The power of dinosaurs: lessons learned from the sharing of #SciArt on Twitter
        
        
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                Laerie McNeil, 
            
                
                
                Chantal Barriault, 
            
                
                
                Birha Farooqi, 
            
                
                
                Ian Black, 
            
                
                
                Ann Pegoraro
            
                
                
                    
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                Thomas J. S. Merritt
            
        
        
            
                
We used netnographic analysis to outline a structure of the   #SciArt community on Twitter/X finding a surprising interest in   dinosaurs, even in the midst of a pandemic. Recently, SciArt,   broadly, science-themed art, has gained attention among science   communicators for its ability to engage a wide range of audiences in   scientific findings. We gained insights into how paleoart passes   between and among audiences and explored the phenomena of   perennially popular dinosaur-themed works of SciArt in popular   science communication. We discussed these effects and how they could   be used to engage people with SciArt in science communication   efforts.
            
        
        
        
            
                
                Volume 23 • Issue 05 • 2024