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12 Oct, 4 tweets, 4 min read
This is going to be my first remotely attended conference!! I’ve been working my butt off since #COVID19 started & I haven’t previously made the space to properly attend talks, network and learn with my colleagues and peers. #JupyterCon2020 here we come!!
I’m curious to know where folks are hanging out. I think there’s a @Mattermost space to join, there’s the #JupyterCon2020 hashtag here, but let me know where you’re finding the most interesting discussions! I want to be listening in! 💁🏼‍♀️
I know I’m also about 6 months late to this discussion, but I’m curious to know how folks are balancing learning new content with brainstorming and being creative at conferences. If I were at #JupyterCon2020 IRL I would probably only attend the keynotes and one or two talks 1/
It would be the conversations, the hacking, the demos that I would invest my time in. Sharing our experiences @turingway @mybinderteam @turinginst Data Safe Haven @BIDSstandard etc & thinking about how to @InvestInOpen. How does that translate to a virtual #JupyterCon2020? 2/2

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14 Oct
I’m so so so delighted that this piece: #bropenscience is Broken Science is published. I am so proud of it.

Here’s a little thread about how @o_guest and I wrote the article. (Spoiler: what you’re reading is the third complete restructure) 🌺🌸
Last year @abrookmanbyrne, deputy editor @psychmag, reached out to @o_guest to ask her if she was interested in writing about the history of the wonderful #bropenscience pun that Olivia had created back in 2017.
Olivia gave it a first pass but writing an article about the genesis of a pun on Twitter felt.... thin. And a bit petty.

It’s something that folks ask for a lot, but it was hard to capture the irreverence of #bropenscience AND the huge power dynamics it draws attention to.
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8 Sep
I’m hanging on the couch with a coffee and I want to tell you about some recently merged work that @MalvikaSharan and I have been considering for many months: how to best acknowledge contributors to @turingway. the-turing-way.netlify.app/community-hand… #AcknowledgeAllTheWork
You’ll know that we’re super into #Diverse and #Inclusive communities at @turingway. We really want everyone to leave feeling empowered and like they contributed in whatever way they were able. We’re here to support learning in all directions. #AcknowledgeAllTheWork
But there are also risks to the project if we do NOT build that inclusive atmosphere. If someone writes a chapter and then others are uncertain about whether they can / should edit it, we can’t benefit from the readers seeing how the work can be improved #AcknowledgeAllTheWork
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15 Jan 19
Last twitter thread for this job with me, @AutisticaUK & @turinginst! Because the deadline is THURSDAY 17 JAN! Just two days to get your application in 😱🤗🤩

I’m going to give you my opinions on how to write a good cover letter. I hope they’re helpful!

turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re…
Let’s start by saying these are only my opinions. I’ll justify them so I hope they make sense to you. But different selection committees will have different requirements. Don’t over generalise to different positions :)
Here’s a screenshot of the application procedure from the job ad. It asks for a CV, contact details of your referees, and a covering letter.

Not much, right?

I think this makes the application pretty freaking hard! Let me explain why.
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9 Jan 19
What’s that you say? I haven’t tweeted in a few days about this AMAZING JOB w @AutisticaUK & @turinginst that I’d love for you to apply for or share with anyone you know?

GO ON THEN. A thread about our values and project outcomes! 🌟🙌🏿🙌🏾👩🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👨🏼‍💻👨🏾‍💻😬🥰💖🥳

turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re…
The values are attached as a pdf to the job description linked above. Here’s the direct link: turing.ac.uk/sites/default/…

Before I dig into them I want to give a quick shout out to Georgia Aitkenhead who wrote the first draft based on our long conversations. THANK YOU Georgia!
The values are only loosely ordered. Don’t read too much into which ones come first etc. They’re ALL important.

When you apply for the job PLEASE address the values in your cover letter. It’s an essential requirement that you have a commitment to these values.
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4 Jan 19
I know I'm tweeting up a STORM about this amazing job with @AutisticaUK to be based at @turinginst & working with me!

DEADLINE 17 JANUARY | turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re…

Here's a little thread of threads so you can keep catching up on all the information I'm sharing on here 💖
In this thread I tell you about my motivations for designing the study in the first place
Here's a thread talking about the #FullStack requirements....and why you DON'T need to know ALL THE THINGS in order to apply!
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4 Jan 19
Great question from @pandamakes about the @AutisticaUK @turinginst #ResearchAssociate JOB that you should all be applying for (and telling your friends about). turing.ac.uk/work-turing/re…

I'm going to answer it in a little thread 👇🏼
What do I mean by a "fine-grained consent model"? At the highest level it's pretty simple: it means I want to give all the participants control over their data.

What does that mean in practise?
In this #CitizenScience project we'll be collecting experiences about the challenges that #Autistic people have when navigate the environment.

For example, is it very stressful to take the tube? (Yes!) Are there times that are particularly bad? (Yes!) What are the workarounds?
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