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Duncan K Galloway
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Astrophysicist, educator, cyclist, science communicator. Living through a climate emergency (as are we all) on Boon Wurrung/Wurundjeri land/Netherlands. He/him. http://outs1der.github.io

ORCID: 0000-0002-6558-5121
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Gough raised unemployment benefits to their highest level relative to poverty - then Fraser (and his treasurer John Howard) fucked it up as soon as they could.

Hawke/Keating repaired some of the damage... then Howard fucked it up for good
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Graph showing unemployment benefits relative to poverty
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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mjibrown.bsky.social
Want to know why your mobile phone photos of the Moon look like crap?

I have a new @aunz.theconversation.com article explaining why, how you can take better(ish) photos, and what astronomical sights your phone can photograph well.

theconversation.com/why-is-it-so...
Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the Moon with my phone?
Phones can often take great photos, but why photos of the Moon typically disappointing? The Moon itself and camera design are both part of the answer.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
duncankgalloway.bsky.social
Go @ailiegallant.bsky.social !
strangerous.bsky.social stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 8h
Climate scientists Ailie Gallant & Alex Dunne educate RWNJ Malcolm Roberts on science, & explain that “in the case of climate change there is not strong disagreement” among scientists.
Roberts “There isn’t?”
It’s like he was born yesterday.🤔 #Estimates
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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profsera.bsky.social
An unbelievable privilege and experience today visiting the world leading #ALmA telescope at 5000m in Chile! 🧪🔭 Plus we saw some local fauna!
Photo of woman with hat and oxygen tube under nose in front of stunning desert landscape with an array of white telescope dishes spread out behind. In the background the iconic Licancabur volcano in the background. Photo of a desert landscape with white telescope dishes scattered across the plane, with the Licancabur volcano cone looming over Close up of the APEX single dish telescope with spikey sheets of ice in vertical formation in front and a dramatic sky behind. Photo of three guanacos, a type of Andes camelid related to alpacas and llamas, with cute black faces and tan hides, on a scrubby plain with valley in background.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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mitpress.bsky.social
"Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a 'bad' experimental observation."

The latest from @karlwiderquist.bsky.social:
The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into
To win the argument for universal basic income, advocates must confront the myth that less work means less worth.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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christophermichel.com
Paul Ginsparg changed how science is shared. In 1991, in a small Cornell office filled with chalk dust and curiosity, he built ArXiv, the first open-access preprint server. His idea rewired the global flow of knowledge. Physics first, then the world.
#NewHeroes @nationalacademies.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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abeba.bsky.social
the @ec.europa.eu's President von der Leyen is uncritically echoing AI hype & corporate PR, particularly that “AI would approach human reasoning in 2026”. we find this unacceptable & ask the Commission President to retract it. please sign this open letter if you agree
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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quilombo.bsky.social
The Spanish public television has published the first audiovisual map showing the 6,000 mass graves from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the subsequent Francoist dictatorship (1939-1975). A testimony of what happens when fascism wins -something unknown in most of Europe.
rtvenoticias.rtve.es RTVE Noticias @rtvenoticias.rtve.es · 3d
El #MapaFosasRTVE es el primer mapa audiovisual con las 6.000 fosas comunes de la guerra civil y el Franquismo.

Los restos de más de 17.000 víctimas se han podido recuperar, pero otras 12.000 personas podrían ser aún exhumadas.

rtve.es/noticias/fos...
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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drspacejunk.bsky.social
The NASA Technical Report Server is not being updated due to funding cuts. This is a disaster. 🧪 🔭
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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abcnewsbot.bsky.social
The presence of an endangered and "cryptic" parrot species at a northern Tasmanian national park has been hailed as "very good news" by a bird expert.
Endangered parrot found in northern Tasmania for first time in decades
The presence of an endangered and "cryptic" parrot species at a northern Tasmanian national park has been hailed as "very good news" by a bird expert.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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science.org.au
The Academy endorses the Science20 (S20) 2025 meeting communiqué titled ‘Climate change and well-being’, calling for immediate, science-driven action to safeguard people and ecosystems.

https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
Science20 statement calls for urgent, science-driven action to
Dr Surinder Singh FAA FTSE at the Science20 meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, in February 2025.
www.science.org.au
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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marchudson.bsky.social
In reality, all we’ve created is a bot which is almost perfect at mimicking human-like natural language use, and the rest is people just projecting other human qualities on to it. Quite simply, “LLMs are doing reasoning” is the “look, my dog is smiling” of technology

malwaretech.com/2025/08/ever...
Every Reason Why I Hate AI and You Should Too
maybe it's anti-innovation, maybe it's just avoiding hype. But one thing is clear, I'm completely done with hearing about AI.
malwaretech.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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danambergstrom.bsky.social
There’s much discussion here today regarding James Watson being a dick in #science, regardless of his DNA success.

