Kristin A. Roynesdal

Freelance Medical Editor | Cultivating clarity that helps science shine | @AmMedWriters member | Perpetually thinking on health, food, & policy #SciComm

[Science Monkey @sciencemonkeyca]

Pediatric hospitals across North America are being crushed by respiratory infection cases. While we wait for government to do something --anything-- there's something we can all do to help. Start wearing masks again. Don't get mad. Put your ego aside. Do it for the kids. Please.

[Nabil-Fareed Alikhan @[email protected] @happy_khan]

We are setting up our own instance for science esp. microbial genomics. scientists and science enthusiasts welcome. https://t.co/iRzaMmFzFZ

I've written a short post explaining what mastodon actually is ; https://t.co/0aRed7U3d5

[David Brückner @d_brueckner]

Will #ScienceTwitter🐦 -> #ScienceMastodon🐘 work?

The response to this was massive & my #Mastodon has gone from a quiet void to a science party in just 3 days!

Many are worried about servers, network effects & losing followers

Follow these tricks to make it work for you! 🧵

[Kristin Branson @[email protected] @KristinMBranson]

Servers I see people on:
https://t.co/eGSA0uuMHt: STEM focused, this is where I am.
https://t.co/ajYcS1wP29: Scientists
https://t.co/aEpTXOLIOR: Open source software
https://t.co/K06mxH0y2r: Math
General: https://t.co/f6OKDJlhE2, https://t.co/okxxgNTGS1, https://t.co/S0m1yIA5Tp

[Christine Ma 馬安安 @mschristinema]

Sending support for the striking Harper Union members. You deserve a fair contract and higher wages. 💪🏻

[Charlottesville Tomorrow @cvilletomorrow]

Getting ready to vote? Check out this year's voter guide, with information about the Good-Throneburg 5th District race, but also an accounting for local races across central Virginia: https://t.co/M53tqj9bY9

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

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[Josh for Virginia @JoshforVirginia]

Thanks so much to everyone who watched the debate last night. If you didn't get a chance to watch it live, here's the recording. I encourage you to watch, because one thing was clear from the debate: Bob Good and I imagine radically different futures for Virginia and the country.

[ACES: The Society for Editing (use other social) @ACESEditors]

What’s one question an editor should ask an author while getting to know them?

“#1 thing to say is ‘how would you prefer feedback’”

(Jenny prefers the sandwich method)

#ACESAccelerate

[ACES: The Society for Editing (use other social) @ACESEditors]

Pull out quote, STET, the list goes on.

We love, as Jenny states, “wizard language.” #ACESAccelerate

[Anna Clemens, PhD @scientistswrite]

Getting your articles desk-rejected even though you're doing good science?

Here are 7 tips that'll help you get published in high-impact journals.

A thread. 🧵

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

[Megan Stolz Rogers @megan_stolz]

How do you know you need a break? Ask yourself, 'Do I remember the last thing I read?', suggests @mindfuleyeedits. #ACESAccelerate

[ILA @ILAToday]

Read the lecture that author and passionate advocate for #libraries and #librarians @neilhimself gave about reading for pleasure, how banning books can stifle a love of reading, and how libraries are the key to our future.
#BannedBooksWeek
https://t.co/Xva2VYzaxn