Science Communication
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Photo of Lowell Observatory by Tom Polakis. RL episode art by Jared Bartman. GIFs of quasi-moon orbits all from Phoenix7777; Image of cruithne rock star orbit from Britoca and Astr...
X is messing with me again.
@theNASEM @SciCommAwards 2/5ใThe NAS's authors not only apparently don't understand what science is, they explicitly reject it. They wrote: โA focus on practices (in the plural)...
๐100K followersโค๏ธ Dear friends, thank you for ur support & interactions on @Twitter I hav learnd a lot abt med science/science communication/teaching bcoz of many friends that h...
1. This person tries to take down @GTP_Podcast bc he and I have discussed Metabiota on TSpace. She admitted tonight that she hasn't even had time to look it up. #FactsMatter Truth...
I finally had the chance systematically look through all the NWO Veni pre-application assessments that were sent to me. My conclusion: Recognition and Rewards arguments are playing...
The title of your paper is your shop front. Here are 10 rules to write a compelling title for your scientific article. A thread. ๐งต #AcademicChatter @TheStrugglingS4 #Postdoc
My book **The Entangled Brain** by MIT Press is out and provides an introduction to the brain to non-specialists while embracing the complexity of how brains help bring about behav...
I tweeted a screenshot recently of a Tweet by a person which contained unscientific information I wanted to make a point about BeerBiceps, Abhi&Niyu and other YouTubers spoiling t...
Since I see people constantly stumble over this in science communication: There isn't just one Nature journal, there's THE Nature journal, and then there are 32 others called Natur...
13 rules for thinking clearly (via inversion): 1. Never say "I don't know". You need an opinion on everything.
Just want to take a moment to recognize two INCREDIBLE and INCOMPARABLE members of our #IDTwitter community who have raised the bar (to another stratosphere!!!) on what can be achi...
How I search and read scientific papers nowโฆ A ๐งต After trying many methods of reading research papers effectively, I have now (at least) settled on this format. @PhDVoice @The...
COVID-19: Comic and video explanation of transmission Multiple years into the pandemic and many still don't understand how the airborne transmission of respiratory viruses like CO...
Here I give you my top tips on how to make scientific presentations! Iโm gonna split this thread in two- the first one will be more focused on your speech and the other one more o...
About to shred your grant proposal in desperation? A๐งตfor you! Covering: 16 Key mistakes divided in 4 sections Including: FREE YouTube Tutorials, Infographics, blog post. @Open...
This part of my recent tweetstorm is one of the most misunderstood, so I would like to clarify it. My usage of "by scientists" was taken to mean that acceptable discourse should o...
MEDIA AIMING TO PANIC A breathtakingly irresponsible headline from a multi-million follower media account. There's a small device in a science lab that cannot sustain a chain rea...
On Sunday, 20 February, at the #AAASMtg, @hholdenthorp will ask a panel of #SciComm experts: Does science communication still work? https://t.co/S6RPNLi09W Itโs a question heโs e...
In the latest issue of Science, commentaries explore the current state of #ScienceAndSocialMedia. (THREAD) ๐งต https://t.co/fq1PprVTtq
@leafwax 1/15 @leafwax wrote, "anyone (I mean anyone!) could read the draft and submit comments." That's a untrue. I'm an expert reviewer, and we had to agree to keep the drafts s...
@WeiZhangAtmos @brendan_galway @hausfath @WeiZhangAtmos doesn't get paid to peddle BS, but @hausfath certainly does! Zeke is paid well to peddle this BS. He's made a career of it...
@TurtleFL @OnTheRo37386528 @Bazthebemused @RetaliateForce @Tangomitteckel @Veritatem2021 @Lo_VVriter @TinTincognito @JackJsherebkin @philamina95 @wilescape @gustavocevallo @drochir...
I have mixed feelings about the criticism that the public health community didn't do a good job communicating with the public. On the one hand, it's clear that things could have go...
