I'm gonna do a small thread on: Why did I coin #bropenscience?
The shortest answer to the question is: because it’s amusing and seems to upset exactly the right people, while also drawing attention to behaviours and ideas that harm #openscience and its adoption in deep ways.
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The bro-iest, wannabe macho-est (given context of course — we’re talking about scientists, so macho/bro-ism will manifest in very specific ways) people seem to get upset.
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And that’s great, they are the ones that probably need to take a step back and understand that their aggressiveness and even their overrepresentation can push people away.
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Their behaviour won’t stop people who believe in
#openscience from doing it who have the conviction and resources to, but it might nonetheless fracture the open science community, create negative vibes, etc. The opposite of openness!1 reply 4 retweets 26 likesShow this thread -
If the idea of an open science community or movement upsets you inherently: oh, dear, this is probably not for you. I care about open science and have practised it in every project I have ever worked on to the best of my abilities.
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The fact my making a pun and criticism about certain vocal people’s behaviours by calling them
#bropenscience often results in replies of “why do you hate#openscience?” is telling.1 reply 3 retweets 39 likesShow this thread -
#Bropenscience NEEDS to be called out for#openscience to fulfil its goal. It will fail as a movement and community without people/us making equity, diversity and inclusivity efforts. Because this is what happens if not: we recapitulate existing biases!https://www.wired.com/2017/06/diversity-open-source-even-worse-tech-overall/ …5 replies 60 retweets 123 likesShow this thread -
Who are we opening science up to if not those who historically have had less access to it? One of the core tenets of
#openscience is: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion. [Image credit:@daniellecrobins &@rchampieux.]pic.twitter.com/E1C09MsPc2
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Further reading on the
#bropenscience hashtag on many reasons why#openscience needs to take Equity, Diversity, Inclusion very seriously and I will try and write more off Twitter and link to it if people are interested.4 replies 5 retweets 57 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @o_guest
I think it's a great phrase. It made me chuckle, but also carries a serious message, and made me self-reflect.
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Thank you, Tom! Honestly — so nice to hear this from so many.
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