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Well, Beryl, not really. With approval from an IRB you can use human
subjects and we do it all the time in research projects related to
understanding use of exhibitions in science centers. You just have to follow
the rules very carefully. For example, we did research with children around
our evolution exhibition here at the Hall; our researcher did research with
children at the University Museum in Ann Arbor; and Denver, I think, is
doing research with visitors in their health exhibition; all with IRB
approval.

There are limitations as to what you can realistically do given space,
equipment and visitation patterns. So, yes Diana it would be interesting to
know what kinds of experiments you are referring to?

Martin.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Beryl Rosenthal <
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> Ouch!  In the US we are bound to regulations regarding use of human
> subjects, it can get dicey and complicated.  How are you defining research,
> subjects, and experiments?
> Beryl
>
> On Mar 29, 2011, at 2:15 AM, Diana Issidorides wrote:
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> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I would like to know which science museums and centers have opened up the
> museum floor to researchers who conduct real scientific experiments with
> their visitors as experimental subjects.
> > Science center NEMO, in the Netherlands, initiated such a program last
> year and would like to exchange experiences. In Europe, the Science Museum
> London and Science Gallery Dublin have such programs in place. What about
> the rest of the science center community?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Diana
> >
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