Many hands makes science Easy.
Scientific research takes a lot of time, effort, and labour. However, with the help of the public it can be done much faster or with less effort. This is good for science, scientists, the participants, and society at large.
Full article
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1890/110236
Reference
(Dickinson et al., 2012)
Dickinson, J. L., Shirk, J., Bonter, D., Bonney, R., Crain, R. L., Martin, J., Phillips, T., & Purcell, K. (2012). The current state of citizen science as a tool for ecological research and public engagement. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(6), 291–297. https://doi.org/10.1890/110236
This article is open source, so hopefully I haven't made any IP infringements.
Citizen Science: Current State