Looking for the womxn #science writers & #Journalists on Mastodon? Here we are! Some of us, anyway. Who else is out here? #journalism #womeninstem #writingcommunity

@Kelcsimpkins
@SusanCunningham
@biancanogrady
@laminda
@inkfish
@Ckatz99
@lizseegert
@skrishna
@payaldhar
@lguterman
@EstelleSErasmus
@jamesian
@Trailanderror
@lqlqlq
@jenniferbillock
@AntoniaJuhasz
@alexwitze
@judeisabella
@madelineostrander
@thatsMohrlikeit
@nijhuism
@PaigeBlank
@meredithwadman
@helenczerski
@ECAlberts

So it's Sunday and your thinking: "Got some time, why not up my game on Mastodon today?" Well, you are in luck!

How about finally setting up some...
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#twittermigration #mastodontips

Editing should be invisible, but copyeditors can't afford to be.

I've been advocating editorial visibility for years, so it was cool to read this piece by @theconversationau today: https://theconversation.com/editors-have-long-been-publishings-hidden-handmaidens-what-might-we-gain-if-we-acknowledged-their-role-186649 (Hat tip to @KOKEdit.)

And since you're here…

📗 #Read my thoughts on the consequences for editors of being invisible in "What Needs to Change," first published in 2015: https://consciousstyleguide.com/what-needs-to-change/

#ConsciousLanguage #Editor #Editors #AmEditing #Feminism #Publishing #Journalism

‘The fact that many people hold #conspiracy theory beliefs was brought into the spotlight during the #COVID-19 pandemic, which raises the question: what makes people vulnerable to #misinformation? A study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that trusting #science is a protective factor against conspiracy beliefs, while #overconfidence in one’s own #reasoning abilities is a risk factor. …’

So, the Dunning Krüger effect plays a role.
#dunningkruger #TrustScience

https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/overconfidence-in-ones-reasoning-abilities-and-distrust-of-science-are-linked-to-covid-19-conspiracy-beliefs-64373

Behold the aggro ceramic work of Glen Martin Taylor: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/04/glen-taylor-sculptures/

I love how weird and intense this stuff is

#art #ceramics