Most science social media aren’t built for doing science. But one platform is — and it has reshaped #marine #biology. It is the kind of thing scientists on Bluesky will appreciate, so: Here’s a thread on the platform iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social 👇 mikeyoungacademy.dk/why-niche-so...

How to avoid politics on Bluesky 🦋 [THREAD] When scientists left X, many hoped for a quieter space. But politics will take over your feeds unless you actively do something about it. This guide will help you if you just want to follow your scientific interest! mikeyoungacademy.dk/researchers-...

How to avoid politics on Bluesky 🦋 [THREAD] When scientists left X, many hoped for a quieter space. But politics will take over your feeds unless you actively do something about it. This guide will help you if you just want to follow your scientific interest! mikeyoungacademy.dk/researchers-...

It was a great pleasure to present our forthcoming book "Social Media for Research Impact: How scholars can share ideas, build networks, and make a difference" (with Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social) during a seminar at FGV EAEAP @fgvoficial.bsky.social in São Paulo, Brazil.

My favorite side project these days: Analyzing the Bluesky Science community (with @mkeyoung.bsky.social). Just finished a write-up of an angle not explored until now: A look at the most popular posts from the most influential network members. Lots of examples and some funky graphics—fun to explore!

"Bluesky: growing status as social media platform of choice for world’s scientists... ...more engagement and original scrutiny than on X" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Presented a poster for 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' at our department seminar: Can you guess the metaphors?

1/ IS KINDNESS CONTAGIOUS? I had a philosophical conversation with Tri-Long Nguyen — an epidemiologist with an interest in #Zen #Buddhism — about his recent paper with Ji Young Lee on 'Kindness as a public health action'. [THREAD] mikeyoungacademy.dk/being-kind-i...

I just submitted a book with Marcel Bogers to Routledge. Here is the link to my latest blog post on what I learned from co-authoring it: mikeyoungacademy.dk/what-i-learn...

some little bluesky tips 🦋 your blocks, likes, lists, and just about everything except chats are PUBLIC you can pin custom feeds; i like quiet posters, best of follows, mutuals, mentions if your chronological feed is overwhelming, you can make and pin make a personal list of "unmissable" people

So happy to share another update of the growing network of scientists & researchers on Bluesky. ~18k science enthusiasts! With @mkeyoung.bsky.social ✨ See the 100 most influential ones 📊 Explore the interactive visualization 📄 Dive into our methodology lassehjorthmadsen.github.io/blueskyanaly...

Does your PhD research actually matter beyond your clinic, office, or field site? If so, 'LinkedIn and social media networking for health scientists' is for you. It is: ✅ FREE for most Nordic health PhD students Coming to Copenhagen this September: Tag people you think will be interested!

BEYOND HANDSHAKES: THE FUTURE OF NETWORKING My workshop at the @digitaltliv.bsky.social conference in September is on how researchers can use social platforms to: • meet the right people • share work well • build sustainable routines Thanks for the invite! www.digitallifenorway.org/research-sch...

A fantastic post on looking back at our personal past from new perspectives, authored by Daniel Gyollai (University of Copenhagen). open.substack.com/pub/thememor...

As a researcher, real personal growth comes from INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE ACADEMIA. That’s why communicating your research matters. Why? Because these interactions spark new questions and ideas. Not my words, but those of @martecwsolheim.bsky.social, prorector at @unistavanger.bsky.social 🧵

📢 CALL FOR EXPERTS: Book project with Marcel Bogers @bogers.bsky.social & me, Mike! We’re writing a book titled 'Social Media for Research Impact'. Below on this thread are 8 key areas where we’d love to hear from you (or someone in your network)! We appreciate any shares or reposts! 👇 [THREAD]

📢 CALL FOR EXPERTS: Book project with Marcel Bogers @bogers.bsky.social & me, Mike! We’re writing a book titled 'Social Media for Research Impact'. Below on this thread are 8 key areas where we’d love to hear from you (or someone in your network)! We appreciate any shares or reposts! 👇 [THREAD]

Social media networking — a course for health science PhD students — mostly relevant for those in the Nordic region. My two-part workshop is in Copenhagen with the main focus on LinkedIn, but also #Bluesky. FREE for PhDs at most Nordic unis! shorturl.at/Cr8NV I appreciate any reposts 😀! #MedSky

Great to see a strong connected network of online scientists being built and sharing info again. I thought we might have lost this forever.

Sup BlueSky 👋 I wrote out my reflections on this space for @techpolicypress.bsky.social in the piece I go beyond "Bluesky is not really decentralised" and "it's an EcH0cHamB3r" rhetoric. I have 3 main observations:

Here is a starter pack of the top 100 in the Bluesky scientific community in terms of centrality — scientists, science communicators, and scientific community professionals mostly — that we have analyzed. Take it as it is: They can have a high centrality for many reasons! go.bsky.app/22TWpuq

I have just been interviewed by Science Magazine in the United States! I talked to @kakape.bsky.social of Science Magazine about the shift from X and how @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I measured the formation of these new scientific communities. www.science.org/content/arti...

🌍 We have just released a NEW global top 100 list of scientist and science communicators on Bluesky. @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I map out the new emerging community: How are the research fields clustered? All likes, reshares, and love 😍 is appreciated! mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...

🌍 We have just released a NEW global top 100 list of scientist and science communicators on Bluesky. @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I map out the new emerging community: How are the research fields clustered? All likes, reshares, and love 😍 is appreciated! mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...

Thanks so much Annabel for recommending my work in this area! And I would really like to read your e-book!

