A Nature survey reveals scientists’ reasons for leaving the social-media platform now known as X, and what they are doing to build and maintain a sense of community.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1522825

Archived version: https://archive.ph/AGdRE
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    • RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      Scientists are not fast at abandoning established ways of communication. I mean they still publish the same way as a century ago, its just now digital too. It took a whole friggin' pandemic for life science researchers to embrace the concept of pre-prints. 8 months to move from twitter sounds almost fast.

    • Sinister [none/use name, comrade/them]B
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      1 year ago

      In STEM fields communication with others is key in improving your research. It is not easily to rebuild these “links”. Since Twitter was the biggest hen in the henhouse, it was a forgone conclusion.