#overlyhonestmethods: Ethical Implications When Scientists Joke with Each Other on Public Social Media
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The Science Communication Project @ISU was founded in 2010 with the goal of enhancing collaborative research on, education for, and the practice of public science communication, broadly conceived. Our biennial symposia- which include public presentations of multidisciplinary research and interactive workshops- bring together a network of scholars who share interests in public engagement of science, environmental communication, natural resource management, and agriscience. Conference proceedings showcase research, evaluations, and critiques of science communication-related practices and phenomena.
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Scientists have used #overlyhonestmethods to tag posts on Twitter that purport to fill in details of research methods not generally included in formal scientific communications. I consider ethical dimensions of #overlyhonestmethods for communication between scientists, as well as what the conversation communicates to non-scientists watching it.