📱 Digital Backlash! We are at that moment in history when people question norms about digital behaviour, consumption, and habits. I was invited to be a guest on the blog of Raluca Stana: ralucastana.com/digital-back...

🌍 We have just extracted a NEW global network of researchers and a global 100 scientist top ‘influencers’ on Bluesky. @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I show that scientists are in a series of distinct communities: mikeyoungacademy.dk/communities-... 😀 All 'likes' and reshares appreciated!

🌱 Could we cultivate our own small-scale culture of kindness in our online interactions? Would this space grow and positively impact the entire scientific ecosystem? Here are 11 kind scientist interaction types on social media: mikeyoungacademy.dk/how-to-be-ki...

🌍 We have just extracted a NEW global network of researchers and a global 100 scientist top ‘influencers’ on Bluesky. @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social and I show that scientists are in a series of distinct communities: mikeyoungacademy.dk/communities-... 😀 All 'likes' and reshares appreciated!

I was pissed off with it also! I even made a tongue-in-cheek alternative that takes younger and more communications-savvy scientists seriously: mikeyoungacademy.dk/the-twili-in...

A new algorithm to predict information superspreaders in #socialmedia In social media, superspreaders of information can rapidly spread ideas, messages, and news to many other users. Scientists developed an algorithm to predict who will be the next superspreader. phys.org/news/2024-04...

Do you link people together on BlueskySocial who don't know each other yet? 🤔 A key part of science is linking people for jobs, research, and collaboration. 'Triadic closure' in my latest blog post #ScienceEthics @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social mikeyoungacademy.dk/ethics-part-... #moralphil

There is a TUG OF WAR going on. Social media want you to produce ‘content’ for free. In this way, they are ‘exploiting’ you for your creativity. But you can 'exploit' in the other direction. My latest ethics deep dive: mikeyoungacademy.dk/ethics-part-... #moralphil

Wrapped up our course on clinical research dissemination last week! Topics covered: Elevating academic writing, crafting cover letters, navigating peer review, #openaccess, social media impact #Dissemination2024 Thanks to all who joined us!

In this social media ethics blog post I explore the 'experience pathway'. Scientists communicate, network & ideate on social media platforms. But as they get more experienced, they focus more on 'ideating' than on 'communicating'. This goes for all platforms: mikeyoungacademy.dk/ethics-part-...

🌟 My research with @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social on Bluesky Social's 'most influential' researchers has been featured by Norwegian news platform Khrono 🌟 www.khrono.no/se-hvem-som-...

Together with @mkeyoung.bsky.social, I had a first go at establishing and analysing a Bluesky network of researchers. Have a look at the top-100 list of most influential researchers, and the mesmerising 3d-visualisation here: lassehjorthmadsen.github.io/blueskyanaly...

We have generated a new graph and list for Bluesky Social which shows where the scientists are congregating, and what research communities are being shaped! mikeyoungacademy.dk/a-global-net... Check out @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social 's Github here: lassehjorthmadsen.github.io/blueskyanaly...

💧💧 I am in Stavanger, Norway leading a workshop. This time, I'm bringing something special: a CustomGPT tool designed to create personalized communication strategies for each participant researcher. I checked: European data confirms that this is not just a one-off thing. It does rain here (see map😀)

Hello again, @mkeyoung.bsky.social & @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social. Is this a case you'd be interested in following? It's exactly the problem @helenking.bsky.social & I talked about, re: science databases not registering Humanities research. Start w/ this NBC story: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

I'm currently doing some research on networks of scientists on this platform with @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social This entails following a large number of users every now and then. Please feel free to follow back: I will regularly post updates on the project.

Just visited an early morning, other-worldly 🛸, IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid, to do a social media workshop. Fascinating discussions on leveraging social media for research ensued! Here is a collage from my quick visit:

To everyone who wonder why I just followed them: Together with @mkeyoung.bsky.social I'm researching how professional networks form on social media. I might follow or unfollow a large number of users from time to time. Feel free to follow back; will post updates on the project.

Are you a scientist or communicator at the University of Copenhagen? My new course: 'Boost your research career with LinkedIn, X, and Other Social Media Platforms' will be 6 March. The focus is on LinkedIn, but it includes X, Bluesky & Mastodon! mikeyoungacademy.dk/course-at-un...

The post below kicks off a series where I reflect on social media for scientists through three different aspects: · Their function and utility for science. · Self-care and mental health strategies · Ethical obligations I hope you will read and reflect with me! 😀 mikeyoungacademy.dk/social-media...

LINKEDIN (and Bluesky, X, Mastodon) NETWORKING FOR HEALTH SCIENTISTS — Course for PhDs 3 + 17 April 2024 in Copenhagen. My focus is on LinkedIn, but also on microblogging platforms like the unmentionable + Bluesky / Mastodon. I appreciate any reposts :) Link here: phdcourses.ku.dk/DetailKursus...

@mkeyoung.bsky.social hi Mike! I recently held a little workshop for researchers in the Faroes and mentioned your website and work more than once! Maybe we should get you up here for a quick stint. But would appreciate your opinion on how awkward times are for “scicomm academics”

🚨 NEW STUDY ALERT 📢 "Scientific censorship is often driven by scientists, who are primarily motivated by self-protection, benevolence toward peer scholars, and prosocial concerns." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Researchgate going the academia.edu route I see. It's only a wonder it has taken so long! One of the interesting things I've learnt about on mastodon is the concept of POSSE: Post on Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere - especially relevant for VC run walled gardens. That's why I've revived my old blog