The Power of Social Media for Science Communication

摘要

Social media has become a major tool for sharing ideas. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2005 only 5% of adults in the U.S. were using social media. By 2016, nearly seven out of 10 U.S. residents used at least one social media site. That's a staggering rate of adoption. While one may think of social media as a place where people share photos of their family or tweet about the latest celebrity gossip, it also hosts important discussions that can shape people's opinions about policy, safety, consumer products and other weighty issues.