Doctor Nurse
@mattnurse.com
Science communication researcher at the Australian National University - investigating false misinformation about real biosecurity threats.
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/matt-nurse
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/matt-nurse
Got my work Christmas party tonight. Can't wait to vulgar roast them with Grok AI.
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Got my work Christmas party tonight. Can't wait to vulgar roast them with Grok AI.
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"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
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Times have been tough in this Afghani town ever since the woke mob shut down the old poppy seed factory. So when Vladimir Putin promised to pay everyone to create MAGA Twitter accounts, they finally had something to cheer about again. Then Twitter turned on its new public location feature.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Times have been tough in this Afghani town ever since the woke mob shut down the old poppy seed factory. So when Vladimir Putin promised to pay everyone to create MAGA Twitter accounts, they finally had something to cheer about again. Then Twitter turned on its new public location feature.
Re X's new location and verification info:
"But it’s important to keep in mind who you’re trusting when you cite X as a source. You’re putting your faith in the same guy who’s currently listed as being verified since 3000 BCE."
"But it’s important to keep in mind who you’re trusting when you cite X as a source. You’re putting your faith in the same guy who’s currently listed as being verified since 3000 BCE."
DHS Denies Its X Account Was Based in Israel as New Location Tracking Creates Chaos
Elon Musk's big change to X has caused an apocalypse for MAGA influencers, but it's not all good news.
gizmodo.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Re X's new location and verification info:
"But it’s important to keep in mind who you’re trusting when you cite X as a source. You’re putting your faith in the same guy who’s currently listed as being verified since 3000 BCE."
"But it’s important to keep in mind who you’re trusting when you cite X as a source. You’re putting your faith in the same guy who’s currently listed as being verified since 3000 BCE."
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If RFK issued a rule forbidding surgeons from using antiseptic instrument cleaners... well yeah I guess that would be "challenging orthodoxy." Another phrase is "killing people."
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If RFK issued a rule forbidding surgeons from using antiseptic instrument cleaners... well yeah I guess that would be "challenging orthodoxy." Another phrase is "killing people."
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Ahem, Australian reporters? This thread is a great story!
I’m getting more and more of these too. It’s depressing.
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Ahem, Australian reporters? This thread is a great story!
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Joe Root batting average in his 1st knock of an Ashes series
84.75 - series played in England
4.25 - series played in Australia
#AUSvENG
84.75 - series played in England
4.25 - series played in Australia
#AUSvENG
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Millennials aren't lazy, Boomers aren't selfish, Gen Z aren't snowflakes. Turns out every generation acts roughly the same at each age. Who knew?
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Millennials aren't lazy, Boomers aren't selfish, Gen Z aren't snowflakes. Turns out every generation acts roughly the same at each age. Who knew?
The Ashes Daily 2025, 1st Test, Day 0:
We've all been hearing about the Green Monster, but it looks a bit more like a cricket pitch now that we're one day out from play. Geoff and Adam are back together at Perth stadium in an unseasonably cool week
pod.fo/e/3565ef
We've all been hearing about the Green Monster, but it looks a bit more like a cricket pitch now that we're one day out from play. Geoff and Adam are back together at Perth stadium in an unseasonably cool week
pod.fo/e/3565ef
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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My keen knowledge of statistics tells me these feet are merely suffering from survivorship bias.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My keen knowledge of statistics tells me these feet are merely suffering from survivorship bias.
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Boosting these as The Ashes fast approach. 2 cricket starter packs including official accounts, journalists, bloggers, enthusiastic amateurs and passionate followers.
We don't like cricket, we love it!
Check out the Cricket feed too, use the 🏏 to help separate from the insect or #Cricket #TheAshes
We don't like cricket, we love it!
Check out the Cricket feed too, use the 🏏 to help separate from the insect or #Cricket #TheAshes
Cricket Starter Packs are now live.
Part 1 - the original
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Part 2 - the follow-on
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Part 1 - the original
go.bsky.app/Uq6tVD6
Part 2 - the follow-on
go.bsky.app/12FSHyh
You don't have to be a member to follow
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Volcanic Ashes is the most historic tournament known in cricket. First played here between rival clans on the banks of the River Hvítá in Árnessýsla in 925 CE, in more recent times there has been a cheap replica event played between Australia and England that has garnered a lot of attention.
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Inflation isn’t all the same. When prices rise because demand is strong, firms earn more and can raise wages. With tariff-driven inflation, firms face higher costs, not higher revenues—so prices go up but paychecks don’t. Same pain, less gain.
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Inflation isn’t all the same. When prices rise because demand is strong, firms earn more and can raise wages. With tariff-driven inflation, firms face higher costs, not higher revenues—so prices go up but paychecks don’t. Same pain, less gain.
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The former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says his party’s decision to dump a net zero emissions target shows it “does not take climate change seriously”, accusing the opposition of “a Trumpian campaign against renewables”.’
#auspol Libs Go Full NAT-light
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol Libs Go Full NAT-light
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Malcolm Turnbull accuses Liberals of ‘Trumpian campaign against renewables’ after party dumps net zero
Climate groups call backflip a ‘disaster’ while moderate Liberals worry about impact on winning back urban electorates
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says his party’s decision to dump a net zero emissions target shows it “does not take climate change seriously”, accusing the opposition of “a Trumpian campaign against renewables”.’
#auspol Libs Go Full NAT-light
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol Libs Go Full NAT-light
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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So introducing tariffs doesn't increase prices, but removing them decreases prices. Make it make sense.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It’s part of a response to pressure from consumers who complain prices are too high.
https://to.pbs.org/47YR6L4
https://to.pbs.org/47YR6L4
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure rises over consumer prices
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It's part of a response to pressure from cons...
www.pbs.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So introducing tariffs doesn't increase prices, but removing them decreases prices. Make it make sense.
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We have shipwrecks in Iceland that are less brittle than Mark Wood.
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
We have shipwrecks in Iceland that are less brittle than Mark Wood.
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Barnaby Joyce just went on television to congratulate the Liberals. That tells you all you need to know about the modern Liberal Party.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Barnaby Joyce just went on television to congratulate the Liberals. That tells you all you need to know about the modern Liberal Party.
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I'd appreciate help circulating this survey, part of our overall work on neurodivergence.
This one is on behalf of the graduate deans, to develop better supervision guidelines.
You can help by boosting and circulating the link in your various networks 🙏 redcap.unisq.edu.au/surveys/?s=D...
This one is on behalf of the graduate deans, to develop better supervision guidelines.
You can help by boosting and circulating the link in your various networks 🙏 redcap.unisq.edu.au/surveys/?s=D...
Developing guidelines for supervising Neurodivergent HDR students
redcap.unisq.edu.au
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'd appreciate help circulating this survey, part of our overall work on neurodivergence.
This one is on behalf of the graduate deans, to develop better supervision guidelines.
You can help by boosting and circulating the link in your various networks 🙏 redcap.unisq.edu.au/surveys/?s=D...
This one is on behalf of the graduate deans, to develop better supervision guidelines.
You can help by boosting and circulating the link in your various networks 🙏 redcap.unisq.edu.au/surveys/?s=D...