Twitter for Sci-Ed Part 1: Teaching in 140 characters or less | Sci-Ed
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Several other authors have discussed reasons why scientists should be using Twitter, including this excellent post on Deep Sea News and this post through theAmerican Geophysical Union. For a more personal opinion, Dr Jeremy Segrottgave his thoughts after he used Twitter for a three months. Scientists are realizing that social media is an important way to translate knowledge to the public when done well, and Twitter provides another avenue by which this can be accomplished.
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