Researcher / Behavioural insights specialist at the Policy Experiments Lab, ANU / ThinkPlace.

Joined February 2009
There’s a certain poetic justice in it: a presidency fueled by a wave of raw, selfish grievances is inadvertently breaking the back of fossil-fueled, unregulated capitalism. By doubling down on a dying era, they’ve hit the accelerator on its obsolescence. #DrillBabyDrill
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The reaction to Mamdani using the word “collectivism” says a lot about US political culture. For many it’s still shorthand for totalitarianism, not democratic public goods. No one who seriously understands how societies actually function can still rely on Ayn Rand as a guide.
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Also add: pictures are fake…it’s really concerning how this platform creates a bubble of ignorance around the MAGA crowd.
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The (UK) Telegraph on Trump's visit: "There were the marching bands with their flawless precision and the procession of ceremonial carriages whose windows are designed to allow a view of their esteemed occupants waving to jubilant crowds. But there was no waving because there were no crowds. Downing Street seems to have pulled off a remarkable operation in persuading Trump that having his second 'state visit' held at Windsor Castle behind virtual locked doors rather than the traditional triumphal procession down the Mall to Buckingham Palace was a great compliment. Windsor was, Trump told the media repeatedly, by far the superior venue and he alone in history had been so favoured. No one in his entourage, apparently, thought it odd that the legendary carriages which transported him in circles around the castle grounds were going from nowhere to nowhere. But whoever in Westminster conceived and orchestrated this extraordinary grovel knew exactly what they were doing. The most powerful man in the world was given not just the greatest day out ever, but the personal affection and approval which he requires in apparently limitless amounts."
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Recently published: Human–machine collaboration for enhanced decision-making in governance 👉 bit.ly/4f79suR By @drdirkdownunder Part of the @dataforpolicy #dataforpolicy2024 Proceedings #AI #artificialintelligence #policy #machinelearning
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Talk about being able to see the future
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We're looking to hire a post-doc to work on a project to enhance the collaboration between human operators and AI systems in the context of collision avoidance in short-sea shipping. Apply here: uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacanc… #jobopportunities #Jobs #hmi #hci
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Dirk Van Rooy retweeted
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce a South African-American(!) businessman and social media figure, Elon Musk (@elonmusk). He's best-known for being the wealthiest man in the world, running Tesla Inc., SpaceX & Twitter, and for parroting Kremlin's propaganda narratives. 1/24
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PhD position to help pro-circular behaviours within fashion industry. Collaboration between Behavioural Design/ ReUse Labs @ University of Antwerp, and the Melbourne Centre of Behaviour Change: #circulareconomy #behaviourchange uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacanc…
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New Nature paper provides evidence that science has become less innovative since the 1950s. The authors suggest reversing the trend by: 1. reading widely, 2. focusing less on quantity of papers, & more on research quality, 3. taking year-long sabbaticals. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Hello @memdotai 👋 just setting up my Twitter flow. Here's my validation code: tZ2uQWye5PZYSgZu3RSV
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“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” scoop.me/housing-first-finla…
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Every time I see entitled Leigh Sales whining about being bullied on social media I think of her friendship with racist Bill Leak. To her, free speech is all good when it’s restricted to the Murdoch press, so no surprise who she’s currently doing her whining to. #auspol
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Dirk Van Rooy retweeted
Modern Britain 🥳🎊
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Krystal Ball just schooled the fuck out of Bill Maher on inflation, ya love to see it xitter.cf/TheEmoDragon/status/15…
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Dirk Van Rooy retweeted
So folks have been comparing the weird @GMB morning show interview with the climate activist in the UK with *that* scene from #DontLookUp. So we at the @MehdiHasanShow put them side by side & the results are.. astounding. Reality mirroring art! Watch:
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2 1/2 minutes that sums up everything wrong with Australian political reporting In 2010 American professor Jay Rosen came to Australia and nailed it with "horse race journalism". His damning critique of Insiders, and Leigh Sales' defensive reaction, is worth it alone #auspol
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