Re:Getting started on Twitter as a scientist
by Fomite on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @07:12PM
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My field's Twitter hashtag is one of the best sources for interesting and technically capable discussions. If I have a question, at this point I'll turn to Twitter before I turn to say...the relevant Stack Exchange site.
Also, most major funding bodies (NSF, NIH, etc.) use standard "biosketch" templates that are separate from CVs already and don't use that category.
I hate how much time academic institutions and PIs are investing in social media, curating facebook pages, twitter pages, a linked pages yadda yadda. It's mostly scientists chasing publicity so they can add another blog/newspaper article bullet to their CV so they can get more funding. I sincerely hope funding bodies start banning those publicity bullet points from CVs during evaluations.