Social media and popularising space: Philae Lander (@Philae2014) and the journey to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Ryan, Lorna

doi:10.1016/j.spacepol.2017.04.007

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“…Public participation in science and scientific topics has seen a significant increase in recent years, thanks to the increasing use of social media [69], with platforms such as Twitter and Facebook serving an important role in dissemination of scientific information [70]. While high rates of adoption of social media offer enormous opportunities for a wide spectrum of users (e.g., content creators, local businesses, etc.…”

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Citizen Science on Twitter: Using Data Analytics to Understand Conversations and Networks

Mazumdar

Thakker

2020

Future Internet

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This paper presents a long-term study on how the public engage with discussions around citizen science and crowdsourcing topics. With progress in sensor technologies and IoT, our cities and neighbourhoods are increasingly sensed, measured and observed. While such data are often used to inform citizen science projects, it is still difficult to understand how citizens and communities discuss citizen science activities and engage with citizen science projects. Understanding these engagements in greater depth will provide citizen scientists, project owners, practitioners and the generic public with insights around how social media can be used to share citizen science related topics, particularly to help increase visibility, influence change and in general and raise awareness on topics. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first large-scale study on understanding how such information is discussed on Twitter, particularly outside the scope of individual projects. The paper reports on the wide variety of topics (e.g., politics, news, ecological observations) being discussed on social media and a wide variety of network types and the varied roles played by users in sharing information in Twitter. Based on these findings, the paper highlights recommendations for stakeholders for engaging with citizen science topics.

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Citizen Science on Twitter: Using Data Analytics to Understand Conversations and Networks

Mazumdar

Thakker

2020

Future Internet

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“…Bowman et al () provided recommendations such as frequent posting, regular updates, and active promotion to increase media presence. Furthermore, the greatest user interaction comes from posts containing links and photos (Bakhshi et al ), personal insights into how research is made, and humor (Ryan ). An interesting way to increase visibility is attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to inanimate objects (such as research equipment), which can even “maintain” a Twitter account and tweet from the first‐person perspective (Ryan ).…”

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Empirically Supported Out‐of‐the‐Box Strategies for Science Communication by Environmental Scientists

Langan

Cheng

Hunka

2019

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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Scientists are expected to communicate their research to a wide audience, while often lacking appreciable training. Environmental science poses many value‐laden and ethical questions. This necessitates the identification and use of specific strategies or guidelines, which encourage 2‐way communication and enable trust in both the experts and the scientific results. The objective of this paper is to give environmental scientists tools for effective science communication based on sound scientific evidence that does not require further specialization in communication studies. Using common scientific search engines in Europe, scientific communication literature that met specific parameters was identified. The summarized data contextualize the importance of science communication in environmental sciences but also highlight the need of scientists for communication experts to aid in establishing objectives for particularly complex topics and audiences. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2019;15:499–504. © 2019 SETAC

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Exploring our solar system with CubeSats and SmallSats: the dawn of a new era

Freeman

2020

CEAS Space J

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Social media and popularising space: Philae Lander (@Philae2014) and the journey to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

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Citizen Science on Twitter: Using Data Analytics to Understand Conversations and Networks

Citizen Science on Twitter: Using Data Analytics to Understand Conversations and Networks

Empirically Supported Out‐of‐the‐Box Strategies for Science Communication by Environmental Scientists

Exploring our solar system with CubeSats and SmallSats: the dawn of a new era

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