Jason Murphy
@jasemurphy.bsky.social
Author of one(1) book. Journalist. Economist. #rstats #mecfs #ausecon. May be found walking his dog in Melbourne, Australia.
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They've tested load of things, most fail to have any effect. The exception is Rapamycin, a molecule originally found in the soil on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).3/6
a row of stone statues in a field with trees in the background
ALT: a row of stone statues in a field with trees in the background
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
They've tested load of things, most fail to have any effect. The exception is Rapamycin, a molecule originally found in the soil on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).3/6
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This take is partly accurate but it misses a media analysis angle. Media is increasingly global (because of the economics of news). We get more and more foreign news; less and less local. People resent *that*.
The "why do you care so much about the NY mayoral election" takes strike me as pretty obtuse. The world's sole superpower is being taken over by fascists, and this was part of the struggle to define what the opposition to that will look like. That obviously has major implications for all of us?
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This take is partly accurate but it misses a media analysis angle. Media is increasingly global (because of the economics of news). We get more and more foreign news; less and less local. People resent *that*.
big linear city fan here; bit sore about this.
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled on.ft.com/47FBigb
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
on.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
big linear city fan here; bit sore about this.
Ageing research gets a bad rap for the hucksters selling pills. But the NIH takes it seriously, testing four drugs each year on a lot of mice to see the effect on longevity. 1/6
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Ageing research gets a bad rap for the hucksters selling pills. But the NIH takes it seriously, testing four drugs each year on a lot of mice to see the effect on longevity. 1/6
This take is partly accurate but it misses a media analysis angle. Media is increasingly global (because of the economics of news). We get more and more foreign news; less and less local. People resent *that*.
The "why do you care so much about the NY mayoral election" takes strike me as pretty obtuse. The world's sole superpower is being taken over by fascists, and this was part of the struggle to define what the opposition to that will look like. That obviously has major implications for all of us?
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This take is partly accurate but it misses a media analysis angle. Media is increasingly global (because of the economics of news). We get more and more foreign news; less and less local. People resent *that*.
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Sorting old files and found a graph of regional differences in "different from/different to/different than" I made using city and country subreddits.
Big obvious split on "than/to" between Aus/NZ/British Isles and North America. India and Quebec as outliers with a preference for "from".
Big obvious split on "than/to" between Aus/NZ/British Isles and North America. India and Quebec as outliers with a preference for "from".
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Sorting old files and found a graph of regional differences in "different from/different to/different than" I made using city and country subreddits.
Big obvious split on "than/to" between Aus/NZ/British Isles and North America. India and Quebec as outliers with a preference for "from".
Big obvious split on "than/to" between Aus/NZ/British Isles and North America. India and Quebec as outliers with a preference for "from".
My favorite bread went from $6.50 to $8.75 at Woolworths in four years. Then to $9.80 within a week!
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My favorite bread went from $6.50 to $8.75 at Woolworths in four years. Then to $9.80 within a week!
Happy equine comparison day to all who celebrate. I hope your animal is found fastest! 🐎🐎
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Happy equine comparison day to all who celebrate. I hope your animal is found fastest! 🐎🐎
Donation matching is a good thing and I don't want to spoil the magic. But the *direction* of the matching is 1. they get a big donation and 2. They double it via the matching pledge. Your donation is part of the doubling, but it is the downstream part.
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Donation matching is a good thing and I don't want to spoil the magic. But the *direction* of the matching is 1. they get a big donation and 2. They double it via the matching pledge. Your donation is part of the doubling, but it is the downstream part.
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Halloween from
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Halloween from
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
Down Under
I love Kangaroos
Just had to share
(sound up) 🎃🤣
Ever see this online? A boomer saying "I don't remember carrying a water bottle everywhere *I* went when I was young"??🚰
The obvious theory it is a fad. 🥤
But could the need for constant hydration be new? And ... a post-viral symptom? Also: linked to the fact people stopped drinking?!? 🥂 1/2
The obvious theory it is a fad. 🥤
But could the need for constant hydration be new? And ... a post-viral symptom? Also: linked to the fact people stopped drinking?!? 🥂 1/2
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Ever see this online? A boomer saying "I don't remember carrying a water bottle everywhere *I* went when I was young"??🚰
The obvious theory it is a fad. 🥤
But could the need for constant hydration be new? And ... a post-viral symptom? Also: linked to the fact people stopped drinking?!? 🥂 1/2
The obvious theory it is a fad. 🥤
But could the need for constant hydration be new? And ... a post-viral symptom? Also: linked to the fact people stopped drinking?!? 🥂 1/2
Used AI for a coding project yesterday. It helped me rip some public data right out of a proprietary website. Was awesome.
Would never use it for my main job, putting words together, but for help on how to write code it's edging out YouTube tutorials I reckon.
Would never use it for my main job, putting words together, but for help on how to write code it's edging out YouTube tutorials I reckon.
October 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Used AI for a coding project yesterday. It helped me rip some public data right out of a proprietary website. Was awesome.
Would never use it for my main job, putting words together, but for help on how to write code it's edging out YouTube tutorials I reckon.
Would never use it for my main job, putting words together, but for help on how to write code it's edging out YouTube tutorials I reckon.
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OPINION: "It’s a big bang day in US markets," writes @jasemurphy.bsky.social.
"Perhaps even the biggest bang day in history – because the big tech firms reporting their earnings today have never been more powerful, meaningful and important for the US economy."
