Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience . I am giving my special shout out to these amazing young female scientists from Indonesia @ameliazein @sagitaninta and @SheraGoesBoing ,--A THREAD--
I knew @ameliazein when I read her writing about "Scopus-obsession" among Indonesian academics in @ConversationIDN. I think this piece was a whistleblower, --publicly showing that something rotten is happening in Indonesian academic communities. https://theconversation.com/efek-kobra-dosen-indonesia-terobsesi-pada-indeks-scopus-dan-praktik-tercela-menuju-universitas-kelas-dunia-105808
Efek kobra, dosen Indonesia terobsesi pada indeks Scopus dan praktik tercela menuju universitas...

Yang paling ganjil dari pemeringkatan Quacquarelli Symonds adalah komponen jumlah sitiran karya ilmiah.

https://theconversation.com/efek-kobra-dosen-indonesia-terobsesi-pada-indeks-scopus-dan-praktik-tercela-menuju-universitas-kelas-dunia-105808
@ameliazein is promoting open-science @sainsterbuka among Indonesian academics and thoroughly investigating the reasons behind the anti-vaccination movement in Indonesia. She was a good source when I covered Terawan's controversial treatment. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/indonesian-health-minister-under-fire-pushing-his-own-controversial-stroke-treatment
Indonesian health minister under fire for pushing his own controversial stroke treatment

“Brain flushing” with blood thinner has no proven benefit and could do harm, critics say

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/indonesian-health-minister-under-fire-pushing-his-own-controversial-stroke-treatment
@sagitaninta is a conservation geneticist who is currently doing her --very cool-- project on the ancient DNA of babirusa and anoa. She is a prolific writer. You can read her thought-provoking articles in her blog Catatan Iga. https://catataniga.wordpress.com/2020/12/26/tidak-semua-bumbu-masakan-kita-pribumi/
Tidak Semua Bumbu Masakan Kita “Pribumi”

Di tengah ramainya nasionalisme sempit dan ketakutan sumber daya hayati kita dibajak, saya tergelitik melacak evolusi tumbuhan pangan kita.

https://catataniga.wordpress.com/2020/12/26/tidak-semua-bumbu-masakan-kita-pribumi/
@TheMalayArch republished @sagitaninta 's article on how a nation should treat its biodiversity. She says understanding natural history would make us understand that biodiversity is here as nature's legacy, not a commodity. https://medium.com/the-malay-archipelago/how-should-indonesia-treat-its-biodiversity-19bf8988ab70
How should Indonesia treat its biodiversity?

Indonesia takes great pride on the biodiversity that stretches across the islands. Nonetheless, …

https://medium.com/the-malay-archipelago/how-should-indonesia-treat-its-biodiversity-19bf8988ab70
@SheraGoesBoing is a conservationist who is working local young generation to conserve endangered species in Sulawesi. Her arguments were sharp when I interviewed her for a story about "coconut vs oil palm". https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/claim-coconut-oil-worse-biodiversity-palm-oil-sparks-furious-debate
Claim that coconut oil is worse for biodiversity than palm oil sparks furious debate

Coconut palm threatens more species per ton of oil produced than any other crop, study says

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/claim-coconut-oil-worse-biodiversity-palm-oil-sparks-furious-debate
@SheraGoesBoing has also successfully published an article about a problem frequently faced by minorities in the global scientific community. This was published by Nature! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02761-z
Attention science: some people have only one name

Registration forms, grant applications and publishing all create hurdles for single-name researchers. A culturally sensitive approach is needed.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02761-z
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