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The verdict: is blogging or tweeting about research papers worth it?
Eager to find out what impact blogging and social media could have on the dissemination of her work, Melissa Terras took all of her academic research, including papers that have been available online for years, to the web and found that her audience responded with a huge leap in interest in her work.
Autographs vs. #NobelSelfie
Meeting Participants Renata Gomes and Adam Spencer had a Nobel Laureate Fan Competition. Find out who won!
Tweeted and Blogged Science
There is no such star as @Astro_Alex in the German science scene on twitter these days. Alexander Gerst, a geophysicist, volcanologist and explorer is living and working on the International Space Station since May 28 and everyone reading his tweets and his blog can take part of his very special journey.
Don’t make me eat my words – I’m a scientist!
Something that I’ve been thinking about a lot in the past month or so is whether scientists are “anti-social”, particularly with respect to adopting online tools and social media, many of which are designed to promote greater collaboration. Are scientists restricted by the research cycle, which encourages researchers to hold data close to their chest […]