So I don’t think we talk enough about all things that we do here at ErrantScience. Over the last year we’ve gotten really good at doing projects with people and then quietly moving the work from a folder called ‘do this’ to one called ‘archive’. This struck me as a Read more
Whether you’re a science communication professional, a scientist or simply a science-enthusiast, social media is one of the best places to go for your science fix. But with thousands of potential ways to digest online content, how do you know what to look at without becoming overwhelmed? There are a Read more
So as you can see, we’ve had a bit of a revamp. Isn’t it all so shiny and new! Thanks to all the lovely people who filled in our survey, whose input really helped us shape where we’re at now. The biggest change is that ErrantScience’s sister blog, Clutter, is Read more
No, they shouldn’t. Wow – this might be my shortest article yet. Good thing I’m not paid by the word… or at all. This question comes up a lot when I talk at universities, conferences and events, and as much as I’d like to stick to a glib reply I think my Read more
ErrantScience, unlike the rest of the world has had a good year. If I was to sum up this year on ErrantScience in one word it would be “social media”. You may argue that “social media” is two words but again if we’ve learnt anything this year it’s that social media is not very picky about ‘facts’.
An infographic (in pieces) on the types of people on twitter, based on an original idea by Jojo Scoble. A version of this with Jojo’s taxonomy of twitter users is available on her blog The Online Acadmic!
Next week Errant Science turns 2!! Pretty exciting stuff, I know. What I’d love to do is take a bit of time to look back over the last 2 years and talk about how it developed, what it means to me, and how amazing it is to get this far. Read more
Social media and science is not for everyone. I am a prolific user of Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and Vine videos (also occasionally Facebook) and I post tons of content. When my experiments go wrong the very first thing I normally do is photograph it and post it to Twitter. I’m not Read more