social media

In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, many researchers are exploring their options with the open-source platform Mastodon.

An interesting but preliminary biomarker study’s reception illustrates the challenges of conducting and communicating nuanced research in the era of social media.

Researchfish is a platform commonly used to track the status of grants and the impacts of research. When academics were critical of the company online, Researchfish shared these comments with the largest funding agency in the UK, and the scientists’ comments were sometimes shared with their employers.

COVID-19 has thrown science and scientists into the spotlight. Some have accepted the challenge, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers and using the ongoing pandemic as a “teachable moment.”

Can requiring users of Facebook and other platforms to pass critical thinking tests stem the tide of widely disseminated misinformation?

In a year of racial tumult, Black scientists are uniting for visibility and action. 

An online conspiracy theory retweeted by President Donald Trump misconstrued data regarding the number of people who have died from the coronavirus.

What is a publication to do when readers misuse its content?

Foodborne illnesses are consistently underreported. Social media may help.

Scientists are using social media to track diseases and understand how people respond to them.

Technology and family constraints are making the “ghostdoc” more popular, but the setup is not without costs, researchers say.

Researchers at the Rare Genomics Institute look at how families finance the cost of diagnostic exome sequencing.

A new report estimates that 95 percent of people live in areas with dangerously high levels of fine particulate matter such as dust and soot.

The stunt, performed at a biohacking conference, was purportedly part of a two-subject trial of the genetically modified vaccine.

Sparked by a tweet from a Philadelphia scientist, the March for Science–Houston has launched a database of facilities offering to host reagents and researchers. 

A conversation with Nate Allen, head moderator of r/Science

How researchers are taking advantage of Twitter and other forums to do, share, and discuss research

But can $3 billion dollars meet the lofty goals of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative?

A platform called Kudos helps users disseminate—and explain—their publications for free.