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The science sector has been such a "Bluesky early adopter" that it's become a subject of scientific study itself - see:
Some of the most popular Custom Feeds are also science-oriented. But why this particular interest?
Everyone here has their own theory, but the flood of scientists leaving X for Mastodon and Bluesky only started when Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and sacked thousands of employees, many in content moderation jobs. The resulting surge in misinformation, trolls, bots and hate speech was never going to suit people who have been trained professionally to only publish content they can back up with evidence (btw, did we mention that Media loves Bluesky, too?).
Once scientists started joining Bluesky, and particularly once troll-free, science-oriented Custom feeds emerged, the more valuable it became for more scientists to join Bluesky, triggering a virtuous cycle.
We use the term "science" broadly — not just traditional academic research, but any form of systematic inquiry, including work by citizen scientists, independent researchers, and self-defined scholars.
We're exploring a range of approaches to building an inclusive research ecosystem on ATProto:
This is an evolving space, so the above is just a starting point. Our first goal is simply to bring everyone together to explore the tools and services of most value for researchers on ATProto, and then map a path to building them.
Apart from at our events, we:
Apart from engaging with the community on Bluesky and Discourse (above), you can reach out to the organisers directly at hello@atproto.science