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Twitter for Scientists: An Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come?
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Tweeting has long posed a dilemma for scientists. There's abundant evidence that widely sharing a research finding in just one or two simple sentences greatly increases its use and effectiveness.
But, ugh, that usually means Twitter—in the eyes of many, a low-attention-span cesspool of trolls, political partisans, and amateur comedians known more for braggadocio and snark than reason and facts.
Now, with federal backing, there's another option.
Known as Polyplexus, meaning "a network of many," it's a compilation of 300-character summaries of research findings, created with the idea of driving crossfield discoveries and spawning public and private funding for follow-up studies.
From The Chronicle of Higher Education
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