, ask questions, offer help, and find collaborators. Simply click publiclaboratory@googlegroups.com to send a message to our general community science community mailing list. Use the box below to subscribe to the list and receive messages:

In person chapters are great for connecting to other Public Labbers locally. Check out our map of places.

Using and contributing to PublicLab.org

The Public Lab website is where our community is developing open-source documentation and literature around our DIY civic science research.

Research notes

Research notes are the easiest and best way to share (i.e. open source) your work in a more permanent form. Post a research note about your work to solicit input, publish tests or prototypes, ask questions, or just to keep track of links and research documents.

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Diagram of the Public Lab research community

Also see:

• Staff: http://publiclab.org/wiki/plots-staff
• Organizers: http://publiclab.org/wiki/organizers
• Board: http://publiclab.org/wiki/board