Professor Asha Rao
@asharao.bsky.social
Passionate Mathematician; cybersecurity expert; enjoy sewing, cooking, gardening, walking. 2019-2020 Superstar of STEM, Inductee 2021 Victorian Honours Roll of Women; No DMs
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Please please university lecturers in all sorts of disciplines, please stop telling people they should be afraid of maths and statistics!
February 15, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Please please university lecturers in all sorts of disciplines, please stop telling people they should be afraid of maths and statistics!
Really, does the ABC always to have to trot out the same old losers?
It’s Abbot this time
Gah!
It’s Abbot this time
Gah!
February 13, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Really, does the ABC always to have to trot out the same old losers?
It’s Abbot this time
Gah!
It’s Abbot this time
Gah!
To all women in science
Happy International Day for Women and Girls in Science
Happy International Day for Women and Girls in Science
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 AM
To all women in science
Happy International Day for Women and Girls in Science
Happy International Day for Women and Girls in Science
At last it’s raining.
Been too long!
Almost afraid I will jinx it ☹️
Been too long!
Almost afraid I will jinx it ☹️
February 8, 2026 at 9:15 AM
At last it’s raining.
Been too long!
Almost afraid I will jinx it ☹️
Been too long!
Almost afraid I will jinx it ☹️
Time was when the Melbourne skyline had only a few towers.
Look at it now!
From Sr Kilda pier
Look at it now!
From Sr Kilda pier
February 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Time was when the Melbourne skyline had only a few towers.
Look at it now!
From Sr Kilda pier
Look at it now!
From Sr Kilda pier
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Remembering Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani on #WorldCancerDay.
Dr. Mirzakhani was first woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in #mathematics. She died in 2017 from #breastcancer at the age of 40.
stanford.io/2C0io2A #WomenInSTEM
Dr. Mirzakhani was first woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in #mathematics. She died in 2017 from #breastcancer at the age of 40.
stanford.io/2C0io2A #WomenInSTEM
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Remembering Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani on #WorldCancerDay.
Dr. Mirzakhani was first woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in #mathematics. She died in 2017 from #breastcancer at the age of 40.
stanford.io/2C0io2A #WomenInSTEM
Dr. Mirzakhani was first woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in #mathematics. She died in 2017 from #breastcancer at the age of 40.
stanford.io/2C0io2A #WomenInSTEM
Today’s Hard Quiz is absolutely hilarious.
There’s an older guy whose knowledge of epiphytic orchids is amazing.
And he’s funny to boot!
There’s an older guy whose knowledge of epiphytic orchids is amazing.
And he’s funny to boot!
February 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Today’s Hard Quiz is absolutely hilarious.
There’s an older guy whose knowledge of epiphytic orchids is amazing.
And he’s funny to boot!
There’s an older guy whose knowledge of epiphytic orchids is amazing.
And he’s funny to boot!
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Evil phish. My Medicare card *does need to be replaced*
But Medicare mailed me my new card last week - I didn’t have to do anything to get it.
Wonder how my Medicare expiry date and phone number got compromised?
But Medicare mailed me my new card last week - I didn’t have to do anything to get it.
Wonder how my Medicare expiry date and phone number got compromised?
February 3, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Evil phish. My Medicare card *does need to be replaced*
But Medicare mailed me my new card last week - I didn’t have to do anything to get it.
Wonder how my Medicare expiry date and phone number got compromised?
But Medicare mailed me my new card last week - I didn’t have to do anything to get it.
Wonder how my Medicare expiry date and phone number got compromised?
New hikes around Australia, but Victoria is conspicuously missing??
🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
Walk this way: new Australian hikes to try in 2026
From accessible urban strolls to multi-day treks through world heritage-listed sites, walkers are spoiled for choice
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:21 AM
New hikes around Australia, but Victoria is conspicuously missing??
🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...
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OK, I can't quite believe this.
Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!"
In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas.
Total nonsense?
Well...
1/
Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!"
In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas.
Total nonsense?
Well...
1/
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
OK, I can't quite believe this.
Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!"
In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas.
Total nonsense?
Well...
1/
Sometimes you read a sci-fi story & think, "well, that was fun - but *obviously* there's zero truth in it!"
In "20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea" by Adam Roberts, a retelling of Verne's classic, there's a vast ocean *under* our seas.
Total nonsense?
Well...
1/
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And it’s dropped
27C now
Today top of 43C
Tomorrow top of 24C
I ❤️ Melbourne!!
27C now
Today top of 43C
Tomorrow top of 24C
I ❤️ Melbourne!!
8:50pm and still 39C
Went out and watered the pots. Luckily, the shade cloth
I spread over the smaller pots before the hot weather on 9 Jan. is keeping the backyard a smidgen cooler.
PS: It’s much more erratic now, but serves its purpose.
Went out and watered the pots. Luckily, the shade cloth
I spread over the smaller pots before the hot weather on 9 Jan. is keeping the backyard a smidgen cooler.
PS: It’s much more erratic now, but serves its purpose.
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
And it’s dropped
27C now
Today top of 43C
Tomorrow top of 24C
I ❤️ Melbourne!!
27C now
Today top of 43C
Tomorrow top of 24C
I ❤️ Melbourne!!
8:50pm and still 39C
Went out and watered the pots. Luckily, the shade cloth
I spread over the smaller pots before the hot weather on 9 Jan. is keeping the backyard a smidgen cooler.
