Bethany Brookshire

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Sci journo writing a book on pests. She/her. All bad takes mine. "Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains" on sale Dec 6. Here for the trash pandas.
Latest workhttps://linktr.ee/BeeBrookshire
Bookhttps://bethanybrookshire.com/
Podcastscienceforthepeople.ca
Bethany BrookshireNov 8, 2022
Anyone here in #washingtondc and love #science and #rats? You are in luck I am giving a talk at NERDNITE this Saturday! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nerd-nite-tickets-438768597687
Nerd Nite

DC’s original science + nerd + drinking event

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Bethany BrookshireNov 7, 2022
Nicole GugliucciNov 7, 2022

Related to previous boost of @beebrookshire 's post... you can subscribe to TEAM TRASH to learn all about the animals we call "pests" at https://tinyletter.com/BBrookshire

(This is where QT would come in handy...)

Bethany BrookshireNov 7, 2022
@ryanhoulihan Science AND Drag? Instant follow.
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@alchemistsstudio There actually aren't any mosquitoes in it! At least...until you smash them there aren't. 😂
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@9brandon Tinyletter is merely the one I had from before. I find it rather buggy, it's not great, but so many people dislike the politics associated with Substack...
Bethany BrookshireNov 7, 2022

Reposting with #introduction to get it where people can see it!

*curtsies*

Bonsoir. Enchante. I am Bethany Brookshire, I'm a #science #journalist, #scicomm #nerd, #podcast host, and now #author! My book, Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains, will be out December 6!

It's about the animals we hate, and WHY. It's about the animals we love, no matter who they hurt. It's "scintillating, searching, and surprisingly funny" and I hope that the #twitter implosion hasn't doomed it. And me.

Bethany BrookshireNov 7, 2022

Me: Ah well, fall back means it's dark early but at least I'll wake up easier in the mornings.

Me, this morning: https://media.giphy.com/media/YTETMtpsueseikztWR/giphy-downsized-large.gif

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@Sheril But I do agree, I think Twitter has been powerful because...the media was there, we were all there paying attention to it and reporting breathlessly. So many people never even used it at all!
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@Sheril Maybe it's just that I haven't figured out #Mastodon yet but I do worry that this instance model could silo people off. You can barely find anyone, and each server has its own standards, so misinfo could thrive on one and be invisible on another.
Bethany BrookshireNov 7, 2022
Sheril KirshenbaumNov 7, 2022

In recent years, we became too comfortable letting #Twitter define journalism & media. Algorithms often dictated the narratives we collectively paid attention to.

Absurd trends were covered by news outlets & ballooned into major stories while we missed so much real substance. And the quick takes of uninformed politicians & bad actors were forced upon anyone participating in the network.

It was bad for democracy. The #Mastodon model makes me hopeful we can do better. #twittermigration