On this #InternationalDayOfScientificCulture, let's talk about a different aspect of #science & #cuture:

"The cultural expectation(s) of what it means to be a #scientist, and why we need to question it!"

A thread 🧵 1/ In the light of the recent student deaths in multiple educational institutions across #India, I've been informally chatting with some students and faculty, in a bid to try and understand what went (and perhaps continues to be going) wrong!

2/

I'm collating a thread of resources showing that #PlasmaTherapy doesn't really work & can in fact, lead to the emergence of more virulent strains of #COVID19!

These resources are at varying levels of reading difficulty + reading times needed.

Pls RT and/or add more resources👇🏼 First, here's a short and accessible mega-thread by @netshrink that quotes several other scientists who have also publicly spoken about plasma therapy not working!

@GKangInd @MenonBioPhysics @AnantBhan @vishuguttal

https://twitter.com/netshrink/status/1388372223078002689?s=19

Wow that's the latest in innovative and unique ways to do #scicomm and raise awareness about #ClimateChange! :)

https://twitter.com/ClimateAnja/status/1104338110668771328

Found yet another innovative #scicomm example today!

https://twitter.com/nakedcapsid/status/1104932493520564224?s=19