Science Online London 2011 : Day 1 Breakout sessions #3

The format of Science Online London this year included community-sourced breakout sessions on the first day. Attendees were able to choose from four simultaneous breakout sessions, each an hour long. Delegates could select the breakout of their choice, with one in the morning and two in the afternoon.Below is a Storify storyboard collating all of the tweets from the third set of breakouts.

  1. Breakout sessions


    So many ways to tell a story - Anton Zuiker, Bora Zivkovic


    Open Research Reports: a model for open access to key facts within subscription journals - David Shotton, Tanya Gray


    How are wikis being used to carry out and communicate science? - Michael Peel, Henry Scowcroft, Alok Jha


    Microsoft Academic Search - Alex Wade


  2. So many ways to tell a story - Anton Zuiker, Bora Zivkovic
  3. Now we're gearing up for @BoraZ and @mistersugar's breakout on "So many ways to tell a story" #solo11
  4. "It was a dark and stormy night..." @BoraZ plays to the crowd from the start ;) #solo11
  5. What is the meaning of 'story' and how can we apply this to science? #solo11
  6. We have been telling stories about the world around us since the beginning of time #solo11
  7. the word story is different in different worlds: science, journalism, blogging... by @BoraZ #solo11
  8. Journalist "story pyramid" is upside down: most important info in title and first paragraphs, less important info towards end. #solo11
  9. Now v interesting & important session abt narrative in science & sci journalism, by @mistersugar & @BoraZ. Both very nice blokes #SoLo11
  10. When u think of the word story u think of fiction...u must specify! A story has a beginning a middle & an end! #solo11
  11. #solo11 @BoraZ: the word 'story' means something very different for scientists, journalists and writers
  12. I think story telling on #ScienceBlogging attractive and give inspiration for public. #solo11
  13. Sci paper follow story narrative: Intro = world in steady-state. Results put world in chaotic state. Discussion describes new world. #solo11
  14. @BoraZ: scientific papers follow a story narrative, even if they are technical and jargony #Solo11
  15. Writing about science- 3 different types: cool stories, relevant stories and fishy stories cc @BoraZ #solo11
  16. Scientific papers are also a kind of story, says @BoraZ. I feel compelled to add: usually very badly told. #solo11
  17. Science must learn short story telling. Like the classic Ernest Hemingway: "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn." #solo11
  18. .@BoraZ talking about narrative vs inverted pyramid structures for storytelling. More in his blog post here: t.co/HGsWXmj #solo11
  19. MT @thepermanator #solo11 @BoraZ: there are 3 types of stories - cool stories, relevant stories, or fishy stories
  20. @BoraZ: "in popular stories scientists are heroes or antiheroes" #solo11
  21. Literature has cool stoires, relevant and fishy stories @BoraZ #solo11

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How is the web changing science? Join us at Science Online London September 2-3, 2011 to find out! #solo11 Organised by @LouWoodley @mfenner and @kaythaney

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