Researchers – where are you discussing science online?

Over the weekend I attended the annual Science Online London conference (report of that to follow), which brings together a ”global mix of technologists, data curators, science communicators and researchers to discuss issues surrounding how science is carried out and communicated online”.

One of the things we ponder at the Trust is how we can help researchers do their research. Part of that is how we can help facilitate their discussions with each other – both within their fields and across them. So I wondered:

Researchers: where are you discussing your science online? 

It could be about ideas or sharing data within your fields, new papers, open access or other issues, but also regular stuff around the practice of science: techniques, careers, equipment preferences etc. I know an increasing number of scientists blog – both for public and scientist consumption – such as on Nature Network or Occam’s Typewriter. Some scientists have open lab books or community sites like The Lab Rat and Lab Protocol. Others are using social media services such as Twitter and Facebook to network with their scientific peers and swap useful information.

So where are you discussing your science online? Let us know in the comments below.

I’m looking to find out as much as possible to feed back into discussions we’re having, so your input would be really valuable. I think this could be a really useful list, so I’ll try and compile something in a future post.