Thread by @ernscot

Hello everyone & welcome to today's #GlobalScienceShow

I'm your host @scottishscicomm, I am delighted to welcome you to our extravaganza of research between 9am & 7pm

Every 15 mins we have a researcher showcasing their work, first up at 9.15am is @SCIresearchUoA

#Explorathon20

Throughout the day please to like, comment, retweet and ask questions of our researchers who are super keen to answer your burning questions!

First up is Catriona, here to discuss therapies for spinal cord injuries

The Secretome sounds like a gameshow, probably hosted by Bradley Walsh, and I am here for it!

https://twitter.com/SCIresearchUoA/status/1332251566745612289?s=20

Thanks to Aliki, I'm now going to question everything my parents ever taught me.

What a great start we are having to the #GlobalScienceShow so far!

https://twitter.com/PapaAliki/status/1332255343422877698?s=20

I know of several mini scientists who would love the opportunity to write their own book! This is a great initiative!

https://twitter.com/ernscot/status/1332262984945688581?s=20

It's time to learn about the tumbleweed of the sea (kinda, its a stretch from me)

I am so impressed with the stop motion skills Nadia has

https://twitter.com/NadiaJogee/status/1332262897896943617?s=20

Check out the team at @bioTIMEdb as they share insights into what it's like working in the field!

Multiple videos going up this morning!

https://twitter.com/bioTIMEdb/status/1332266667045314560?s=20

Accountability for AI is so important, it definitely helps me stop worrying about the cake being a lie.

In all seriousness, the exciting developments in AI technology continually blows my mind, and I can't wait to see how it develops in the coming years

https://twitter.com/RAInS_Project/status/1332270595690668033?s=20

We zoom to Glasgow, for a discussion on Gulag culture and some fascinating research being undertaken by Andrea Gullotta

https://twitter.com/ernscot/status/1332274703021510657?s=20

Understanding the ways that new parents are supported, and what support they don't have but could require, is a fantastic subject

Thank you for sharing Aigli!

https://twitter.com/AigliR/status/1332277997341118465?s=20

I would like to scritch the water doggo

Hey Theoni, why is there a difference in the diving behaviour between male and female Weddell Seals? Why are males not seen diving away from the coast

https://twitter.com/theoni_p/status/1332281859686928390?s=20

https://twitter.com/ernscot/status/1332285543707709441?s=20

What a fantastic way to explore the concept of frailty using building blocks. Absolutely loved this.

There's a definitely a few blocks missing from the tower that is me, thanks 2020!

https://twitter.com/PHanlon17/status/1332289441923280900?s=20

Helping to support research into Multiple Sclerosis by grabbing a paid of odd socks? I am sold!

https://twitter.com/monkeysox_org/status/1332293217212112902?s=20

Supporting care experienced children is so incredibly important, this is an amazing project to find ways to provide evidence to government about how to best to support Scotland's care experienced kids

https://twitter.com/CHiCS_project/status/1332296882421456896?s=20

The importance of "Take only pictures, leave only footprints" is vital in ensuring that responsible tourism keeps landscapes, locals and nature in a positive condition

https://twitter.com/ElenaKotsira/status/1332300716065640449?s=20

I can't believe that Weddel seal noise is actually made by an animal! So weird but very cool!

Though it's a similar noise I make when the communal gardeners come round with their leaf blower during a zoom call, so perhaps im part seal

https://twitter.com/katey_whyte/status/1332304601006153728?s=20

Get our your microscopes, we're heading to the nanoscale to find out more about nanomaterials!

https://twitter.com/EU_NANORIGO/status/1332308208543801345?s=20

After a short lunch break we are back, and it's time for a bit of time travel.

Can you imagine the Queen stopping to kiss and individually name every person she met? That'd take hours

https://twitter.com/StAndEngaged/status/1332319597727535104?s=20

My name is Sam
And I'm here to say
I could listen to this rap about metacognition
Every single day...........

I'll get mah coat

https://twitter.com/HeatherBranigan/status/1332323291344875521?s=20

It's dangerous to go alone, take this video with you

https://twitter.com/DigiFantastic/status/1332331270387412992?s=20

There's still so much we can learn from people of the past, and I love this idea of exploring how Agathias was just as important historian as he was a poet! Super interesting!

https://twitter.com/StAndEngaged/status/1332334852746645510?s=20

Proper interdisciplinary research being explored by Elizabeth!