PS: It’s much more erratic now, but serves its purpose.
Went out and watered the pots. Luckily, the shade cloth
I spread over the smaller pots before the hot weather on 9 Jan. is keeping the backyard a smidgen cooler.
PS: It’s much more erratic now, but serves its purpose.
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
8:50pm and still 39C
Went out and watered the pots. Luckily, the shade cloth
I spread over the smaller pots before the hot weather on 9 Jan. is keeping the backyard a smidgen cooler.
PS: It’s much more erratic now, but serves its purpose.
Went out and watered the pots. Luckily, the shade cloth
I spread over the smaller pots before the hot weather on 9 Jan. is keeping the backyard a smidgen cooler.
PS: It’s much more erratic now, but serves its purpose.
I took a video of the little waves breaking, just for you!
But for some reason, I’m unable to post it!
So, just imagine it.
But for some reason, I’m unable to post it!
So, just imagine it.
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 AM
I took a video of the little waves breaking, just for you!
But for some reason, I’m unable to post it!
So, just imagine it.
But for some reason, I’m unable to post it!
So, just imagine it.
A short walk in Western Port today - 10km
The beach was lovely with the tide going out and a nice breeze blowing.
Took time out to paddle in the waves
The beach was lovely with the tide going out and a nice breeze blowing.
Took time out to paddle in the waves
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 AM
A short walk in Western Port today - 10km
The beach was lovely with the tide going out and a nice breeze blowing.
Took time out to paddle in the waves
The beach was lovely with the tide going out and a nice breeze blowing.
Took time out to paddle in the waves
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ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 AM
ABC Indigenous doesn’t mince words
Saw this on Tony Armstrong’s Always Was Tonight
😢
😢
January 23, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Saw this on Tony Armstrong’s Always Was Tonight
😢
😢
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Why is losing ice from land a major problem for people living near the ocean? Using a miniature beach to demonstrate one of the many impacts of going past #planetaryboundaries, the Planetary Boundaries Science lab asks "Is sea level rise worse than you think?"👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...
Is sea level rise worse than you think? Planetary Boundaries Science
YouTube video by Planetary Boundaries Science
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Why is losing ice from land a major problem for people living near the ocean? Using a miniature beach to demonstrate one of the many impacts of going past #planetaryboundaries, the Planetary Boundaries Science lab asks "Is sea level rise worse than you think?"👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...
Amazing and heartbreaking
Inclusion - the ramifications!
Watching The Secret Of Me in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/secret-...
Inclusion - the ramifications!
Watching The Secret Of Me in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/secret-...
The Secret Of Me
19 year old Kristi discovers a secret her doctor and parents have kept from her all her life. Her search for truth uncovers a radical psychology experiment on a pair of identical twins that led to a g...
iview.abc.net.au
January 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Amazing and heartbreaking
Inclusion - the ramifications!
Watching The Secret Of Me in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/secret-...
Inclusion - the ramifications!
Watching The Secret Of Me in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/secret-...
Long walk along the Birrarung today near Fairfield. Some good views of #Melbourne city, and the flying foxes roosting along the river bank.
If you ever drive towards the city along the M3 at sunset, you will see hundreds flying overhead. Do check the altitude text for more details.
If you ever drive towards the city along the M3 at sunset, you will see hundreds flying overhead. Do check the altitude text for more details.
January 18, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Long walk along the Birrarung today near Fairfield. Some good views of #Melbourne city, and the flying foxes roosting along the river bank.
If you ever drive towards the city along the M3 at sunset, you will see hundreds flying overhead. Do check the altitude text for more details.
If you ever drive towards the city along the M3 at sunset, you will see hundreds flying overhead. Do check the altitude text for more details.
Not just a network of mentors but also a network of mentees.
"One email at a time, one informational interview after another, I became comfortable, confident, and strategic in building my network of mentors."
One mentor isn’t enough, wrote Erika Moore in this 2021 Working Life essay. https://scim.ag/3Zfm0e8 #NationalMentoringMonth
One mentor isn’t enough, wrote Erika Moore in this 2021 Working Life essay. https://scim.ag/3Zfm0e8 #NationalMentoringMonth
January 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Not just a network of mentors but also a network of mentees.
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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has begun spot compliance audits, checking that real estate businesses are properly applying their privacy policies www.cyberdaily.au/digital-tran... cc @floreani.bsky.social
Peak real estate body issues warning over compliance audits
One of Australia’s peak real estate bodies has issued a warning that the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has begun spot compliance audits, checking that real estate businesses...
www.cyberdaily.au
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has begun spot compliance audits, checking that real estate businesses are properly applying their privacy policies www.cyberdaily.au/digital-tran... cc @floreani.bsky.social
“Own Goal? ”
“No, it’s not politics”
Hahaha
Adelaide writers’ week
“No, it’s not politics”
Hahaha
Adelaide writers’ week
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 AM
“Own Goal? ”
“No, it’s not politics”
Hahaha
Adelaide writers’ week
“No, it’s not politics”
Hahaha
Adelaide writers’ week
Politians getting emotional???
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Politians getting emotional???
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For many years I lived in an apartment without aircon. My list of places I could go to escape the heat in metro Melbourne
January 5, 2026 at 7:48 AM
For many years I lived in an apartment without aircon. My list of places I could go to escape the heat in metro Melbourne