Read more:
"Perhaps even the biggest bang day in history – because the big tech firms reporting their earnings today have never been more powerful, meaningful and important for the US economy."
Read more:
The day Wall Street holds its breath
Earnings from trillion-dollar titans shake world markets.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
OPINION: "It’s a big bang day in US markets," writes @jasemurphy.bsky.social.
"Perhaps even the biggest bang day in history – because the big tech firms reporting their earnings today have never been more powerful, meaningful and important for the US economy."
Read more:
"Perhaps even the biggest bang day in history – because the big tech firms reporting their earnings today have never been more powerful, meaningful and important for the US economy."
Read more:
Realised I have probably done as much to train English-language AI as anyone.
A 100,000-word book, hundreds of online articles, fifteen novels worth of reddit comments, thousands of tweets, hundreds of blog posts. All fed in.
No wonder people hate AI - it's largely based on my writing style!
A 100,000-word book, hundreds of online articles, fifteen novels worth of reddit comments, thousands of tweets, hundreds of blog posts. All fed in.
No wonder people hate AI - it's largely based on my writing style!
October 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Realised I have probably done as much to train English-language AI as anyone.
A 100,000-word book, hundreds of online articles, fifteen novels worth of reddit comments, thousands of tweets, hundreds of blog posts. All fed in.
No wonder people hate AI - it's largely based on my writing style!
A 100,000-word book, hundreds of online articles, fifteen novels worth of reddit comments, thousands of tweets, hundreds of blog posts. All fed in.
No wonder people hate AI - it's largely based on my writing style!
I started cutting my own hair this year. There have been some mistakes that made my partner laugh her head off. But overall, I'm getting better.
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I started cutting my own hair this year. There have been some mistakes that made my partner laugh her head off. But overall, I'm getting better.
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"The situation in America has become akin to the situation in China, where a person has to cobble together a view of the economy from a diversity of non-official sources," economist @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes.
As the US navigates a minefield with its eyes closed, the global economy holds its breath
www.crikey.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
"The situation in America has become akin to the situation in China, where a person has to cobble together a view of the economy from a diversity of non-official sources," economist @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes.
Wanna see a cool rock? 1/2
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Wanna see a cool rock? 1/2
This guy is a recommended follow. This piece is heavy though, click with caution.
New from me:
Elite law firms, multiple media outlets, the D.C. attorney general, and a group of parents accused a teacher of molesting 15 kids. They were wrong.
This piece is two-and-a-half years in the making. And as you'll see, it took some incredible turns, even as I was reporting it.
Elite law firms, multiple media outlets, the D.C. attorney general, and a group of parents accused a teacher of molesting 15 kids. They were wrong.
This piece is two-and-a-half years in the making. And as you'll see, it took some incredible turns, even as I was reporting it.
Accusing Jordan Silverman
A D.C. teaching assistant was accused of molesting up to 15 kids. Multiple law enforcement agencies cleared him. But his nightmare was just beginning.
radleybalko.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This guy is a recommended follow. This piece is heavy though, click with caution.
Storm yesterday in Melbourne was big where I was. But on a narrow path through the western suburbs, it was *destructive*. SES Maps shows the track it took:
October 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Storm yesterday in Melbourne was big where I was. But on a narrow path through the western suburbs, it was *destructive*. SES Maps shows the track it took:
Watching k pop demon hunters (good film) and yep we are going to need to learn to read Korean if they keep increasing their soft power...
a black background with white letters that say ' k ' and ' h '
ALT: a black background with white letters that say ' k ' and ' h '
media.tenor.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Watching k pop demon hunters (good film) and yep we are going to need to learn to read Korean if they keep increasing their soft power...
Could the big anti-Trump protests (and his weird shitting video) legitimise and catalyse more anti-Trump views? Will be very interesting to see how the approval ratings develop later this week. www.natesilver.net/p/trump-appr...
How popular is Donald Trump?
Silver Bulletin approval ratings for President Trump — and all presidents since Truman.
www.natesilver.net
October 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Could the big anti-Trump protests (and his weird shitting video) legitimise and catalyse more anti-Trump views? Will be very interesting to see how the approval ratings develop later this week. www.natesilver.net/p/trump-appr...
Few minutes ago my internet went to poop, then mysteriously fixed itself. Probably this is why: www.theage.com.au/technology/c...
Cloud services outage knocks out websites globally
Potentially millions of users were left unable to access Canva, Amazon, Snapchat and Alexa.
www.theage.com.au
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Few minutes ago my internet went to poop, then mysteriously fixed itself. Probably this is why: www.theage.com.au/technology/c...
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Made a chart of Melbourne #Marathon finishing times. Really, what's interesting is just how *little* age matters. This is a sport at which people can perform comparably ages 20-50.
#melbournemarathon #running #dataviz
#melbournemarathon #running #dataviz
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Made a chart of Melbourne #Marathon finishing times. Really, what's interesting is just how *little* age matters. This is a sport at which people can perform comparably ages 20-50.
#melbournemarathon #running #dataviz
#melbournemarathon #running #dataviz
Made a chart of Melbourne #Marathon finishing times. Really, what's interesting is just how *little* age matters. This is a sport at which people can perform comparably ages 20-50.
#melbournemarathon #running #dataviz
#melbournemarathon #running #dataviz
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Made a chart of Melbourne #Marathon finishing times. Really, what's interesting is just how *little* age matters. This is a sport at which people can perform comparably ages 20-50.
#melbournemarathon #running #dataviz
#melbournemarathon #running #dataviz