What's the one thing scientists want the world to know about their field?
When Dalton Ludwick, a PhD candidate in Entomology at the University of Missouri tweeted, "If you could have the entire world know just one thing about your field of study, then what would it be?" the response from scientists was overwhelming.
Some provided fun facts about their work, while others set the record straight on various misconceptions about their area of research. The challenge was being able to narrow down entire fields of study, or years of research into a single interesting tweet.
If you could have the entire world know just one thing about your field of study, then what would it be? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyOneScienceTweet?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyOneScienceTweet</a>
—@EntoLudwickWe can engineer bacteria to do cool stuff, but still nothing compared to what microbes are already doing inside of you. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyOneScienceTweet?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyOneScienceTweet</a> <a href="https://t.co/grMgw7x7CY">https://t.co/grMgw7x7CY</a>
—@AaronJDyWe have no idea what 96% of the universe is made of - and that's exactly what makes it so exciting and fun! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyOneScienceTweet?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyOneScienceTweet</a> <a href="https://t.co/nrvxEf2VM8">https://t.co/nrvxEf2VM8</a>
—@cristinepulliamStatistics never add information; they only summarize it. It’s still up to you, the practitioner, to judge what they mean. <a href="https://t.co/vFeACcgXfH">https://t.co/vFeACcgXfH</a>
—@hatathiYou benefit from the findings of climate science every day, whether or not you believe humans are causing climate change <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyOneScienceTweet?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyOneScienceTweet</a> <a href="https://t.co/9Tcm7hXPFY">https://t.co/9Tcm7hXPFY</a>
—@Dr_Monsoon