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In light of some of the recent twitter happenings around evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller, I've got to thinking about practices and pitfalls in science and social media. And I think Miller's example provides a good story for how NOT to do twitter. Here's a social media tip: we can hear you. But that shouldn't scare you away! I've got a post with more at Neurotic Physiology, head over and check it out.