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Re:SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected ... by epistasis on Friday April 10, 2020 @11:11AM (#22833800)
Twitter is often extremely useful for scientific fields, and in many ways is perfect for it. You can post a figure and legend, tag people that may find it interesting, and start threaded discussions. It's all in the public, with no invitations or closed doors, so it is open to discovery by that dozen or two dozen people in the world that may be interested.

Science is the ultimate long-tail of super-specialized interests with extremely small audiences, and Twitter is perfect for connecting those people with extremely esoteric interests.

There is a lot of crap, but science Twitter is also the only reason I'm on it. Sadly, my own biases against Twitter Kept me off it for 8+ years, but after I started finding the right people to follow, a whole new world opened up, and it is now a vital tool for me to navigate the literature and learn quickly which new tools are best.

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Re:SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected ... by ericd on Friday April 10, 2020 @04:48PM (#22837195)
>There is a lot of crap, but science Twitter is also the only reason I'm on it. Sadly, my own biases against Twitter Kept me off it for 8+ years, but after I started finding the right people to follow, a whole new world opened up, and it is now a vital tool for me to navigate the literature and learn quickly which new tools are best.

That's really interesting, I've been avoiding Twitter for the same reason, but I can see how it'd help keep up with fast-moving niche fields. Maybe I'll give it a try, thanks!

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Re:SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected ... by random314 on Friday April 10, 2020 @06:06PM (#22837801)
How does it compare with following the same account on Facebook?
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Re:SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected ... by epistasis on Friday April 10, 2020 @06:13PM (#22837851)
I don't know of anybody that uses Facebook for science discussion, but I did know many that were using Twitter for science, which is what finally drew me in.

Facebook seems like a much worse fit than even Twitter for discussion, but I would potentially check it out if somebody I trusted had found it useful.

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