Culture Art & Media Scientists Turn Twitter Into a Comedy Fest With #AcademicHipster Hashtag By Jaymi Heimbuch Writer California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation. She is the author of The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction. our editorial process Twitter Twitter Jaymi Heimbuch Updated October 06, 2019 The #AcademicHipster hashtag is trending. Read up before it's too mainstream to continue. By Sattalat phukkum/Shutterstock Share Twitter Pinterest Email Culture History Travel Sustainable Fashion Art & Media Holidays Community Scientists have had a lot of fun with Twitter lately, from posting their #fieldworkfail stories to #JunkOff photos and #StupidCommonNames rants. (And who could forget the brilliant #DistractinglySexy response to sexism in science?) Yesterday Twitter lit up with a flood of new #AcademicHipster tweets, where scientists have a chance to show off how edgy they are and get back to their roots of using transparencies and slides. Because who doesn't prefer a film camera trap over digital for more authentic wildlife monitoring? Here are some of the best gems: Head over to Twitter to catch up on the hashtag. The humor keeps on coming. But hurry because: