Survey finds correlation between strength of scientists’ political beliefs and social media use for sharing research.

Sara K. Yeo, Michael A. Cacciatore, Dominique Brossard, Dietram A. Scheufele, and Michael A. Xenos conducted a survey of tenure-track scientists on their use of social media for science-related purposes, their attitudes toward such use, and their political ideology. They found that the stronger the scientists’ political beliefs, the more likely they were to use Facebook or Twitter to talk about their work.  On […]