Belize GEO
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Belize GEO: Belize Group on Earth Observation & GIS. Shares SciComm re: EO, GIS relevant to Belize, the Caribbean, and other regions. Administered by a real live Belizean scientist.
I would agree with this, but I also think that Bluesky is better than spending all of our time congratulating each other on LinkedIn, which seems to be the only alternative these days
August 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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I feel like Bluesky still lacks *something* that Science Twitter had. Yes, Twitter sucks now, but Bluesky is a pretty anemic replacement. Maybe it's less engagement or cross-talk, but it still feels very hollow here.
I used to have whole conversations on Sci. Twitter, but that doesn't happen here.
I used to have whole conversations on Sci. Twitter, but that doesn't happen here.
August 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I feel like Bluesky still lacks *something* that Science Twitter had. Yes, Twitter sucks now, but Bluesky is a pretty anemic replacement. Maybe it's less engagement or cross-talk, but it still feels very hollow here.
I used to have whole conversations on Sci. Twitter, but that doesn't happen here.
I used to have whole conversations on Sci. Twitter, but that doesn't happen here.
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Here is a press release/ summary blog post about our new paper.
Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is.
www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...
Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is.
www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...
“Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky:” Our new survey shows that scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful or pleasant
My colleague Dr. Julia Wester and I have a new paper out in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology reporting on the results of a survey distributed to over 800 scientists, science educator…
www.southernfriedscience.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here is a press release/ summary blog post about our new paper.
Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is.
www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...
Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is.
www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...