If you weren't at my #aps17bos talk, or even if you were, take a look at slides on benefits of twitter and scicomm
https://f1000research.com/slides/6-755 pic.twitter.com/N5Fcx8b54P
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Just by virtue of being active on Twitter you are already not siloed (is that a word??) Which was his point.
I don't think the reason I'm not siloed is because I'm active on twitter. And I don't agree that if I didn't use social media I'm siloed.
I didn't say that. That's reversing what I said!
Logical fallacy...I said Twitter -> not siloed, not no Twitter -> siloed
OK, thanks for clarifying. Language isn't formal logic.
This brings me back to using "Ivory tower" to mean academic life. I disagree with this phrase. I think it's not representative of our work.
All I know is personally, I was most certainly ivory towered until @DrSmithRIC and I started @AceThatTest
And I know I am not. And neither is my partner. 
to moving to politics or something else. If science was disconnected, why would taxes fund it? Why would everybody want our graduates?
I think today (more and more) basic research is being devalued. I think that's problematic. (2/2)
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