Practices and promises of Facebook for science outreach: Becoming a “Nerd of Trust”

Craig R. McClain

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2002020

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Practices and promises of Facebook for science outreach: Becoming a “Nerd of Trust”

Craig R. McClain

* E-mail: cmcclain@lumcon.edu

Affiliation Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin, Louisiana, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0574-428X

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Practices and promises of Facebook for science outreach: Becoming a “Nerd of Trust”

Craig R. McClain

Published: June 27, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2002020

About the Authors

Craig R. McClain

* E-mail: cmcclain@lumcon.edu

Affiliation Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin, Louisiana, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0574-428X

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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