Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @NewsfromScience
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
346
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
-Tweets highlight the possibility of less severe cases of LongCovid with Omicron and increased immunity from vaccinations. -Surgeries are being used to gain brain access for research, raising ethical considerations. -Recreating hazes in a laboratory setting could aid in understanding alien planet atmospheres, according to NewsfromScience feature. -Opinions differ on the origins of the Swahili people, with archaeology and DNA analysis aiding in unraveling their history. -Blockbuster story on the NIH's handling of foreign influence from China raises questions and calls for more transparency. -Various Twitter users with LongCovid respond to claims of lower risk, advocating for their perspective to be heard. -Other tweets cover topics such as COVID-19 testing data, weather data shortages in Canada, and the potential benefits and ethical challenges of brain access for research.
Topic Modeling
- Long Covid and Omicron vaccine immunity
- Ethical issues in brain surgery research
- Alien planet atmosphere research
- Debating origins of the Swahili people
- NIH and foreign influence from China
- Covid detection and PCR in research
- Climate change and weather data
Emotional Analysis
The tweets cover a range of topics, including science news, COVID-19, and archaeology. Many of the tweets express concern or criticism about the handling of COVID-19 and its impact on individuals, particularly those with "Long Covid." Some tweets express excitement about scientific discoveries and the potential for further research, while others criticize the ethics of invasive medical procedures for research purposes. Overall, the tweets convey a mix of emotions, including concern, excitement, frustration, and curiosity.
Trend Analysis
- Long Covid and its connection to the Omicron variant
- Ethical issues surrounding brain research on patients
- Recreating hazes in laboratories to study atmospheres of alien planets
- Archaeology and ancient DNA uncovering the history of the Swahili people
- Controversy surrounding the origins and tracking of Covid-19
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
142
Percentage of total tweets
41%
Number of Original tweets
20
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
346
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
183
Percentage of total tweets
52%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
10
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
55
Percentage of total tweets
15%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 122 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 96 |
| Twitter for Android | 93 |
| Twitter for iPad | 15 |
| TweetDeck | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScienceMagazine | Science Magazine | The world's leading outlet for cutting-edge research in all areas of science. Follow @NewsfromScience for stories from our news team. | 3,404,147 |
| EricTopol | Eric Topol | physician-scientist, author, editor https://t.co/vwstu2BYrC Ground Truths: https://t.co/YhatcCa3jA | 686,530 |
| KingsCollegeLon | King's College London | News from King's College London | King’s is a multi-faculty research-led institution & one of the top 10 UK universities in the world | Contact: comms@kcl.ac.uk | 144,043 |
| R_H_Ebright | Richard H. Ebright | Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology @RutgersU @BiosafetyNow | 61,243 |
| wlaforum | World Laureates Forum | The WLA promotes basic science, advocates for international cooperation, and is committed to the development of youth. | 37,616 |
| amymaxmen | Amy Maxmen | Award-winning science reporter covering global health & inequality. Words @Nature @NYTimes etc. Murrow Press Fellow @CFR_org. Views are my own. She/her. | 36,623 |
| leslievosshall | Leslie Vosshall PhD | VP/CSO @HHMInews & Head of #VosshallLab @rockefelleruniv Toward Excellent, Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, & Open Science MASTODON: @leslievosshall@mstdn.science | 23,777 |
| academic_exit | Academic Exit | I help social science PhDs land jobs in the Tech industry #phd #postac | 23,007 |
| AilsaForshaw | Ailsa Forshaw🧢 | #EducationSpecialist #SpecialEdTeacher #Writer #Builder #Blog #GreatMom #YangGang https://t.co/qKWFw8NNrb, https://t.co/ezZTkH8OZs | 21,524 |
