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Prof Jo Barraket AM

@jobarraket.bsky.social

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Director, @msei-unimelb.bsky.social. Researching social economy & social innovation for fairer societies. Growing. Cooking. Eating. Living w/ MS, bloke, Zoe the beagle & Stormy the Lab x. Views mine. She/her

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 6h

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 8h

🙄

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 8h

Happy weekend from Zoe and Stormy

Front on photo of a tan and white beagle and a black Labrador lying on a blue couch

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 8h

“Women-led papers were more likely to be featured in local outlets than in national, international, or science-specialty media. They appeared more often in liberal-leaning outlets than conservative ones. And coverage of their work carried a more negative tone”

www.science.org/content/arti...

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow

Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

www.science.org

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 9h

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

www.newscientist.com

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 9h

Why we must stay vigilant on Australia’s gun laws
www.croakey.org/why-we-must-...
By Stephen Bendle, Senior Advocacy Advisor at the Alannah & Madeline Foundation and Convenor, Australian Gun Safety Alliance.
#AusPol
#PublicHealth

Why we must stay vigilant on Australia’s gun laws

Introduction by Croakey: More than 100 firearms have been seized in a raid targeted at so-called sovereign citizens across Western

www.croakey.org

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 9h

Go, kids!

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 10h

The result?

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Nick Evershed!? @nickevershed.bsky.social · 10h

this is a good story but it shows that people still fundamentally misunderstand LLMs - there is no "working properly", they're inherently probabilistic models. hallucinations aren't a bug, they're a fundamental part of language models. these aren't fact machines!!!

www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 12h

🥳🥂🎉

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 13h

Read the full report ⤵️
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-anu...

The ANU’s hidden $90m budget surplus

New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University.

australiainstitute.org.au

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 2d

Feels like a mouse plague year at this stage. We suspect the mice of neighbouring buildings being renovated have moved house 🙄

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 2d

They've been around for months and are becoming more brazen every day!

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 2d

As a manager of others, there are a lot of things that sap people's energy & productivity. I didn't imagine in the lofty heights of my fine institution that one of these would be the persistent invasion of our offices by mice 🐭😬

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Policy and Society @policysociety.bsky.social · 3d

🛎️Early view

How do different levels of #ideas have potential for #ambiguity❓

In what ways can policy actors utilize them to allow for different interpretations to build a #coalition❓

Sunwoo Ryu examines #Childcare policy reforms in #SouthKorea👇

doi.org/10.1093/pols...

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Reposted by Christopher Wright, Sanford F. Schram, Jo Barraket

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Stephen Miller—both Trump Administration capo and de facto head of DHS, ICE, and DOJ, has just declared that peaceful protesters are "street terrorists." Under an executive order signed by Trump just days ago, that means he is saying that all protesters in America can be arrested on sight.

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 4d

wow

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Before he belonged to the world, Kermit was created to bring joy to one person.

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Reposted by Jo Barraket, Alan Richardson, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 4d

ICE is pepper spraying CPD (Chicago police)

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 5d

It absolutely is. Quite the rising issue in our part of the world

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 5d

It's very annoying!

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Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 5d

I moaned by text and my partner turned his car music off; not an ideal solution but nice of him

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 5d

Word!

Prof Jo Barraket AM @jobarraket.bsky.social · 5d

Gendered relations of power have taken a cyber-twist at my place. Alexa won't play my music at home because bloke is using it in the car 🙄

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Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Philip Nel, Jo Barraket , and 2 more Stephen M. Walt, Philip Nel, Jo Barraket, Tobias Barrington Wolff, Stuart Shapiro

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5d

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Saturday blocked President Donald Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying Trump’s actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment