Dr Zuleyka Zevallos
@othersociology.bsky.social
Applied sociologist on Wurundjeri land. I write about social justice: https://othersociologist.com/
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Artificial Intelligence at Work
Despite dire predictions, researchers predict that few industries will lose a substantial number of jobs due to artificial intelligence (AI). Instead, AI is more likely to alter the way humans work…
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My latest research looks at Artificial Intelligence at Work. I analyse two studies on AI job augmentation and job losses, by Jobs and Skills Australia, and Microsoft. I show how science is used selectively to advance AI discourse. (Thread)
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Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard
Adelaide Festival board facing a stark choice: Are they willing to sacrifice the entire festival to prevent a single Palestinian-Australian author from speaking?
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard
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the @australia.theguardian.com published an oped by me today.
This heatwave is bad.
The bushfires it is enabling are also bad.
Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours.
And this is just a taste of what's to come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This heatwave is bad.
The bushfires it is enabling are also bad.
Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours.
And this is just a taste of what's to come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
the @australia.theguardian.com published an oped by me today.
This heatwave is bad.
The bushfires it is enabling are also bad.
Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours.
And this is just a taste of what's to come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This heatwave is bad.
The bushfires it is enabling are also bad.
Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours.
And this is just a taste of what's to come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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After Bondi, calls for a Royal Commission appeared overnight, delivered by rotating groups using identical language. That is astroturfing, a PR tactic that simulates grassroots demand to manufacture urgency, crowd out scrutiny, and lock in policy before evidence is tested. More on YT
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 AM
After Bondi, calls for a Royal Commission appeared overnight, delivered by rotating groups using identical language. That is astroturfing, a PR tactic that simulates grassroots demand to manufacture urgency, crowd out scrutiny, and lock in policy before evidence is tested. More on YT
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There are concerns women wearing hijabs are bearing the brunt of a "horrifying" wave of Islamophobia in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, with the Australian National Imams Council reporting a rise of hate incidents.
Women wearing hijabs targeted in anti-Muslim abuse post-Bondi attack
There are concerns women wearing hijabs are bearing the brunt of a "horrifying" wave of Islamophobia in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, with the Australian National Imams Council reporting a rise of hate incidents.
www.abc.net.au
December 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
There are concerns women wearing hijabs are bearing the brunt of a "horrifying" wave of Islamophobia in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, with the Australian National Imams Council reporting a rise of hate incidents.
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"fresh survey of eight sites along WA's Ningaloo Reef has revealed more than 60 per cent of corals have died [..] Of the 1,600 corals counted in March, only 600 were still alive come late October"
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
"fresh survey of eight sites along WA's Ningaloo Reef has revealed more than 60 per cent of corals have died [..] Of the 1,600 corals counted in March, only 600 were still alive come late October"
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Beach walking at sunset is not very calming when the local beach has 100000s of dead and dying fish. The impact of the algae bloom in South Australia continues to be devastating for marine life 😿
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Beach walking at sunset is not very calming when the local beach has 100000s of dead and dying fish. The impact of the algae bloom in South Australia continues to be devastating for marine life 😿
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So much opportunity for Australia to lead, and so much apathy by decision makers
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
So much opportunity for Australia to lead, and so much apathy by decision makers
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As it's October and the 'Halloween as an imported American thing' discourse has begun, I thought I'd mention that in Australia, the Scottish diaspora, especially in the first half of the 20th century, celebrated Halloween as a particular Scottish tradition, as attested to by many articles on Trove.
October 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
As it's October and the 'Halloween as an imported American thing' discourse has begun, I thought I'd mention that in Australia, the Scottish diaspora, especially in the first half of the 20th century, celebrated Halloween as a particular Scottish tradition, as attested to by many articles on Trove.
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The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.
October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.
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My newest on substack: did you hate the book? Or did you hate the character? And if you hated the character, you actually loved the book.
#ErikaTWurth #NativeAmerican #PinkHorror
open.substack.com/pub/erikatwu...
#ErikaTWurth #NativeAmerican #PinkHorror
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Did You Hate the Book? Or Did You Hate the Character? And If You Hated the Character, You Actually Loved the Book.
I've been teaching creative writing for a long time, but I've been teaching literature for even longer.
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My newest on substack: did you hate the book? Or did you hate the character? And if you hated the character, you actually loved the book.
#ErikaTWurth #NativeAmerican #PinkHorror
open.substack.com/pub/erikatwu...
#ErikaTWurth #NativeAmerican #PinkHorror
open.substack.com/pub/erikatwu...
'This is not balance, unless we accept a world where truth is balanced by lies. It is an abandonment of the fundamental mission of journalists — to hold power accountable.' - Chris Hedges
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What an incredible act of cowardice by the National Press Club.
WTF.
WTF.
The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israeli lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists
The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.
chrishedges.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
'This is not balance, unless we accept a world where truth is balanced by lies. It is an abandonment of the fundamental mission of journalists — to hold power accountable.' - Chris Hedges
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DFAT has now confirmed Australians and others have been abused by Israeli authorities after their abduction from the flotilla.
Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.
The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.
Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.
The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
DFAT has now confirmed Australians and others have been abused by Israeli authorities after their abduction from the flotilla.
Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.
The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.
Assaulted and injured. Deprived of sleep and medication. Still illegally detained.
The PM and Foreign Minister must urgently demand their safe release.
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Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.
