Abstract
Many scientists, confined to home office by COVID-19, have been gathering in online communities, which could become viable alternatives to physical meetings and conferences.
Highlights
“. . . the ongoing COVID-19 crisis means prolonged isolation, odd working hours and less social interactions for most scientists confined to home.”
We forget the importance of social interactions in science
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis means prolonged isolation, odd working hours, and less social interactions for most scientists confined to home
Summary
Christine E Cucinotta1,*,† , Benjamin J E Martin2,*,† , Melvin Noe Gonzalez3,*,† , Pravrutha Raman1,*,† , Vladimir B Teif4,*,† & Hanneke Vlaming2,*,†. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis means prolonged isolation, odd working hours, and less social interactions for most scientists confined to home This motivated us to create the “Fragile Nucleosome”. Our initiative offered new opportunities though, in particular for those who have not benefited from extensive networks, showing how virtual communities can address disparities in accessibility This should not be a stop-gap measure during the pandemic: Once we come out from our isolation, we still need to address the drawbacks of in-person scientific conferences/ seminars, such as economic disparities, travel inaccessibility, and overlapping family responsibilities (Sarabipour, 2020). On March 19 last year, Christine enquired on Twitter about scientists’ interest in participating in a forum dedicated to discussing chromatin and transcription The same day, she founded our community on Discord, a free online platform (https://discord.gg/ dXqT89r).
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