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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

Twitter gave me a lot of 'unconventional' power in my career. Far more than traditional structures would allow for a misfitting figure such as myself.

Without it, I'm back on the fringes. Left out of events & left off projects.

Knowing the right people, & having them like you, is again critical.

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Stephen Wild @stephenjwild.bsky.social · 15h

Gotta say, Twitter and Bluesky taught me a ton. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

Twitter revolutionised my career.

I learnt a huge amount about causal inference through #EpiTwitter.

And I met many amazing people who I've since had the joy of working with (Eg @epiellie.bsky.social, @epidbydesign.bsky.social, @robertwplatt.bsky.social, @jlrohmann.bsky.social, etc etc)

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 23h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

Twitter revolutionised my career.

I learnt a huge amount about causal inference through #EpiTwitter.

And I met many amazing people who I've since had the joy of working with (Eg @epiellie.bsky.social, @epidbydesign.bsky.social, @robertwplatt.bsky.social, @jlrohmann.bsky.social, etc etc)

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 23h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Daniel A Collier, PhD @dcollier74.bsky.social · 14h

10000% yes. It's been a large part of my career and led to a lot of unique opportunities for me.

BS is nice but it's still not at the level peak Twitter was.

Funders found me, jobs, research partners, the public, reporters, former secretary of Ed RTed my shit, governors.... So on.

Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 14h

💯 Academic social media was a game changer for scholars from traditionally less well-connected places.

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

Twitter revolutionised my career.

I learnt a huge amount about causal inference through #EpiTwitter.

And I met many amazing people who I've since had the joy of working with (Eg @epiellie.bsky.social, @epidbydesign.bsky.social, @robertwplatt.bsky.social, @jlrohmann.bsky.social, etc etc)

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 12h

True. Very true.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 13h

Even exceptional work often remains unduly noticed if it's not marketed in the right way.

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Dr Kiri Thornalley @kizzythechemist.bsky.social · 13h

I'm never going to be Golden Triangle levels of clever, and I'm fine with that.

Don't know if I'd necessarily recommend the specific blend of "chat nonsense, retweet clever things my friends did, and ask people about their companion animals" that I've done, but it seems to be working?

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 13h

I feel the same and this is exactly why I put so much effort into creating all my starter packs and curating the list of now 4,500 scientists who study climate related topics. It’s hard to start again but I also feel it is worth trying because of all the reasons you say.

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Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she) @nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 13h

Same for me. At a time when I was feeling very isolated I met a new group of supportive, like-minded friends and colleagues. Can’t stress enough how good that was for my mental health

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

Twitter revolutionised my career.

I learnt a huge amount about causal inference through #EpiTwitter.

And I met many amazing people who I've since had the joy of working with (Eg @epiellie.bsky.social, @epidbydesign.bsky.social, @robertwplatt.bsky.social, @jlrohmann.bsky.social, etc etc)

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 23h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 14h

I often wonder whether social media matters as much if you're at an elite institution.

But if you're outside that elite space, then NOONE will notice you unless you find a way to get noticed.

One way is to do exceptional work. But that's not exactly easy! An alternative is social media.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 14h

💯 Academic social media was a game changer for scholars from traditionally less well-connected places.

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

Twitter revolutionised my career.

I learnt a huge amount about causal inference through #EpiTwitter.

And I met many amazing people who I've since had the joy of working with (Eg @epiellie.bsky.social, @epidbydesign.bsky.social, @robertwplatt.bsky.social, @jlrohmann.bsky.social, etc etc)

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 23h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 17h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

This is not to say that the academic Twitter was perfect.

I was very aware that I benefitted more from the space as a white male than my female and minority colleagues. There was work needed to make it fairer and more inclusive.

But it did help *some* people gain visibility outside normal routes.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

Twitter gave me a lot of 'unconventional' power in my career. Far more than traditional structures would allow for a misfitting figure such as myself.

Without it, I'm back on the fringes. Left out of events & left off projects.

Knowing the right people, & having them like you, is again critical.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

In a separate life (as a pseudononymous mental health campaigner) I also raised a lot of money for charity, got nominated for a Mind Media Award, and even ended up on BBC Breakfast.

But since that has not since gone anywhere, I don't consider it so revolutionary to my life.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 15h

Twitter revolutionised my career.

I learnt a huge amount about causal inference through #EpiTwitter.

And I met many amazing people who I've since had the joy of working with (Eg @epiellie.bsky.social, @epidbydesign.bsky.social, @robertwplatt.bsky.social, @jlrohmann.bsky.social, etc etc)

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 23h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 2d

If it doesn’t survive the washing machine or the dish washer, maybe it was never meant to be part of your household in the first place.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 1d

Statistician, data scientist, epidemiologist

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 16h

It turned out to be a walk in the park compared to my experience with AJE for the Lords Paradox paper, which has left be actually traumatised and unable to face resubmitting the draft.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 17h

It was 2+ years from original submission to acceptance.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 1d

Statistician, data scientist, epidemiologist

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 1d

An experiment:

If you see this post, please like it. Am comparing numbers to the other place for a piece.

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d

Am wondering if all of those suddenly deciding they’re against communities living “parallel lives” might reconsider their support of religious schools? Or indeed private ones?

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 1d

Behind most Nobel prize winners were a team of PhD students and postdocs who did the actual work, and may even have come up with the idea, but will likely never be recognised.

These are the people we should celebrate. The hidden figures behind the figureheads. The scientists behind the ego.

Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Prize is the wrong way to think about science.

My heroes aren't the people with the endowed chairs at the Ivies. They are the people who do the hard work, day in and day out, and who would take a bullet rather than inflate research findings or block others' competing research.

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