Dan GillmorAug 16, 2023

As scientists pull back on, or drop entirely, their Twitter presence, a lot of them are coming here.

Welcome them, follow them!

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02554-0

#science @scientists

Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty

A Nature survey reveals scientists’ reasons for leaving the social-media platform now known as X, and what they are doing to build and maintain a sense of community.

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@dangillmor

is there a list or hashtag like there are for journalists?

Aug 16, 2023 at 8:59pmWeb
Show threadJason Bowen 🇺🇦Aug 16, 2023
@wjmaggos @dangillmor I hope so! I've been trying to rebuild my birdsite "subcommunities"
Show threadScott, present & accounted forAug 17, 2023
@wjmaggos @dangillmor If #Mastodon had a better #search function, we could more easily find people. But alas we must often rely on #hashtags and #luck.
Show thread🅺🅸🅼 🆂🅲🅷🆄🅻🆉:~$ ▓Aug 17, 2023
@wjmaggos @dangillmor there is one for journalists?
Show threadNiceMicroAug 17, 2023
@wjmaggos @dangillmor people use the "science" hashtag, so that might be a good start.
Show threadDee ToherAug 17, 2023
@wjmaggos @dangillmor science is overly broad for a useful common hashtag.
think about specific fields and start from there.
For example, #scicomm for science communication may be a useful starting point; specific servers (If interested in mathematics, looking at the mathstodon.xyz) may be of interest for inspiration.
Generally if you have an interest in a topic, try out a few informed guesses at a hashtag to search, then see what are common tags in those posts and start following those.