If you don’t want to emulate him, colleague & I developed the Collaborative Charter for Scientific Endeavours to enhance collaborations

Link here
pureantarctic.org/a-collaborat...
A Collaborative Charter for Scientific Endeavours
This is a charter to use when scientific collaborations are being initiated . Use the logo to signal that you support the charter. Work with IntegrityI seek to be trustworthy, honest, and reliableI…
pureantarctic.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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aussiastronomer.bsky.social
Hey you. YES YOU. Super persnickety astronomer. You know who you are.

NASA Exoplanet Archive just updated our overview pages so the stars are closer to their actual colours, as per Harre & Heller (2021) and Cranmer (2021).

You're welcome. 😎

(You can thank @kevinkhu.bsky.social!)
Screenshot of the NASA Exoplanet Archive overview page for HD 4113, a triple star system with three differently coloured stars (one of which has a planet, HD 4113 b).
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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meadekrosby.bsky.social
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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jpeelle.bsky.social
I encourage every PhD student to set up an academic website, even if they don't feel like they have a lot to put on it. Why? Helps to get discovered by search engines and establish a search-friendly presence.

What platforms work well for simple websites and are cheap (or better yet, free)? 👀
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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scientistrebellion.bsky.social
"Science in Resistance" on book tour! 📖

🚂 Fernando will be on a train tour over the next few weeks across various countries in Europe presenting his book.
1/4
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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aljazeera.com
The comet is the third interstellar object from deep space ever recorded to pass through Earth's solar system.
Why are scientists rushing to study a comet from deep space?
The comet is the third interstellar object from deep space ever recorded to pass through Earth's solar system.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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euanritchie.bsky.social
What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose?

@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.

12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
Getting the EPBC Act right | Biodiversity Council Australia
Our factsheet outlines the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended improvements to the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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apod.shinyakato.dev
🔭 A Dark Seahorse in Cepheus

Image Credit & Copyright: Jordi Jofre

star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Spanning light-years, this suggestive shape known as the Seahorse Nebula floats in silhouette against a rich background of of stars and glowing hydrogen gas. Seen toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the dusty, dark nebula is part of a Milky Way molecular cloud some 1,200 light-years distant. It is also listed as Barnard 150 (B150), one of 182 dark markings of the sky cataloged in the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard. Packs of low-mass stars are forming within, but their collapsing cores are only visible at long infrared wavelengths. Still, the luminous depths of the Milky Way in Cepheus add to this stunning galactic skyscape.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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sustainable2050.bsky.social
Financial consultants Deloitte conclude: the environmental damage done by Dutch agriculture (€18.6 billion/year) exceeds its total economic added value (€13.3 billion/year).
Emissions of greenhouse gases, nitrogen deposition, and
biodiversity loss due to agricultural activities dominate the damage.
Front page with that headline
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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beneltham.bsky.social
Gaming regulator announces temporary halt on accepting bribes www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Gambling regulator stops accepting gifts from betting companies, for now
The announcement comes six months after the ABC first reported the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission chair had accepted corporate hospitality from bookmakers.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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mon4kooyong.bsky.social
Hard to understand a govt that blocks teenagers from social media but has *no* issue with them accessing online gambling platforms at all, or with them being bombarded with ads for online gambling.
Australia’s teen social media ban has a gaming-sized loophole
The list of banned platforms requires mental gymnastics that the government has struggled to explain, and ignores where kids actually spend their time.
www.theage.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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brettmorr.is
This is how you incinerate a field of science. 🔭🧪
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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apod.shinyakato.dev
🔭 NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block

star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Shiny NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. Some call it the Silver Coin Galaxy for its appearance in small telescopes, or just the Sculptor Galaxy for its location within the boundaries of the southern constellation Sculptor. Discovered in 1783 by mathematician and astronomer Caroline Herschel, the dusty island universe lies a mere 10 million light-years away. About 70 thousand light-years across, NGC 253 is the largest member of the Sculptor Group of Galaxies, the nearest to our own Local Group of Galaxies. In addition to its spiral dust lanes, tendrils of dust seem to be rising from its galactic disk laced with young star clusters and star-forming regions in this colourful galaxy portrait. The high dust content accompanies frantic star formation, earning NGC 253 the designation of a starburst galaxy. NGC 253 is also known to be a strong source of high-energy x-rays and gamma rays, likely due to black holes near the galaxy's centre.
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM