Scientific American was nominated for a Shorty Award!

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Bill Dillon
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Kenneth Silber
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Christine Gorman
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Eric R. Olson
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Karen Wester Newton
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Robin Lloyd
Robin Lloyd I nominate @sciam for a Shorty Award in #science because it is committed to providing information I can trust
Susanna Speier
Susanna Speier I nominate @sciam for a Shorty Award in #science because they make science accessible without dumbing it down.
Mariette DiChristina
Mariette DiChristina I nominate @sciam for a Shorty Award in #science because it helps to make more scientific Americans.
Christine Gorman
Christine Gorman I nominate @sciam for a Shorty Award in #humor for calling the Higgs boson a Hicks boson (and then apologizing for it)
Anne Casselman
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The Shorty Interview
with Scientific American
Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
aquaculture, cubesat, dichristina, NuSTAR, jefferson, troodontid, ngram, optogenetics, nanobrewers and of course, nail polish economy
How do you make your tweets unique?
We infuse all our tweets with scienteriffic truth...and justice and the American way, of course.
Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?
@tvjrennie, @saeditorinchief, @neiltyson, @thespeakingtree, @noahWG, @ferrisjabr, @maiasz, @AlanTuringYear, @stevemirsky, @boraz
Why'd you start tweeting?
Science is meant to be shared. We like to tweet for instance about the genome sequences of Ozzy, strawberries and platypuses.
What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Tweet about science, health, innovations and shark-eating orcas.
How will the world change in the next year?
Let's think bigger picture. How about 12 events that will change EVERYTHING: http://bit.ly/12_events