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Find out what's going on in citizen science at CSIRO in the area of Health and Wellbeing.

LAUNCHED 15TH NOVEMBER – CHART YOUR FART

Have you ever wondered how your flatulence compares to others? Do you think you fart a lot? Do you find them funny, embarrassing, annoying, intrusive or disgusting? Are you a loud farter, or the sneaky type?

And what do you call them? Farts, fluffs, pop-offs, letting one rip, a rattler, a cheek squeak? The list is endless…

Well, on the 15th of November we launched Chart Your Fart, a CSIRO citizen science project capturing flatulence data from around Australia. Come on … join our curious community of citizen scientists!

We’re doing it guys! A Heartfelt Thanks!

Hot off the press… As of today, 1058 people have completed our citizen survey, and 514 people have registered to be part of the CSIRO citizen science community (click here to register). A BIG shoutout to each and every one of you who contributed to these numbers! You guys are such a core part of making this research happen. We genuinely couldn’t do this without you. Your answers help shape the future of science and helps us all create positive change. Together, we make a remarkable team! You’re all rockstars in our book!

Although we’d love to start sharing the results of the survey ASAP, we can’t start looking at them until the survey is officially closed. As the survey will be open for a little while longer, we won’t be able to share any results just yet. Keep watching this space for updates and, eventually, some preliminary results!

Don’t forget…..If you have any great science ideas in the space of health and wellbeing, submit them here.