It's the attention economy, stupid What science reveals about discourse

I don’t usually dabble in the op-ed, but wrote this about why I think science communication is a revealing case study for how corrosive the attention economy has become in our discourse. Interested to know what you guys think 😎

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#science #research 🧪

It's the attention economy, stupid What science reveals about discourse

I don’t usually dabble in the op-ed, but wrote this about why I think science communication is a revealing case study for how corrosive the attention economy has become in our discourse. Interested to know what you guys think 😎

open.substack.com/pub/jacoblea...
#science #research 🧪

Jacob Lea | Substack Sifting and then grifting 😎

Hi Eryn, I am a competitive sports coach and science blogger who would love to be added to the general science feed!

Website: substack.com/@jacoblea

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Jacob Lea | Substack Sifting and then grifting 😎

Hi Eryn, I am an ecologist and nature blogger who would love to be added to the general science feed!

Website: substack.com/@jacoblea

LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-lea...

Jacob Lea | Substack Sifting and then grifting 😎

Hi Eryn, I am an ecologist and nature blogger who would love to be added to the general science feed!

Website: substack.com/@jacoblea

LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-lea...

Nothing that is a consensus is able to permeate through to the public anymore

If a respected body of scientists announced today that the Sun was going to rise tomorrow a group of people would appear online denying it

At the coalface is here 😎

Koala Genes | Sea Level Rise | Eagle Diets

#naturewriting #climate #science

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At the Coalface is here!

Age is a number | Frog islands | How brains become brains

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#science #research #naturewriting

At the Coalface is here!

Age is a number | Frog islands | How brains become brains

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#science #research #naturewriting

At the Coalface Protect the cheese | Longevity genes | Iron Age violence

At the Coalface is here!

I cover protecting cheese, longevity genes, and prehistoric violence 🧪

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At the Coalface Protect the cheese | Longevity genes | Iron Age violence

At the Coalface is here!

I cover protecting cheese, longevity genes, and prehistoric violence 🧪

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New symptom of nobelitis just dropped

How Rainfall Sustains Multi-Year La Niña This study shows that rainfall reinforces multiyear La Niña events via ocean salinity effects, highlighting a key mechanism with critical implications for ENSO prediction and the global hydrological c...

Read the blog post behind the recently published paper on how #rainfall reinforces multiyear #LaNiña events via #ocean #salinity effects. communities.springernature.com/posts/how-ra...

At the Coalface Predicting elite cycling potential | Do plants follow the island rule | How schizophrenia affects emotional acuity

This weeks At the Coalface is here!

See below 👀

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At the Coalface Predicting elite cycling potential | Do plants follow the island rule | How schizophrenia affects emotional acuity

This weeks At the Coalface is here!

See below 👀

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The New Humanist slaps

At the Coalface Hothouse climate change | Mayan trade | Invasive flatworms

This weeks at the coalface is here!

#science #research #sciencewriting

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At the Coalface Hothouse climate change | Mayan trade | Invasive flatworms

This weeks at the coalface is here!

#science #research #sciencewriting

See below:

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This is how they foraged chutney back in the day

Now who's go is it to try it using the WHAM! machine

At the coalface: isotopes reveal false killer whale diets, vape smoke contains free radicals, and AI versus scientific fraud Contrary to a popular and seductive misconception — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

This week's at the coalface is here!

False killer whale diets, vape smoke free radicals, and AI versus scientific fraud

#science #research #sciencewriting

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At the coalface: isotopes reveal false killer whale diets, vape smoke contains free radicals, and AI versus scientific fraud Contrary to a popular and seductive misconception — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

This week's at the coalface is here!

False killer whale diets, vape smoke free radicals, and AI versus scientific fraud

#science #research #sciencewriting

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This from @adamrutherford.bsky.social is a wellspring of fair judgement regarding the Nobel Prize

Hegemonies love a cheeky bit of hegemonying

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Love this👇 I remember be astonished when I first learnt that RNA was capable of catalysing things

At the vanguard: ancient paintings, conditional europhiles, and evolving gene regulation Contrary to a popular and seductive consensus — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

New blog post!!

At the vanguard: ancient paintings, conditional europhiles, and evolving gene regulation

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@simonhix.bsky.social @charbel-alfeghaly.bsky.social
@ireneaksoy.bsky.social @crougeulle.bsky.social
@agneseloda.bsky.social @rougeulle-lab.bsky.social b.bsky.social

At the vanguard: ancient paintings, conditional europhiles, and evolving gene regulation Contrary to a popular and seductive consensus — science rarely moves in great leaps, with eureka moments bursting from subversive mavericks.

New blog post!!

At the vanguard: ancient paintings, conditional europhiles, and evolving gene regulation

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The new conservation: are we on the cusp of a radical rethink? Tobias et al., 2025 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

New blog post!!

The new conservation: are we on the cusp of a radical rethink?

#naturewriting #biology #conservation

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