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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 10

    Real-life scientist: hugely specialised, often to the point where even side-fields of the same broad discipline can't parse each other's data TV scientist: "You need someone to analyse DNA? Good that I'm an astrophysicist, just give me a moment to finish hacking into the CIA"

    4:58 PM - 10 Jul 2021
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    • tanyafretz blaaaa Wen Dombrowski MD MBA - it's ok to grieve & rest honey bunches of goatse Ankha, MPH Anna Gemma Clark Spraybottle Douglas Bardini
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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 10

        Real-life scientist: "Dammit, I spilled coffee on my keyboard, my work is ruined!" TV scientist: "Amazing, I spilled coffee on my keyboard and DISCOVERED A NEW ELEMENT (Caffenium)!

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 10

        Real-life scientist: "I spent a whole day pipetting 🙁" TV scientist: "I have never seen a pipette, here are endless perfect samples. SCIENCE"

        8 replies 7 retweets 102 likes
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      4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 10

        Real-life scientist: "My funding is running out, better spend the next 1,000 hours applying for grants" TV scientist: *taps button, leans back in chair* "I just hacked the Bank of America and stole $100 million. Back to the mass spectrometer for me!"

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      2. Ciaran‏ @Ciaran2493 Jul 10
        Replying to @GidMK

        Hey, completely off topic but do you have a prognosis for the UK after the announcement that they're going to cease all social distancing? Is it going to get bad?

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      3. Communist Garfield‏ @CommunistGarfi2 Jul 10
        Replying to @Ciaran2493 @GidMK

        Bad line go up.

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      2. Dr Lea Merone MBChB (hons) MPH&TM MSc FAFPHM Ⓥ‏ @LeaMerone Jul 10
        Replying to @GidMK

        Lol same with tv doctors - I recently watched the Good Doctor (medically one of the worst shows ever) and they had junior residents just casually doing coronary bypass grafts with surgeons who seemed to perform all surgery from brain to bone and everything in between! 🤣🤣

        2 replies 0 retweets 25 likes
      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Jul 10
        Replying to @LeaMerone

        Yes when we watched that Michelle spent most of the time arguing with the TV 😅

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      1. David Steadson  🇦🇺 🇸🇪 🇪🇺 🌍‏ @DavidSteadson Jul 10
        Replying to @GidMK

        Now do Twitter scientist 😎

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      2. Fyodor‏ @Fyodor32768 Jul 10
        Replying to @GidMK

        https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OmnidisciplinaryScientist …

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Aron Roberts‏ @aronro Jul 10
        Replying to @Fyodor32768 @GidMK

        This is a perfect counterpart to @GidMK's humorous thread - thanks for the share!

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