| secondmentions | Second Mentions | Celebrating the wonderful descriptive ability of the world's journalists #elegantvariation Contact: secondmentions@gmail.com | 20,045 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| AilsaForshaw | Ailsa Forshaw🧢 | #EducationSpecialist #SpecialEdTeacher #Writer #Builder #Blog #GreatMom #YangGang https://t.co/qKWFw8NNrb, https://t.co/ezZTkH8OZs | 23,521 |
| mnlimas | Marianna Limas | ✍️The Science Writing News Roundup is a newsletter for science writers with the latest jobs, opportunities, advice, resources, events, videos, and more. | 11,846 |
| sansalvadorEc | Juan Xavier Santos Salvador | Abogado. Lawyer. Msg. Derecho del Comercio Internacional. Amo los litigios complejos, derecho penal económico y a mi familia. | 11,844 |
| VonRosenchild | VonVictor V. Rosenchild | HubBucket® CEO | 🇺🇸 @HubBucket® Inc CEO | @HubBucketBioMed @HubBucketBioT @HubDiscovery @HubRadiology @HubBucketSST @HubBucketGreen @HubBucketORG @HubBucketNYC and more | 10,451 |
| secondmentions | Second Mentions | Celebrating the wonderful descriptive ability of the world's journalists #elegantvariation Contact: secondmentions@gmail.com | 8,650 |
| LorenzoSchiliro | Lorenzo Schiliro' | Graduated in Nuclear Physics. American sports fan. Metal music Love travels #StopBullying 💖🇮🇹🇺🇸🇮🇱 💖 | 8,388 |
| Shaftan | Rick Shaftan -- Neighborhood Research and Media | Living on Hatteras I. & making political ads exposing #Woke Communist Dems & their GOP enablers. I no longer talk to the #FakeNewsMedia or care what you write. | 7,898 |
| AMCELL | Alan McElligott | Assoc Prof Animal Behaviour Welfare @HKVetSchool @CAHWCityU https://t.co/qESdN8gKmn Tweets: animals, environment, science, higher ed, DEI, ethics. 🌈🇮🇪 he/him | 7,624 |
| FrontMarineSci | Frontiers in Marine Science | @FrontiersIn #MarineScience is the 3rd most-cited journal in its field. Read our research & submit https://t.co/E5bbsRviyj Suggest an idea https://t.co/TgZAhWrUOT | 6,641 |
| papijones4 | Richard Jones | Proud father of 2 and granddad of 4. Very proud grandfather of a U S Marine. Pagan. #TheResistance #MeToo #lgbtq #blacklivesmatter.#ITMFA #FuckMAGAts | 6,291 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| AllSaintsBiol | Biology @ All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy, Mansfield | 8 |
| Rob66733000 | - | 5 |
| inducekarmaaa | I identify as Long Covid. | 5 |
| jxnova | Lord of Misrule. Special creation of the Universe. Best-smelling author. 🇵🇸 Follow me on Mastodon. The hottest thing in the North to come outa the South. | 5 |
| mikeydoubled | - | 5 |
| ChildrenNeedUs_ | Former PICU/ER RN| #COVID19 focus | #NBA| Boston Children’s & UCSF alumna. | 4 |
| Wuhle | - | 4 |
| SStevenWang | Image-based spatial multi-omics. Assistant Professor at Yale. NIH Director's New Innovator Awardee. MIT TR 35 Innovators Under 35. https://t.co/FXNwcrUryz | 4 |
| debra_oliveri | - | 4 |
| JustinGallivan | Airplane seat filler. Have been fortunate to do science-y things in academia, government, and philanthropy that people seem to like. Tweets personal. | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638995305063682048 | Summary of data supporting less #LongCovid with Omicron and its subvariants (along with more immunity built via vaccinations, infections, and their combinations) https://t.co/2Z1OxL3w2B @NewsfromScience @ScienceMagazine by @jcouzin | 97 |
| 1638035217825890304 | Surgeries are increasingly opening patients’ brains to research. But the opportunities that come with this intimate access also raise complex ethical issues. Learn more: https://t.co/Ar2Lk5MzXF @NewsfromScience https://t.co/f0UAZoQjJm | 45 |
| 1641152094877909007 | I took a deep dive into another very strange tale from the pandemic. Story in @NewsfromScience now up: https://t.co/5MzdTOXAJ5 | 31 |
| 1639371738277621760 | Hazes can obscure an alien planet’s atmosphere, but recreating them in the laboratory could help unlock their secrets. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://t.co/33mio6OsNf @ScienceVisuals https://t.co/tnTFiffXsa | 19 |
| 1638965998165323813 | My column on the blockbuster @NewsfromScience story about the actions of the NIH with regard to foreign influence from China. If all of this is real, feds need to do more to help folks understand. 1/2 https://t.co/pYYMkGelaR | 10 |
| 1641107854391164929 | “Archaeologists had been debating the origins of the Swahili people, and the whole time they had their own story,” says @brielleesther. Archaeology & ancient DNA unravel the history of the Swahili Coast: https://t.co/gut0ENCP3b @NewsfromScience | 9 |
