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Matt Duckham

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Academic: Professor at RMIT University, GIScience, spatial algorithms, AI, and databases, ontologies http://gkl.rmit.melbourne Author: GIS 3e http://gisacp.duckham.org Me: gender equity, wheelchair user, food, new music

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Matt Duckham @duckham.org · Nov 27

Inspired by the bsky 60s rule for videos, I’ve started a series of short explainers to accompany my #GIS book. First up: the famous four intersection model! #gischat #geoai

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Sep 8

Once again, ARC hits the 🎯 with their comms strategy:

8pm on Sunday night. When the eyeballs of researchers are glued to … twitter?

They've not posted this anywhere else. I can't think of a better way to _not_ "engage stakeholders". Almost uncanny.

Screenshot of tweet from the ARC about a survey they want "stakeholders" to complete. Black text on white background above a rather outsized picture of dark blue smudges on a light-blue background. One smudge says "Survey" … you know, to catch your eye?

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Matt Duckham @duckham.org · Aug 28

Thanks @dinomirmt.bsky.social

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Paul Frazee @pfrazee.com · Aug 6

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · Jul 14

The ARC has “announced” an update on the proposed changes to its grant schemes.

Key changes, in response to “nearly 350” submissions” (!) on their proposal, are 👇

More here: www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...

Black text on white background. Screenshot from ARC webpage updating us on changes, in response to community feedback, to their proposed modification to their grants system. This screenshot shows the main changes, listed on that webpage.

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AURIN @aurin-dri.bsky.social · Jul 2

AURIN has launched the RMIT Urban Dynamics (RUDY) Node.
Led by @duckham.org RUDY brings spatial analytics & urban data science to the AURIN Network. First projects are Urban Digital Twins Integration & AI-Driven Semantic 3D Mapping.
#AURIN #AURINnode #RMIT #RUDY #UrbanData #DigitalTwins

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Jun 27

New #phdPosition in our department:

Trustworthy AI
https://jobs.ait.ac.at/Job/253854

PhD Thesis "Scalable Process Patterns and Decision Frameworks for Trustworthy AI Engineering"

jobs.ait.ac.at

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Jun 18

#gisjob at Uni Twente: https://utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies/2140/phd-candidate-in-explainable-ai-for-earth-observation/

#xai #GeoAI #gischat

PhD Candidate in Explainable AI for Earth Observation - Looking for a job that matters?

With the growing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in geospatial decision-making processes, ensuring transparency, accountability, and trust in model outputs has become imperative, especially in critical domains such as disaster risk management,…

utwentecareers.nl

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Matt Duckham @duckham.org · Jun 2

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · May 24

Business dudes have been suckered by “yo, this computer *thinks*” since the 1950s.

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · May 24

Pinker has been a loud-and-proud voice for anti-intellectualism and a promoter of chin-stroking race-science platforms such as Quillette for a decade.

This isn't lack of awareness. It's an attempt to protect his extremely lucrative brand from association with the causes that helped build it.

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · May 23

incredible lack of self-awareness from Pinker here

In my 22 years as a Harvard professor, I have not been afraid to bite the hand that feeds me. My 2014 essay "The Trouble With Harvard" called for a transparent, meritocratic admissions policy to replace the current "eye-of-newt-wing-of-bat mysticism" which "conceals unknown mischief." My 2023 "five-point plan to save Harvard from itself" urged the university to commit itself to free speech, institutional neutrality, nonviolence, viewpoint diversity and disempowering D.E.I. Last fall, on the anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, I explained "how I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel," calling on the university to teach our students to grapple with moral and historical complexity. Two years ago I co-founded the Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard, which has since regularly challenged university policies and pressed for changes.
So I'm hardly an apologist for my employer when I say that the invective now being aimed at Harvard has become unhinged. According to its critics, Harvard is a
"national disgrace," a "woke madrasa," a "Maoist indoctrination camp," a "ship of fools," a "bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment," a "cesspool of extremist riots" and an "Islamist outpost" in which the
"dominant view on campus" is "destroy the Jews, and you've destroyed the root of Western civilization."

