#FancyScienceShared

#FancyScienceShared was hosted by Fancy Comma, LLC and The Shared Microscope from Oct. 5-12, 2020 (Nobel Prize Week, 2020). The goal of the free, virtual (blog and social media) event was to celebrate scientific achievement and science communication. Check out the press release to learn more about the event, or keep reading for an archive of the week’s happenings.

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About #FancyScienceShared

This virtual (blog and social media) event will:

• Highlight great accomplishments in science over time
• Unite #scicommers, journalists, scientists, writers, and others interested in science
• Encourage discussion about the importance of collaborative science and reducing information silos in Science Communication (SciComm).

This event will bring together scientists, science writers, journalists, and others in celebration of the Nobel Prizes — and excellent science and science communication in general.

The Nobel Prizes, Past and Present

Every day of Nobel Prize week 2020, we highlight exceptional achievements of Nobel Prize winners, the challenges they faced, and other related topics, such as scientific achievement in a pandemic, as well as diversity and inclusion in science. On Twitter (@FancyComma and @TheSharedScope), we summarize each day’s 2020 Nobel Prize winners, and talk about all things Nobel Prizes.

SUNDAY, Oct 4 – All about the Nobel Prizes and their namesake, Alfred Nobel
MONDAY, Oct 5 – Celebrating Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine: 3 Forgotten Nobel Prize Winners Relevant to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

The @NobelPrize in Physiology and Medicine was awarded to a trio (2 Americans and 1 British) for their discovery of the Hepatitis C virus. Congratulations to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice
for the discovery of the virus.

— The Shared Microscope (@thesharedscope) October 5, 2020

TUESDAY, Oct 6 – Celebrating the Physics Nobel Prize: 5 Contributions from Nobel Prize Winning Physicists that Impact Everyday Life

Thread: Half the Physics #NobelPrize2020 has been awarded to Roger Penrose who discovered that black holes are predicted by general relativity. Other half is awarded to both Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for discovering a black hole in our galaxy. (1/5) #FancyScienceShared

— Fancy Comma, LLC (@fancycomma) October 6, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Oct 7 – Nobel Prize Winning Achievements in Chemistry: Marie Curie’s Relentless Curiosity and Perseverance

The @NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for the development of a method for genome editing — CRISPR #FancyScienceShared @fancycomma

— The Shared Microscope (@thesharedscope) October 7, 2020

THURSDAY, Oct 8 – The Nobel Prizes in Literature

Instead of a tweet thread discussing Louise Glück, American poet and #NobelPrize2020 Laureate in Literature, here is an old interview with her from the 80s, featuring some of her poems (& advice for writers), from the @librarycongress #FancyScienceShared https://t.co/jKjTjiqS09

— Fancy Comma, LLC (@fancycomma) October 8, 2020

FRIDAY, Oct 9 – The Nobel Peace Prizes: Greta Thunberg for Peace

The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to the World Food Program for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace @NobelPrize @WFP @fancycomma #FancyScienceShared

— The Shared Microscope (@thesharedscope) October 9, 2020

SATURDAY, Oct 10 – Diversity and Inclusion in Scientific Achievement
SUNDAY, Oct 11 – Twitter chat, #FSSChat, at 1 pm US Central time (7 pm UK time), about science, #scicomm, scientific achievement, and science journalism.
MONDAY, Oct 12 – How Nobel Prize Winners in Economics Are Making the World A Better Place

Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, #NobelPrize2020 laureates in Economic Sciences, are economists at Stanford University in the United States. They've designed new ways to auction goods and services. This has helped improve auctioning in many (even unconventional) contexts. (1/6)

— Fancy Comma, LLC (@fancycomma) October 12, 2020

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