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#IamScience

There is no "traditional" route to a career in science. Each of us has had unique experiences and struggles that we dealt with which shape who we are.

  1. My twitter reflections came after seeing the back and forth going on the internets concerning @Mireyamayor's keynote at #scio12. In particular The post, Mireya's response and the ensuing thread at Thus Spake Zuska.
  2. Andrea Kuszewski tweeted some remarks that I felt didn't do the aforementioned conversation justice, but reflected upon her personal experiences in dealing with gender issues online.
  3. AndreaKuszewski
    You know what's amusing? I've heard more complaining and criticizing of @MireyaMayor's #scio12 keynote from WOMEN than men. Hypocrites much?
    Andrea Kuszewski
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 21:37:13
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  4. AndreaKuszewski
    Women scis complain that women scis aren't given more opportunities... then a woman sci is the #scio12 keynote, & the women scis bitch. #WTF
    Andrea Kuszewski
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 21:38:32
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  5. AndreaKuszewski
    Female scis can be pretty. Then can like pink. They can have long hair & wear makeup. Doesn't invalidate their science. #scio12
    Andrea Kuszewski
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 21:42:25
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  6. KateClancy
    @AndreaKuszewski Looking at Zuska's comment thread I actually only saw dudes criticizing her, but maybe I missed some? #scio12
    Kate Clancy
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 21:41:25
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  7. AndreaKuszewski
    @KateClancy Thinly veiled comments/posts don't fool me. I know what this whole debate/discussion is really about, because I lived it last yr
    Andrea Kuszewski
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 21:43:19
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  8. The conversation continues between Andrea and the twitterverse. But I thought the lessons of Mireya's talk were lost amongst the chatter on Zuska's blog and twitter.
  9. kzelnio
    Am I only 1 who understood @mireyamayor talk as case study 4 nontraditional path in science? Why the calls 4 more science? #derailer #scio12
    Kevin Zelnio
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:27:23
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  10. kzelnio
    @mireyamayor and @docfreeride had parallel stories. Point was to be yourself. Don't hide behind pink tiaras OR hairy legs #scio12
    Kevin Zelnio
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:29:44
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  11. KateClancy
    This convo is why I'm open about playing derby. I do science. I perform femininity. I hit the shit out of people. It's all ok. #scio12
    Kate Clancy
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:29:59
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  12. So I openly opined that perhaps we need to be better at recognizing the diversity of our experiences. We all struggled in one or another to get to where we are. The result? An awesome group of people that I've grown to love and respect in SO many ways over my 5 years of being a member of this amazing community. Thus, #IamScience was born! I was shocked by the response!
  13. kzelnio
    #scio12 Let's all tweet our nontraditional paths to our current involvement in science whether research, journalism, or other #IAmScio12
    Kevin Zelnio
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:37:15
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  14. JacquelynGill
    I never graduated from high school. #IAmScio12
    Jacquelyn Gill
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:38:02
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  15. PsiWavefunction
    Oh, maybe I do have a non-traditional part: I barely made it through undergrad with a GPA of 2! #IAmScio12
    Psi Wavefunction
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:39:14
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  16. JacquelynGill
    I never took college math, chemistry, or biology. #IAmScio12
    Jacquelyn Gill
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:40:08
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  17. drskyskull
    #IAmScio12 Mostly a traditional path to a physics prof, though I *did* nearly fail jr. high algebra! (Math didn't come easy at first.)
    skullsinthestars
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:41:32
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  18. kzelnio
    #IAmScience RT @JacquelynGill: @kzelnio I never graduated from high school! Wheee!
    Kevin Zelnio
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:42:45
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  19. MtnHellfire
    @drskyskull What an interesting hashtag! Facinating tweets rolling in with it. #IAmScio12
    MT N Hellfire
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:43:46
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  20. kzelnio
    #IAmScience RT @JackLScanlan: @kzelnio Is being obsessed with science since the age of 5 a nontraditional path? #scio12
    Kevin Zelnio
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:44:03
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  21. MtnHellfire
    Check out the #iamscience and #iamscio12 hashtag tweets. Really interesting stories being tweeted. Not all started off geniuses.
    MT N Hellfire
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:45:25
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  22. scimomof2
    Fell in love in statistics when worked as Marketing Analyst at Coca cola Co in Ukraine while trying to get to grad school in US #IAmScio12
    Kateryna Artyushkova
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:44:49
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  23. kzelnio
    #IamScience RT @ChuckPellCAP: @mireyamayor @kzelnio My path is nontraditional: BFA, MFA, Hollywood, Biomechanics, $$$ success, medicine.
    Kevin Zelnio
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:44:50
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  24. kzelnio
    #IamScience RT @BoraZ didnt graduate high school, or vet school, or PhD. But managed to get an MS in-between those. Non-traditional. #scio12
    Kevin Zelnio
    Thu, Jan 26 2012 22:46:42
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