We share Nature’s back to the thesis videos, and some of our favorite #threewordthesis tweets

Last week, Nature visited a few prominent scientists to take them back to their theses.

First up was Francis Collins, director of the NIH, with Semiclassical theory of vibrationally inelastic scattering, with application to H⁺ and H₂ (1974). This is how it went.

 

Next, Sara Seager, a planetary scientist at MIT, revisits Extrasolar giant planets under strong stellar irradiation (1999).

 

Finally, Uta Frith, an autism pioneer and professor at University College London, takes a second look at Pattern detection in normal and autistic children (1968).

 

The videos prompted a resurgence of the #threewordthesis on Twitter. They ranged from the impressively accurate:

Bioorthogonally synthesizing fluorophores #threewordthesis @sci_jonny @UNLChemistry

— Sara Rubeck (@punziepunk) July 13, 2016

Cold Europan Ice#threewordthesis

— Lonely Probe (@LonelyProbe) July 8, 2016

to the defeatist:

Nothing is working #3wordthesis

— Julie Blommaert (@Julie_B92) July 6, 2016

#threewordthesis would be a 300% improvement on what I have written

— Kathie Dello (@KathieDello) July 8, 2016

to the practical:

PhD in pipetting #threewordthesis@ImogenMireille @raventurelli @KaraVadman

— Michelle Guitard (@mgmakai) July 8, 2016

#3wordthesis cows, bison, differences #CantWashYourHandsInABuffalo https://t.co/wACETflVkZ

— Henry Gee (@henrygeenature) July 6, 2016

to the perhaps-just-a-litte-bit-glib:

#threewordthesis drugs and lasers (subtitle: 300 ways not to do a southern or western blot)

— Ginger (@FlySci) July 7, 2016

Totally disparate projects #threewordthesis

— Raychelle Burks (@DrRubidium) July 6, 2016

And, finally and inevitably, to the political.

Huge P Value. #threewordthesis #MakeScienceGreatAgain https://t.co/OU2Ev7boxa

— Donald Trump, PhD (@ScientistTrump) July 6, 2016

 

Can you describe your thesis in three words? Let us know on Twitter.