Comments on: Government Science Minister engages debate on twitter http://project.imascientist.org.uk/2009/06/government-science-minister-engages-debate-on-twitter/ Inspiring science dialogue for schools Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:30:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: WeBlogScience » Blog Archive » SciCom Links 23/6/09 http://project.imascientist.org.uk/2009/06/government-science-minister-engages-debate-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-14454 WeBlogScience » Blog Archive » SciCom Links 23/6/09 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:50:31 +0000 http://project.imascientist.org.uk/?p=307#comment-14454 [...] Lord Drayson engages with the masses on Twitter >> Just a Theory; 2020 Science; I’m a Scientist; PD [...] [...] Lord Drayson engages with the masses on Twitter >> Just a Theory; 2020 Science; I’m a Scientist; PD [...]

]]> By: UK government minister twitters about science; science festival in Canada, and open source synthetic biology « FrogHeart http://project.imascientist.org.uk/2009/06/government-science-minister-engages-debate-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-14300 UK government minister twitters about science; science festival in Canada, and open source synthetic biology « FrogHeart Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:26:35 +0000 http://project.imascientist.org.uk/?p=307#comment-14300 [...] about and a transcript of the Twitter convo, go here to the I’m A Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here blog. (Thanks Andrew, for leading me to ‘I’m A [...] [...] about and a transcript of the Twitter convo, go here to the I’m A Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here blog. (Thanks Andrew, for leading me to ‘I’m A [...]

]]> By: Katie http://project.imascientist.org.uk/2009/06/government-science-minister-engages-debate-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-14159 Katie Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:37:01 +0000 http://project.imascientist.org.uk/?p=307#comment-14159 Thanks so much for putting this all together there were the odd few bits I had missed there. I will refrain from raining on the parade by releasing the cynical rant in the back of my mind, but yes, I guess on one level I was impressed also! Thanks so much for putting this all together there were the odd few bits I had missed there.

I will refrain from raining on the parade by releasing the cynical rant in the back of my mind, but yes, I guess on one level I was impressed also!

]]> By: Alice http://project.imascientist.org.uk/2009/06/government-science-minister-engages-debate-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-14157 Alice Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:14:11 +0000 http://project.imascientist.org.uk/?p=307#comment-14157 Personally, I think we should be careful of congratulating *too much* for Drayson for engaging. He's still spinning, and broadcasting that spin via twitter, even if he's replying to individuals. Plus a lot of the people he was responding to were science journos. It wasn't THAT different from an interview for local radio or a specialist podcast - something politicians do all the time. Plus, its on twitter, arguably this allowed him to keep the complexity of the debate down to nothing more than 140 characters. Anyway, I agree with you that it was an amazing thing in many ways, but we should be careful of celebrating Drayson's openness too much. (but I'm clearly a cynical old hag) Personally, I think we should be careful of congratulating *too much* for Drayson for engaging.

He’s still spinning, and broadcasting that spin via twitter, even if he’s replying to individuals. Plus a lot of the people he was responding to were science journos. It wasn’t THAT different from an interview for local radio or a specialist podcast – something politicians do all the time.

Plus, its on twitter, arguably this allowed him to keep the complexity of the debate down to nothing more than 140 characters.

Anyway, I agree with you that it was an amazing thing in many ways, but we should be careful of celebrating Drayson’s openness too much. (but I’m clearly a cynical old hag)

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