Melissa Heap

Public servant, gets excited about policy and data, currently studying data science, huge nerd- played D&D in high school... likes to cook, Dr Who fan

[Melissa Heap @Mel_Heap]

@Kristen_Osb @OwenChurches lift won’t let me up! Please help!

[Melissa Heap @Mel_Heap]

@frala_fontaine cross posted to Twitter : proof that the of the lack of degrees of separation in Adelaide @NStottDespoja

[Benjamin Law 羅旭能 @mrbenjaminlaw]

My new sexual kink is watching emotionally well-adjusted heterosexual men gently complimenting each other's physical appearance before discussing their feelings.

[Melissa Heap @Mel_Heap]

@alisoncroggon “For those who have a go, will get a go” Epistles to the Electorate 1:1, Australian Neo-Liberal Bible, Prosperity Edition

[NSW Gov Policy Lab @PolicyLabAU]

We just did a showcase on where we're up to with our Rules as Code project (playing with OpenFisca and some demo front ends), and where we're going to take it next. For now - here's the video and slides. Transcript coming soon.

[kNOwVAWdata @kNOwVAWdata]

#ViolenceAgainstWomen takes many forms, including #EmotionalAbuse. What other forms of #VAW are there? See our interactive data visualization for the prevalence of various kinds of #ViolenceAgainstWomen in #AsiaPacific: https://t.co/FVSDRxJloq | @UNFPAasia @UNFPAPacific

[Melissa Heap @Mel_Heap]

Bye bye @DataCamp I’ll be finding other learning resources

[Jane Caro @JaneCaro]

I really hope that the police now include in their terrorism watch white supremacists, MRAs, trolls and those in the media who incite racism, sexism and hatred. It is angry white men who most frighten me & that’s not bias, that’s backed up with evidence.

[Adam Liaw @adamliaw]

The reason #eggboy’s protest has struck such a cord is that it cuts to the heart of white supremacy: a sense of inadequacy and a fear of humiliation.

[Dr Sheep Person Podge @noplaceforsheep]

An excellent point being made. Why has Morrison threatened to sue a Muslim man over comments originally reported by white Australian journalists?
Someone ask him. Incomprehensibly, I’m blocked .

[Laurie Penny @PennyRed]

The idea of more and more women saying ‘fuck it’ and refusing to reshape themselves around what men want or are told to want *even if it means they end up single* is legitimately terrifying to patriarchy.

[Ajoy Datta @ajoydatta555]

7 types of policy makers and what they mean for getting your research used https://t.co/6J9kAJCIaB via @WorldBank

[Existential Comics (find me on bluesky) @existentialcoms]

Philosophers: "philosophy is the queen of sciences, the foundation on which all knowledge lies."
Scientists: "oh cool, what are you working on?"
Philosophers: "we are trying to decide whether or not chairs exist."

[Melissa Heap @Mel_Heap]

Oh yes I remember!

[lisa dempster @lisadempster]

Remember Ask Jeeves? I guess in the 90s we thought the internet would be our servant. (...but now, it is us who serveth our online overlords 🙌 FAANG) #InfoOnline19

[Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute]

Funny how the poor are incentivised by paying them less, but the rich are incentivised by paying them more. How convenient. #qanda #auspol

[JulieRuth @julieruththom]

https://t.co/0pd8WDOxZu

First post ever to make it outside of my desktop! #designwithnodata