John van Kooy, PhD
@pantzfanon.bsky.social
Meanjin/Brisbane-based researcher working on migration, refugee resettlement, and social cohesion.
Where I work: https://scanloninstitute.org.au/
Some writing: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-261X
Other stuff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvankooy/
Where I work: https://scanloninstitute.org.au/
Some writing: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-261X
Other stuff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvankooy/
Reposted by John van Kooy, PhD
A PhD program is where you go to figure out the exact kinds of mental illnesses impacting your life, and an LLM just isn't capable of that sort of introspection. It can simulate the spiraling and denial, but that only gets you so close.
August 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A PhD program is where you go to figure out the exact kinds of mental illnesses impacting your life, and an LLM just isn't capable of that sort of introspection. It can simulate the spiraling and denial, but that only gets you so close.
Reposted by John van Kooy, PhD
2. The greatest heroes of any age, the people who have secured all our fundamental freedoms, are those who have broken oppressive laws for moral reasons. When you malign altruistic protesters for breaking the law, you diss the legacy of those who broke it for your sake.
July 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
2. The greatest heroes of any age, the people who have secured all our fundamental freedoms, are those who have broken oppressive laws for moral reasons. When you malign altruistic protesters for breaking the law, you diss the legacy of those who broke it for your sake.
I presume that ICE funding 'spiked' post-Inauguration as well
July 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I presume that ICE funding 'spiked' post-Inauguration as well
Reposted by John van Kooy, PhD
It doesn’t have to end this way. There’s now an effort to rescue the DHS, and new funders could help secure its future.
In a new article, @scientificdiscovery.dev gives an overview of the DHS, what the termination of USAID funding means, and what can be done about it:
In a new article, @scientificdiscovery.dev gives an overview of the DHS, what the termination of USAID funding means, and what can be done about it:
The Demographic and Health Surveys brought crucial data for more than 90 countries — without them, we risk darkness
Cuts to US aid could end the Demographic and Health Surveys. This would leave a massive gap in our understanding of global health, mortality, and development.
ourworldindata.org
July 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It doesn’t have to end this way. There’s now an effort to rescue the DHS, and new funders could help secure its future.
In a new article, @scientificdiscovery.dev gives an overview of the DHS, what the termination of USAID funding means, and what can be done about it:
In a new article, @scientificdiscovery.dev gives an overview of the DHS, what the termination of USAID funding means, and what can be done about it: