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The Menzies team is heading to #ASTMH2025! Catch our researchers from the SCOPE and ZOOMAL projects sharing new insights through talks, posters and the ZOOMAL Symposium — advancing knowledge in tropical medicine and global health. Find us in the program 👉 tinyurl.com/3dtjxnry #Menzies #TropMed25
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The Menzies team is heading to #ASTMH2025! Catch our researchers from the SCOPE and ZOOMAL projects sharing new insights through talks, posters and the ZOOMAL Symposium — advancing knowledge in tropical medicine and global health. Find us in the program 👉 tinyurl.com/3dtjxnry #Menzies #TropMed25
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It is a nightmare that when the US does something idiotic, the rest of the world has to frantically move to reassure their nationals
Vaccines, paracetamol not cause of autism - MOH
Vaccines, paracetamol not cause of autism - MOH
Mahathar says substantial evidence from high-quality studies proves no linkage.
dlvr.it
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It is a nightmare that when the US does something idiotic, the rest of the world has to frantically move to reassure their nationals
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The cat mayoral race: meet 11 runners and riders in the US’s most furious – and furriest – election
The cat mayoral race: meet 11 runners and riders in the US’s most furious – and furriest – election
It has been the talk of Somerville, Massachusetts this summer, with the winner announced later today. Will it be the candidate who promises free kibble or the one who speaks gnomically of ‘CRIME’?
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The cat mayoral race: meet 11 runners and riders in the US’s most furious – and furriest – election
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My interview with Al Jazeera on ongoing protests in Jakarta and other cities in Indonesia. It's about the police's excessive use of force. What the Indonesian government should do? How is about hundreds of peaceful protesters arrested over the last one week? www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL68...
Indonesia Street Protests after a Motorcycle Taxi Driver's Death
YouTube video by Andreas Harsono
www.youtube.com
August 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
My interview with Al Jazeera on ongoing protests in Jakarta and other cities in Indonesia. It's about the police's excessive use of force. What the Indonesian government should do? How is about hundreds of peaceful protesters arrested over the last one week? www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL68...
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What is happening in Indonesia deserves more attention www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Indonesian students vow more protests after one killed in Jakarta demonstration
Tensions have risen in Indonesia's capital following a protest call by students at Jakarta's police headquarters on Friday in response to the death of a motorcycle ride-sharing driver hit by a police vehicle.
www.reuters.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
What is happening in Indonesia deserves more attention www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Very nice explainer from twitter user normelpeople on what's happening in Indonesia this week and how people are feeling
August 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Very nice explainer from twitter user normelpeople on what's happening in Indonesia this week and how people are feeling
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Mass protests have broken out in several Indonesian cities including the capital Jakarta after a ride share driver was hit by a police vehicle.
Government buildings have been set on fire and reports suggest several protesters have been killed by Indonesian police.
Government buildings have been set on fire and reports suggest several protesters have been killed by Indonesian police.
August 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Mass protests have broken out in several Indonesian cities including the capital Jakarta after a ride share driver was hit by a police vehicle.
Government buildings have been set on fire and reports suggest several protesters have been killed by Indonesian police.
Government buildings have been set on fire and reports suggest several protesters have been killed by Indonesian police.
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Footage filmed in Indonesia's Jakarta yesterday, during anti-government protests, shows a person hit by an Indonesian police vehicle. The person later died. Today, protests have escalated in his name.
Geolocation of footage: -6.201613, 106.807475
Geolocation of footage: -6.201613, 106.807475
August 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Footage filmed in Indonesia's Jakarta yesterday, during anti-government protests, shows a person hit by an Indonesian police vehicle. The person later died. Today, protests have escalated in his name.
Geolocation of footage: -6.201613, 106.807475
Geolocation of footage: -6.201613, 106.807475
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Good advice...
4 ways to spot a dodgy ‘expert’ theconversation.com/when-it-come...
1. Dodgy experts don’t acknowledge uncertainty
2. The dodgy expert doesn’t strive to be objective
3. Dodgy experts cherry-pick evidence
4. Dodgy experts don’t change their mind when the evidence changes
4 ways to spot a dodgy ‘expert’ theconversation.com/when-it-come...
1. Dodgy experts don’t acknowledge uncertainty
2. The dodgy expert doesn’t strive to be objective
3. Dodgy experts cherry-pick evidence
4. Dodgy experts don’t change their mind when the evidence changes
When it comes to health information, who should you trust? 4 ways to spot a dodgy ‘expert’
Even if we feel we have some understanding of science, few of us have the time or the capacity to verify every claim made by every so called ‘expert’.
theconversation.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Good advice...
4 ways to spot a dodgy ‘expert’ theconversation.com/when-it-come...
1. Dodgy experts don’t acknowledge uncertainty
2. The dodgy expert doesn’t strive to be objective
3. Dodgy experts cherry-pick evidence
4. Dodgy experts don’t change their mind when the evidence changes
4 ways to spot a dodgy ‘expert’ theconversation.com/when-it-come...
1. Dodgy experts don’t acknowledge uncertainty
2. The dodgy expert doesn’t strive to be objective
3. Dodgy experts cherry-pick evidence
4. Dodgy experts don’t change their mind when the evidence changes
Stop coral destruction greenpeace.nz/a5q5jh
PETITION: Stop Bottom Trawling Petition
Join me in the campaign to protect the oceans from destructive fishing. No more bottom trawling on seamounts!
greenpeace.nz
June 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Stop coral destruction greenpeace.nz/a5q5jh
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/en...
Withdraw NZ from US operation supporting Israel’s war on Gaza
What is this operation?
The New Zealand Government has deployed New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel to support the US and UK-led Operation Prosperity Guardian.
The Operation was launched in Dec...
our.actionstation.org.nz
June 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/en...
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This is a piece that I wished @shashikalb.bsky.social , Nhial Deng, and I did not have to write
The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.bsky.social
The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.bsky.social
The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings
American civil rights activist Maya Angelou once wrote, “prejudice is a burden that
confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible”.1 At
a time of unprecedented national...
www.thelancet.com
May 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is a piece that I wished @shashikalb.bsky.social , Nhial Deng, and I did not have to write
The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.bsky.social
The Global North is increasingly unsafe for global health meetings
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.bsky.social
Having more variety of banana (not just cavendish) can reduce its vulnerability to climate crisis. My fieldwork site is in the island where banana was first cultivated. I avoid cavendish whenever I’m here and I enjoy the many other (more delicious!) types
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis threatens the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, research shows
The fourth most important food crop is in peril as the Latin America and the Caribbean suffer from climate disaster
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Having more variety of banana (not just cavendish) can reduce its vulnerability to climate crisis. My fieldwork site is in the island where banana was first cultivated. I avoid cavendish whenever I’m here and I enjoy the many other (more delicious!) types
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"According to international law, forced starvation is a war crime, a crime against humanity, and an act of genocide. Yet US complicity and unconditional support over the years have ensured that Israel can attack and kill civilians with impunity."
Israel Is Attacking Aid Ships to Gaza — Again
Israeli forces bombed a humanitarian aid ship in international waters, carrying activists and supplies to Gaza, amid a brutal blockade starving Palestinians.
buff.ly
May 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"According to international law, forced starvation is a war crime, a crime against humanity, and an act of genocide. Yet US complicity and unconditional support over the years have ensured that Israel can attack and kill civilians with impunity."
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Using AI to simulate stripping women without consent is a form of sexual violence.
Grok’s deployment on X raises urgent human rights concerns around privacy, dignity, gender based violence. This is not an isolated glitch tho, it’s a pattern where tech fosters misogyny
www.404media.co/elon-musks-g...
Grok’s deployment on X raises urgent human rights concerns around privacy, dignity, gender based violence. This is not an isolated glitch tho, it’s a pattern where tech fosters misogyny
www.404media.co/elon-musks-g...
Elon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Remove Her Clothes' In Public, On X
Elon Musk’s AI bot is undressing women on X.
www.404media.co
May 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Using AI to simulate stripping women without consent is a form of sexual violence.
Grok’s deployment on X raises urgent human rights concerns around privacy, dignity, gender based violence. This is not an isolated glitch tho, it’s a pattern where tech fosters misogyny
www.404media.co/elon-musks-g...
Grok’s deployment on X raises urgent human rights concerns around privacy, dignity, gender based violence. This is not an isolated glitch tho, it’s a pattern where tech fosters misogyny
www.404media.co/elon-musks-g...
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Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
Post a gif who you wanted to be as a little kid.
Tintin: A journalist who is actually a detective
Tintin: A journalist who is actually a detective
April 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Post a gif who you wanted to be as a little kid.
Tintin: A journalist who is actually a detective
Tintin: A journalist who is actually a detective
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Without detracting or diminishing the whimsical AI art you tag us in, PLEASE continue to support your fellow human artists. The years of practice, growth, adaptation, brain/body connection that must of led to a piece like this. Sublime.
New artwork. My latest oil painting is finished. A colony of penguins march through the Antarctic landscape.
23" x 16". Oil on canvas. "The Ice Journey".
#penguin #penguins #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #antarctica
23" x 16". Oil on canvas. "The Ice Journey".
#penguin #penguins #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #antarctica
April 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Without detracting or diminishing the whimsical AI art you tag us in, PLEASE continue to support your fellow human artists. The years of practice, growth, adaptation, brain/body connection that must of led to a piece like this. Sublime.
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We're done for the day, but the fight goes on. Fonterra must end the use of palm kernel in Aotearoa.
Sign the petition now to call for an end of palm kernel cow feed in Aotearoa greenpeace.nz/e9nh05
Sign the petition now to call for an end of palm kernel cow feed in Aotearoa greenpeace.nz/e9nh05
PETITION: Fonterra, stop using Palm Kernel for cow fee
Call on Fonterra to end their use of Palm Kernel. It drives rainforest destruction and the intensification of industrial dairy in NZ that makes it our biggest polluter of the climate and fresh water.
greenpeace.nz
April 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
We're done for the day, but the fight goes on. Fonterra must end the use of palm kernel in Aotearoa.
Sign the petition now to call for an end of palm kernel cow feed in Aotearoa greenpeace.nz/e9nh05
Sign the petition now to call for an end of palm kernel cow feed in Aotearoa greenpeace.nz/e9nh05
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Traditional West Papua craft on display in Auckland
Traditional West Papua craft on display in Auckland
A PhD candidate from West Papua has launched an exhibition at the University of Auckland based into her research on 'noken', or finely woven string bags.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Traditional West Papua craft on display in Auckland
This.
(Also please click and read the whole thread from the top)
(Also please click and read the whole thread from the top)
Feminist social epistemology teaches us that diversity is a *requirement* for scientific excellence. We need each other to know the world. We need each other to solve the thorny problems that threaten our existence. Knowing the world is a group project, and everyone has something to contribute.
April 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This.
(Also please click and read the whole thread from the top)
(Also please click and read the whole thread from the top)
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I wrote a very long blog post about AI writing. I hope you'll read it.
meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-mental...
meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-mental...
The mental tyranny of AI writing
An arduously long blog post
meresophistry.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I wrote a very long blog post about AI writing. I hope you'll read it.
meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-mental...
meresophistry.substack.com/p/the-mental...
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A century ago, Janet Lane-Claypon laid the groundwork for several methods we still use in public health and epidemiology today. (Photo below from Lister Institute in 1907.)
Let's look at what she pioneered...
Let's look at what she pioneered...
March 29, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A century ago, Janet Lane-Claypon laid the groundwork for several methods we still use in public health and epidemiology today. (Photo below from Lister Institute in 1907.)
Let's look at what she pioneered...
Let's look at what she pioneered...
My heart goes out to the people of Myanmar and those affected by the earthquake
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Myanmar earthquake: What we know
Widespread destruction has been caused by a huge earthquake hitting central Myanmar.
www.bbc.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My heart goes out to the people of Myanmar and those affected by the earthquake
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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From the team that brought you halal coal mining, a religious rationalisation for bribes. www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/202...
Ketua PBNU di DPR: Sogokan untuk yang Hak Dibolehkan Sebagian Ulama
Meski sebagaian ulama membolehkan. Ketua PBNU Ulil Abshar Abdalla berharap pendapat ini tidak dipakai karena bisa jadi celah bagi KPK bertindak.
www.cnnindonesia.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
From the team that brought you halal coal mining, a religious rationalisation for bribes. www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/202...