#MarineBiologist for a day: #shark tagging
"#Science in general does not have a great reputation of being welcoming and supportive and inclusive and kind," said #DavidShiffman "Field science is perhaps more of a problem than that. And field science involving what are called charismatic #megafauna... is perhaps worse than that. It's probably because a lot of people want to do this, which means if we treat someone poorly and they quit", it won't take long to fill the spot.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/marine-biologist-for-a-day-ars-goes-shark-tagging/

#Bluesky now platform of choice for #science community
Marine biologist and conservationist #DavidShiffman was an early power user and evangelist for science engagement on the #socialmedia platform formerly known as Twitter. He was among the first wave of scientists to join Bluesky and found that, even in its infancy, it had many of the features he had valued in "golden age" #Twitter.
"Twitter started to suck and all the cool people were moving to Bluesky."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/more-scientists-choose-bluesky-over-twitter/

A #shark #scientist reflects on #Jaws at 50
Ars spoke with #marinebiologist and shark #conservationist #DavidShiffman, author of Why Sharks Matter, to discuss the #film's depiction of #sharks and its enduring place in popular culture—both good and bad.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/a-shark-scientist-reflects-on-jaws-at-50/

"Jaws made people terrified of sharks, but it also inspired a generation of scientists." - DAVID SHIFFMAN, Do Shark Stories Help Sharks?, Overheard at National Geographic #OverheardNatGeo #shark #SharkAwarenessDay #DavidShiffman