Anyone saying "Scientists don't want you to know this fact" has never met a scientist.

[beasom@mastodon.social]

@neuronakaya The other one is about scientific consensus. Science skeptics pretend there’s a cabal to present a united front. In reality, most scientists try their damndest to *disprove* accepted theories because that’s one very good way of making a name for yourself. Agreeing with everyone does nothing for your reputation. If a majority of scientists agree on anything — up to and including the color of the bloody sky — it’s because there’s no possible way to dispute the facts.

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@neuronakaya ️
As is evident every time I talk with someone
Internal conversation: “Ooohh! New person! Did they ever hear this new (scientific fact or discovery) before!?! They look like they really want to hear this!” (Definitely assumed this before opening mouth)
In a classroom raises hand: “I just wanted to comment on (various scientific factoids) that the rest of the class might be interested in this (random scientific fact related to factoid), it’s terribly fascinating!”

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@WTL @neuronakaya reminds me of an experience I had at a museum. Me, geeking out about the amazing insect collection, lady comes up to me and asks questions, I start going on and on about any insect she points at and then says “I need to write this down to help with my tours” (she was the tour guide )

[em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social]

@sunscream @neuronakaya Exactly guilty as charged

[sunscream@mstdn.social]

@em_and_future_cats
Same here. I'll stop when they swipe their hand over their head and say, "that's way over my head." It's usually a signal that they want it to stop. Please stop.