| 1641002299664351232 | Hazes can obscure an alien planet’s atmosphere, but recreating them in the laboratory could help unlock their secrets. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://t.co/mbynDqw0M4 @ScienceVisuals https://t.co/op3N20S4TW | 6 |
| 1641168622595833857 | @martinenserink @NewsfromScience Flutrackers favors the Virological version: The first post with the sequence linked to Virological on Jan 10th at 10pm est: https://t.co/mYZlmjdbdT Not until Jan 12th at 9am est did the the GISAID Link show up: https://t.co/lczFzq9sM5 | 3 |
| 1640860036074475520 | Leqembi (lecanemab) and similar Alzheimer's drugs cause significant brain shrinkage - big concern? via @jcouzin @NewsfromScience https://t.co/9KdIdtItZ4 | 2 |
| 1641177968620998656 | @martinenserink @NewsfromScience Stooges with track records of false statements squabbling with stooges with track records of false statements. No trustworthy sources on either side of squabble. | 2 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638995305063682048 | Summary of data supporting less #LongCovid with Omicron and its subvariants (along with more immunity built via vaccinations, infections, and their combinations) https://t.co/2Z1OxL3w2B @NewsfromScience @ScienceMagazine by @jcouzin | 362 |
| 1638035217825890304 | Surgeries are increasingly opening patients’ brains to research. But the opportunities that come with this intimate access also raise complex ethical issues. Learn more: https://t.co/Ar2Lk5MzXF @NewsfromScience https://t.co/f0UAZoQjJm | 209 |
| 1639371738277621760 | Hazes can obscure an alien planet’s atmosphere, but recreating them in the laboratory could help unlock their secrets. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://t.co/33mio6OsNf @ScienceVisuals https://t.co/tnTFiffXsa | 84 |
| 1641002299664351232 | Hazes can obscure an alien planet’s atmosphere, but recreating them in the laboratory could help unlock their secrets. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://t.co/mbynDqw0M4 @ScienceVisuals https://t.co/op3N20S4TW | 77 |
| 1641152094877909007 | I took a deep dive into another very strange tale from the pandemic. Story in @NewsfromScience now up: https://t.co/5MzdTOXAJ5 | 67 |
| 1639028350537830405 | @EricTopol @NewsfromScience @ScienceMagazine @jcouzin My fully vaccinated self got Long Covid from omnicron and I have connected with many, many others that can say the same. This is harmful. | 29 |
| 1639111814557634564 | @inducekarmaaa @NewsfromScience @ScienceMagazine @jcouzin Perhaps you haven't read many essays I've written on that very topic. There is NO minimization coming from me. 1 example https://t.co/PcV84bUOwy https://t.co/MdHYgerJvw | 27 |
| 1638996148999577600 | @EricTopol @NewsfromScience @ScienceMagazine @jcouzin Personally, I like the idea of not getting infected at all. | 22 |
| 1639119286508593153 | @EricTopol @NewsfromScience @ScienceMagazine @jcouzin Many of us with Long Covid are suffering w/ despair. @D_Bone (Dave) holds a space called the long covid lounge on twitter every Friday. We would be appreciative if you could spare a few minutes and come talk to us and hear our perspective. This space is honest and respectful. | 21 |
| 1638996563899961371 | @EricTopol @NewsfromScience @ScienceMagazine @jcouzin Eric why don’t you advocate for folks who have long covid instead of saying it’s less of a risk. Also is that based on the actual variant or vaccines. This long covid minimization is hurtful. | 21 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #sciencemagarchives | 11 |
| #covid19 | 5 |
| #longcovid | 5 |
| #longreads | 5 |
| #nihcmawardsjournalism | 5 |
| #climate | 4 |
| #ai | 3 |
| #mpox | 3 |
| #alzheimers | 2 |
| #phd | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @newsfromscience | 348 |
| @sciencemagazine | 58 |
| @jcouzin | 48 |
| @erictopol | 46 |
| @martinenserink | 27 |
| @hholdenthorp | 12 |
| @sciencevisuals | 11 |
| @cpiller | 8 |
| @kakape | 8 |
| @mikeydoubled | 7 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
19
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🤣 | 8 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 👏 | 7 | clapping_hands |
| 👍 | 5 | thumbs_up |
| 🤔 | 3 | thinking_face |
| 🖖 | 3 | vulcan_salute |
| 🏅 | 2 | sports_medal |
| 🙏 | 2 | folded_hands |
| ❤️ | 2 | red_heart |
| 👉 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
| 🎶 | 2 | musical_notes |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 26 |
| People & Body | 21 |
| Animals & Nature | 7 |
| Activities | 5 |
| Travel & Places | 3 |
| Objects | 3 |
| Symbols | 1 |
| Food & Drink | 1 |