Book launch: Social Media for Research Impact
Launch event for our new book ‘Social Media for Research Impact’ will be 19 February in Copenhagen. Everyone is welcome!
Tweetorials: Why they may still be worth it
There is something quietly subversive about unfolding an idea step by step. I asked Tony Breu, who helped shape tweetorials as a genre, what it is that still makes them special.
Ice sheet or ice shelf: What’s the difference?
How a glaciology paper got pulled into the climate wars — and what you can learn from research that went viral for all the wrong reasons
LinkedIn and social media networking — course for health science PhD students
PhD course at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences in Copenhagen. It is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except CBS) and for PhD students at graduate schools in the other Nordic countries!
Why niche social platforms like iNaturalist matter to science
Forget viral content. Here is a quiet social platform where researcher impact comes from verified observations and open science
Researchers are (also) stoking politics on Bluesky. Here is how to avoid it
When researchers migrated from X to Bluesky, the hope was for a quieter space. They wanted less outrage, and more science. But reality is biting back. So here are a few tips to avoid the politics anyway.
For scholars, being kind could be contagious
A new paper argues that small, voluntary acts of kindness can ripple through communities, improving mental health. What might this mean for researchers on social media?
What I learned from co-authoring a book
A few reflections on how co-writing a book has been a powerful experience for me.
Call for experts: Social media for research impact
I (Mike) am writing a book on social media for research impact with Marcel Bogers — an expert on open and collaborative innovation. We appreciate your help!
Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science
Scientific Twitter is about to find its true successor. And it is not X. This, our latest release, shows that the Bluesky network of scientists is growing — and growing.