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Matt Duckham @duckham.org · May 24

A thousand times no. “The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has eliminated the ‘diversity statements’ that vetted job applicants for their willingness to write woke-o-babble”. Pinker is just another entitled white male professor, please don’t encourage him #academicsky

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Johanna Rickne @johannarickne.bsky.social · Apr 1

Which occupations carry the highest risk of sexual harassment—and who is doing the harassing?

Our new study finds two distinct patterns depending on whether harassment comes from inside or outside the workplace.

CEPR WP: cepr.org/publications...
Ungated: drive.google.com/file/d/1jPOV...

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Mira Joyce @mira.lifestyle · May 23

The new Smerz album is absolutely fantastic 10/10 open.spotify.com/album/6C14Wj...

Big city life

Smerz · Album · 2025 · 13 songs

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Stereolabgroop @stereolabgroop.bsky.social · May 23

OK. The wait is over - 'Instant Holograms on Metal Film', the new 13-track album by Stereolab, is out now via Duophonic and Warp.

Immense thanks to all the folk at Warp, and anyone who buys a disk, streams a track or heads to a show.

It's all in your hands now...

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Alex Singleton @alexsingleton.bsky.social · May 21

If you are in the market for an exciting new data science job, I am recruiting for two Senior Data Scientists at the Geographic Data Service 👇👇👇👇👇

www.linkedin.com/posts/geogra...

#hiring #datascience #geospatial #llm #ukri #smartdata #researchjobs… | Geographic Data Service

🚀 We’re hiring TWO Senior Data Scientists! 🚀 Help us unlock the power of smart data to tackle regional inequalities and improve lives across the UK. About the roles 📍 Based at the University of Liver...

www.linkedin.com

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Matt Duckham @duckham.org · May 5

I had a huge amount of fun helping my amazing colleague @lisagiven.bsky.social with this @theconversation.com article, which reflects on the environmental footprint of elections, following Australia’s general election this weekend! theconversation.com/a-rubbish-el...

A rubbish election: voting in Australia produces mountains of waste - but there’s a better way

From corflutes and how-to-vote cards to 250,000 pencils, 240,000 volunteer vests, 80,000 ballot boxes, here’s what happens to election materials after polling day.

theconversation.com

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Alex Singleton @alexsingleton.bsky.social · Apr 23

Exciting PhD opportunity alert!!!! 👇👇👇🌶️🌶️https://geods.ac.uk/2025/04/22/fully-funded-phd-opportunity-advancing-urban-analytics-through-ai-driven-geodemographic-classification/ 🌶️🌶️ #AI #GIS #DataScientist #GeoAI

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · Apr 22

What we’ve launched today is the first step for how we’re going to evolve verification.

The initial set of trusted verifiers includes news orgs who’ve agreed to take on the task of verification for their journalists. In the future, this set will expand, as well as how apps can choose to use them.

Verification pop-up for badge issued by Wired

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Apr 21

While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 16

I put together a (quick) web map showing change in US land border crossings from Canada over the past few months. Mainly a procrastination project, but also quite interesting to compare border crossings and provinces. ptal-io.github.io/border/

US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings

ptal-io.github.io

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Matt Duckham @duckham.org · Apr 15

I expected to see more Forest paraphernalia. Does that mean you’ve given up on second place? 😉

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Just Jami @justjami.bsky.social · Apr 11

#GISChat

Women In GIS @womeningis.bsky.social · Apr 11

It's election season at Women in GIS! We're looking for leaders to join the Women in GIS Board of Directors. Nominations due May 5, 2025.

Full details and nomination form on our website:
womeningis.org/elections/
All current WiGIS Members are eligible: womeningis.org/Join-us

Call for Nominations for Women in GIS Board of Directors. Nominations due May 5, 2025.

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Matt Duckham @duckham.org · Apr 10

Abstract submissions still open for #GIScience2025 !

Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 9

Really looking forward to #GIScience2025. Looks like a good mix of papers. Still time to submit an abstract.

GIScience 2025 Conference @giscience-conf.bsky.social · Apr 9

🌏 We're thrilled to share that 19 papers have been accepted for the GIScience 2025 proceedings! 🎉

giscience2025.org/papers.html

A huge congratulations to all the authors — we can’t wait to see your presentations in August.

Still time to submit your abstract by Apr 13! giscience2025.org#abstracts

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · Apr 9

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · Apr 4

BREAKING
Trump administration bans imports of men from the Isle of Man

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