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
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Best explanation of the liar's dividend that I've ever seen.
December 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Best explanation of the liar's dividend that I've ever seen.
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That brings play to a close on day 1 in Melbourne. We will sum it up: 20 wickets, record tickets, and Scott Boland just 96 runs away from his maiden Test century. England seemed punch drunk by the end.
December 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
That brings play to a close on day 1 in Melbourne. We will sum it up: 20 wickets, record tickets, and Scott Boland just 96 runs away from his maiden Test century. England seemed punch drunk by the end.
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What we’re seeing in this series is actually the start of England’s long-term plan to win back the Ashes by denying Cricket Australia day 3/4/5 ticket sales and by doing so eventually bankrupting them. 4D chess
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 AM
What we’re seeing in this series is actually the start of England’s long-term plan to win back the Ashes by denying Cricket Australia day 3/4/5 ticket sales and by doing so eventually bankrupting them. 4D chess
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The heavily lubricated Barmy Army, to their credit, still singing and chanting merrily away in the sun. Weird to see Duckett in there alongside them, but why not. #Ashes 🏏
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The heavily lubricated Barmy Army, to their credit, still singing and chanting merrily away in the sun. Weird to see Duckett in there alongside them, but why not. #Ashes 🏏
December 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Day 1s #AUSvsENG 93k is the second highest test single day attendance on record, only behind India/Pakistan in Kolkata in 98/99.
source: www.espncricinfo.com/records/larg...
source: www.espncricinfo.com/records/larg...
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
December 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
December 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Probability of a white Christmas across Australia
December 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Probability of a white Christmas across Australia
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(📢) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: We have the text of the note referenced by Rolling Stone, and in it Epstein makes among the last words he committed to paper the revelation that Trump was obsessed with "young, nubile girls" and regularly sexually assaulted them.
Jeffrey Epstein Wrote Fellow Pedophile Larry Nassar a Letter Before His Death
Jeffrey Epstein tried to contact fellow pedophile and admitted sexual abuser Larry Nassar via mail in the days before his death by suicide.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
(📢) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: We have the text of the note referenced by Rolling Stone, and in it Epstein makes among the last words he committed to paper the revelation that Trump was obsessed with "young, nubile girls" and regularly sexually assaulted them.
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Australians: we don't like guns. This is excellent.
December 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Australians: we don't like guns. This is excellent.
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Look, if you cite literature that doesn't exist, that is made up by AI, it's as bad as fraud. You're pretending to have read something, you haven't read. I cannot see why I should believe you on antyhing else.
December 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Look, if you cite literature that doesn't exist, that is made up by AI, it's as bad as fraud. You're pretending to have read something, you haven't read. I cannot see why I should believe you on antyhing else.
December 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Whether it’s Pete Buttigieg learning to speak eight languages or Donald Trump successfully identifying a giraffe, there’s plenty of intellectual accomplishments on both sides of the aisle.
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Whether it’s Pete Buttigieg learning to speak eight languages or Donald Trump successfully identifying a giraffe, there’s plenty of intellectual accomplishments on both sides of the aisle.
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In the "Bullshitters Guide to the Galaxy," the answer to everything is 92, not 42.
December 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
In the "Bullshitters Guide to the Galaxy," the answer to everything is 92, not 42.
December 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Root punching the back of the bat after that wicket shows just how sloppy England have been this series. Punch the edge, Joe. That’s the bad bit. #Ashes 🏏
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Root punching the back of the bat after that wicket shows just how sloppy England have been this series. Punch the edge, Joe. That’s the bad bit. #Ashes 🏏
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Is there anything more perfect in the Australian summer than rolling out of bed grabbing a cup of tea or coffee and plonking yourself in front of the cricket for the day?
December 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Is there anything more perfect in the Australian summer than rolling out of bed grabbing a cup of tea or coffee and plonking yourself in front of the cricket for the day?
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Latest commentary from me about how the design of social media platforms incentivise and fail to moderate the spread of false and misleading information about the #Bondi massacre. As usual, X is the ringleader.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
X payments incentivised misinformation in wake of Bondi shooting, expert says
US social media platform X incentivised the spread of inflammatory misinformation in the wake of the Bondi Beach shootings, a digital media expert has said.
www.abc.net.au
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Latest commentary from me about how the design of social media platforms incentivise and fail to moderate the spread of false and misleading information about the #Bondi massacre. As usual, X is the ringleader.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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AI-generated images of alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram in the Philippines and a fabricated Facebook page are spreading online. And an image of police officers taken out of context is debunked by ABC NEWS Verify.
AI deepfakes of alleged Bondi gunman spread online
AI-generated images of alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram in the Philippines and a fabricated Facebook page are spreading online. And an image of police officers taken out of context is debunked by ABC NEWS Verify.
www.abc.net.au
December 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
AI-generated images of alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram in the Philippines and a fabricated Facebook page are spreading online. And an image of police officers taken out of context is debunked by ABC NEWS Verify.
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“Fellow Australians. If you are watching this videotape, I’m in Sydney hoping to make political mileage from people who have been murdered”
December 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
“Fellow Australians. If you are watching this videotape, I’m in Sydney hoping to make political mileage from people who have been murdered”
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New paper out in @science.org! We unveil the online manipulation market with the Cambridge Online Trust & Safety Index (COTSI). We show in real time the cost of purchasing fake accounts across every social platform around the world - so they can be held accountable
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Mapping the online manipulation economy
A market perspective on digital manipulation may help improve online trust and safety
www.science.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New paper out in @science.org! We unveil the online manipulation market with the Cambridge Online Trust & Safety Index (COTSI). We show in real time the cost of purchasing fake accounts across every social platform around the world - so they can be held accountable
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...