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Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
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Books can cannibalize books 😈🍖
BENNY ROSE THE CANNIBAL KING is back in print, just in time for his month of legend 🎃 read about a group of teen girls facing a flesh-eating ghost on Halloween 1987, alongside 12 more coming-of-rage stories in TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS, out now from Titan!
BENNY ROSE THE CANNIBAL KING is back in print, just in time for his month of legend 🎃 read about a group of teen girls facing a flesh-eating ghost on Halloween 1987, alongside 12 more coming-of-rage stories in TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS, out now from Titan!
September 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Books can cannibalize books 😈🍖
BENNY ROSE THE CANNIBAL KING is back in print, just in time for his month of legend 🎃 read about a group of teen girls facing a flesh-eating ghost on Halloween 1987, alongside 12 more coming-of-rage stories in TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS, out now from Titan!
BENNY ROSE THE CANNIBAL KING is back in print, just in time for his month of legend 🎃 read about a group of teen girls facing a flesh-eating ghost on Halloween 1987, alongside 12 more coming-of-rage stories in TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS, out now from Titan!
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For @copower.bsky.social, a brand new comic by Eav Brennan on South Australia's algal bloom and the “waves of death” threatening our seas.
South Australia's algal bloom - Overland literary journal
It all seems pretty bleak. On a scale that's hard to comprehend. But giving up is a disservice to the victims and a betrayal to the survivors, who need us to stop the offshore gas, seismic blasting, a...
overland.org.au
September 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
For @copower.bsky.social, a brand new comic by Eav Brennan on South Australia's algal bloom and the “waves of death” threatening our seas.
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OpenAI's VP for education recently said the company wanted to become "core infrastructure" for schools and universities. Any infrastructure, though, always depends on habituating users to its technical affordances - so I've been trying to track how it's doing that 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
OpenAI's VP for education recently said the company wanted to become "core infrastructure" for schools and universities. Any infrastructure, though, always depends on habituating users to its technical affordances - so I've been trying to track how it's doing that 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
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To the surprise of no-one, #Albania 's supposed #AI Minister is revealed as a human actress on green screen... the whole thing being a smokescreen for some dubious government procurement dealings.
Albania’s AI minister speaks! And turns out to be an actor
with bonus Mira Murati from Thinking Machines and OpenAI!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKBv... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250920-alb... - podcast
time: 4 min 04 sec
with bonus Mira Murati from Thinking Machines and OpenAI!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKBv... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250920-alb... - podcast
time: 4 min 04 sec
September 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Much attention has been on ANU but the governance crisis is broad and deep across the sector. Close scrutiny needs to be applied *everywhere*. This is shameful from UTS management.
University of Technology Sydney ordered a spreadsheet from KPMG targeting individual academics by research income, which might contravene the bargaining agreement. They repeatedly denied it even existed for several info requests. But that wasn't true. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...
Exclusive: University sought secret KPMG staff spreadsheet
The University of Technology Sydney denied the existence of a KPMG spreadsheet ranking the research performance of academics, in breach of its EBA, until it was forced to release it.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
September 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Much attention has been on ANU but the governance crisis is broad and deep across the sector. Close scrutiny needs to be applied *everywhere*. This is shameful from UTS management.
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Native forest logging must end in order to reach Labor’s emissions reduction target, expert says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Native forest logging must end in order to reach Labor’s emissions reduction target, expert says
Murray Watt says ‘it’s not the government’s intention to stop old growth logging’ as Greens and academics press for total halt
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Native forest logging must end in order to reach Labor’s emissions reduction target, expert says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Two years after it was delivered, the National Health and Climate Strategy remains unfunded, and it's unclear who is responsible for its implementation. We need urgent action now. @croakeynews.bsky.social
www.croakey.org/federal-gove...
www.croakey.org/federal-gove...
Federal Government is missing in action on climate health, key conference will be told
Introduction by Croakey: Calls for urgent investment in climate and health action will feature at the 2025 Climate + Health
www.croakey.org
September 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Two years after it was delivered, the National Health and Climate Strategy remains unfunded, and it's unclear who is responsible for its implementation. We need urgent action now. @croakeynews.bsky.social
www.croakey.org/federal-gove...
www.croakey.org/federal-gove...
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calling all Australian researchers - see below. The ARC haven't circulated this survey very well.... thanks @arc-tracker.bsky.social for circulating!
Here's the link to their "stakeholder survey on the use of AI in grant assessment":
www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X7PY5GL
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September 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
calling all Australian researchers - see below. The ARC haven't circulated this survey very well.... thanks @arc-tracker.bsky.social for circulating!
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You can’t make this shit up. Deport men of colour, refugees to Nauru on the claim they are not of good character while giving tens of millions to a notorious outlaw motorcycle gang to provide the security there, in a secret deal. The corruption stinks.
www.theage.com.au/national/lea...
www.theage.com.au/national/lea...
Leader of Australian bikie gang strikes deal to provide security on Nauru
Companies controlled by Finks bikie leader Ali Bilal have been engaged since at least February to a Nauru government agency that provides escort security services to the detention centre, community sa...
www.theage.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
You can’t make this shit up. Deport men of colour, refugees to Nauru on the claim they are not of good character while giving tens of millions to a notorious outlaw motorcycle gang to provide the security there, in a secret deal. The corruption stinks.
www.theage.com.au/national/lea...
www.theage.com.au/national/lea...
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September 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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