Often times, when a Twitter hashtag comes along, it provides countless hours of entertainment. Such was the case with #hipsterscience, in which true indie scientists shared their obscure methods via tweets.

#18

I keep my pipettes in organic wool hand-woven napsacks made by local free range shepherds in Big Sur #hipsterscience - @kzelnio

#17

I refuse to work with anyone calling themselves Dolly, I Just hate this Cloned-Sheeplike mentality the name engenders. #HipsterScience - @UndeadMedic

#16

I back up all my critical files to vinyl. It's more authentic, and you're not cool enough to understand why. #hipsterscience #HipsterIT - @brx0

#15

It's just more authentic to pipette by mouth. #hipsterscience - @drugmonkeyblog

#14

i only use analogue computers, digital just doesn't have the warmth #hipsterscience - @fourierseries

#13

I don't publish on the "major journal" labels, I only tweet my work #hipsterscience - @upulie

#12

I like to recite Pi to the 500th digit at poetry slams in the Bowery #hipsterscience - @c2677

#11

In my figures I use only independent variables. #hipsterscience - @TheSymbiont

#10

Hypothesis testing is for people who lack conviction. #hipsterscience - @talyarkoni

#9

New band name idea: Death Cab for Curie #hipsterscience - @hipstersci

#8

I do my sequence alignments in a text editor - I find that computational models stop me from truly engaging with the data #hipsterscience - @becky_furlong

#7

I try not to cite too much. I don't want my favorite works to become too mainstream. #hipsterscience - @CKyle86

#6

My experiments don't fail, they just aren't buying into the mainstream dogma. #hipsterscience - @PhDtweeting

#5

My data don't need to fit to your "model." #hipsterscience - @CBC_psi

#4

I like galaxies the way they used to be long ago when they emitted their light, I don't even care what they do now. #hipsterscience - @TheAstronomist

#3

Negative reviews validate the innovative nature of my work #hipsterscience - @jillahjilla

#2

I like my chemistry organic #hipsterscience - @westius

#1

I only work with skinny genes. #hipsterscience - @dorsalstream