A summary of the tweets generated at the 2017 Evolution meeting in Portland, OR
François Michonneau
About this document
This document was generated using RMarkdown, and the source is available on GitHub at: https://github.com/fmichonneau/evol2017-tweets.
Pull requests to add other figures or fix bugs are welcome.
This document (and associated code) is released under a CC0 licence.
If you have questions or comments, I am on twitter at fmic_ or by email at francois.michonneau@gmail.com
Basic summary
- Total number of tweets with the #Evol2017 hashtag between 2017-06-15 12:50:58, and 2017-06-28 23:59:42: 9885
- Total of original tweets (no retweets): 4238.
- Number of users who tweeted: 2208.
The 5 most favorited tweets
I’m still agog at the cleverness of this #evol2017 poster: flaps reveal the math literally under the hood. Anyone k… https://t.co/CmUGUULppZ
— tjvision | 2017-06-28 | 132 retweets, 485 favorites.
“One tree to rule them all; one model to bind them. One algorithm to search them all, and in the tree space find th… https://t.co/kAL4eCg54d
— HiBiologist | 2017-06-26 | 268 retweets, 474 favorites.
Turns out the Green Arrow (@StephenAmell) is here at #Evol2017 conf and ready to fight Intelligent Design– thanks… https://t.co/CKKSb6NcZt
— mafnoor | 2017-06-24 | 79 retweets, 426 favorites.
As a woman and a mom, I beg that we stop with the science cliche that some things are “simple enough to explain to your mom” #evol2017
— HollyDunsworth | 2017-06-24 | 101 retweets, 302 favorites.
States eliminated from future Evolution meetings due to discrimination laws:
North Carolina Tennessee Kansas Mississippi Texas
#evol2017
— LAevolving | 2017-06-23 | 120 retweets, 214 favorites.
The 5 most retweeted tweets
“One tree to rule them all; one model to bind them. One algorithm to search them all, and in the tree space find th… https://t.co/kAL4eCg54d
— HiBiologist | 2017-06-26 | 268 retweets, 474 favorites.
Two faculty positions in evolution or ecology @ UofToronto. Please RT #evol2017 https://t.co/lZBwlRuxJT
— aneilagrawal | 2017-06-27 | 235 retweets, 83 favorites.
I’m still agog at the cleverness of this #evol2017 poster: flaps reveal the math literally under the hood. Anyone k… https://t.co/CmUGUULppZ
— tjvision | 2017-06-28 | 132 retweets, 485 favorites.
Looking for grad students and postdocs to join my lab at @UTAustin in 2018. Interested? Let’s talk at #evol2017! https://t.co/mz27a4PSto
— melisabetta | 2017-06-24 | 128 retweets, 74 favorites.
States eliminated from future Evolution meetings due to discrimination laws:
North Carolina Tennessee Kansas Mississippi Texas
#evol2017
— LAevolving | 2017-06-23 | 120 retweets, 214 favorites.
Top tweeters
All generated tweets (including retweets)
Only for original tweets (retweets excluded)
Most favorited/retweeted users
The figures below only include users who tweeted 5+ times, and don’t include retweets.
Number of favorites received by users
Number of retweets received by users
Mean numbers of favorites received
Mean numbers of retweets received
Word cloud
The top 100 words among the original tweets.
Most used emojis
Most commonly associated words
Sentiment analysis
Very little negativity in the #Evol2017 tweets. Most positive before lunch, and in the evening.
To the extent possible under law, Francois Michonneau has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to Summary of tweets at the 2017 Evolution conference. This work is published from: United States.