Also any scicomm that involves getting your wellies on, gets a big thumbs up from me!

https://twitter.com/marinemumbles/status/1332338511261863937?s=20

Remember to give your feedback about today's show!

It only takes a few minutes & will help the organisers of Explorathon to understand its impact and inform similar activities in future.

If you can, please take a look

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Inspired by the wonderful @AidanJohnMoffat! Footballs in Space definitely seems like it would go down well in the Barrowlands Ballroom

Aidan, if you are looking for a support act for next September, think Colin has you covered

https://twitter.com/ColinCa57082954/status/1332345717940170753?s=20

Hey @BBCFergusWalsh have you seen our amazing researchers like Catriona, who are taking part in our Scottish Researcher Showcase for #Explorathon20!? Incredible research going on right here in Scotland!

Nicola's discussion about negative symptoms really does resonate, especially under the strains we have all experienced throughout 2020 under the COVID-19 pandemic

https://twitter.com/nicolamcguire_/status/1332349714205798400?s=20

Hey @UofGlasgow @UniStrathclyde @uniofedinburgh @HeriotWattUni @HWEngage @aberdeenuni @dundeeuni @univofstandrews

Look at your amazing colleagues showing off their work! Can you retweet the tweet above this to help spread the word about our amazing #GlobalScienceShow

So! Much! Crochet! This is amazing Ally!

https://twitter.com/fabhlach3592/status/1332353496583008257?s=20

Also a call out to our awesome friends at Scottish Science Centres and museums. Have you seen the number of amazing communicators showing off their work today? Perfect folks to work with on future events

@gsc1 @DundeeSciCentre @AberdeenSci @ourdynamicearth @NtlMuseumsScot

This is super nice, the idea that imagined contact and the use of objects like dolls and puppets to help reduce prejudice in young children is amazing.

Fantastic work from Sian and the team at @QMUPsychology

https://twitter.com/Dr_Sian_Jones/status/1332357307636850690?s=20

The Move2Learn project looks at science learning through movement, with amazing partners including
@gsc1 @sciencemuseum & @TCMIndy

I've been involved in bits & pieces of this project and it's absolutely fascinating!

https://twitter.com/eddiged/status/1332361113376346112?s=20

I had no idea that there was such a marked difference geographically in how we perceive gender through hearing voices.

This is a really fabulous explanation by Jo from @UofGlasgow

https://twitter.com/_Jo_Pearce/status/1332364900522483712?s=20

This would be some amazing smelling paint.

I love the idea of trying this at home and may need to try out a couple of different options over the weekend.

https://twitter.com/juliafaiers/status/1332368589156982787?s=20

So two things:
1. Disco Mouse is now stuck in my head, John Travolta, but as a dancing mouse

2. I love that Tina explained this whole process, including the fact that sometimes (& often) science does go wrong

https://twitter.com/Dornishwhine/status/1332372669573033986?s=20

I will definitely want to read your book when you have it written Karen! Traditional Scottish music is a real love and something I don't listen to quite enough

Thanks for being part of the show :)

https://twitter.com/Karenmca/status/1332376140179144706?s=20

THANKS PEAT!

Peatlands are such incredible habitats, and this is a great introduction to what peat bogs are and how they are formed!

Hey Lydia, are peatlands threatened in anyway?

https://twitter.com/lydcole/status/1332379974406434816?s=20

This feels just like watching a kids TV show. Really fantastic from the Antibiotics Under Our Feet team at @StAndEngaged

https://twitter.com/StAndEngaged/status/1332383709065076737?s=20

The penultimate presenter in the Scottish Research Showcase is Eri Tsagkari from @UofGlasgow, here to discuss her postdoc on biofilms and the importance they have, particularly in water systems!



#Explorathon20 #GlobalScienceshow

After a long day we now come to our final presenter!

Becky from @univofstandrews is a professional player of Where's Wally, trying to find animals which camouflage themselves!

https://twitter.com/beguire/status/1332028737135763456?s=20