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Name Science Mastodon
Languages English (en)
Users 1,486
Active users (last month) 213
Active users (last six months) 343
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 29,129
First sight Oct 12, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Nov 21, 2024 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.3.1
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
E-mail cgseife@nasw.org
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) datascience, tdor, bombcyclone, meermittwoch, transdayofremembrance, netanyahu, fahrrad, whiskerswednesday, rainbow, tornado
Short description
A mastodon instance designed primarily for science journalists and scientists. Those who wish to join: to avoid significant delays in accepting your application please let us know your real name, your affiliation, and your area of expertise. Thank you!
Long description
This is supposed to be a comfortable place for scientists and journalists to be. Think of it as a cocktail party; behaviors that are unacceptable in that context are unacceptable here.
Patreon for those who wish to support: https://www.patreon.com/sciencemastodon
DMCA agent: Charles Seife (@cgseife, or cgseife at gmail)
Patreon for those who wish to support: https://www.patreon.com/sciencemastodon
DMCA agent: Charles Seife (@cgseife, or cgseife at gmail)
Instance rules
- Users may not be anonymous, at least while this site is in its infancy.
- Users should be scientists, journalists, or scientific/journalistic institutions or publications.
- Please be as kind, polite, and understanding as you would be in a cocktail party of friends and strangers. Harassment, racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, transphobia, or bullying will get you shown to the door.
- No trolling -- combative, out-of-left-field responses to posts seeking argumentation rather than genuine discussion are not welcome.
- Avoid spreading misinformation. Obviously this can be difficult to delineate, and there are many gray areas, but repeated and/or deliberate spread of misinformation is not allowed.
- Relentlessly pushing a theory or idea -- in its extreme, crankery -- is not welcome. The line is blurry, but it can be crossed. Again, think cocktail party... feel free to discuss ideas, but if people are likely to start sidling away, it's an issue.
- The Content Warning flag should be used for NSFW content; NSFW media should be marked as sensitive.
- Users must be 18 or older.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
- mytter.jp: suspension
Admin account cgseife@sciencemastodon.com
Date of creation Oct 6, 2022 UTC
Display name Charles Seife
Bio
Journalist, NYU professor, debunker of 'alternative facts.' Author of several books, most recently a biography of Stephen Hawking. Pronouns: he/him/his.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 3694 statuses, 1456 logins, 0 registrations)
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Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
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Succesful checks: 697/702 (99.29%)