A/Prof of Narratology @Sydney_Uni | expert on how stories change reality | trying to disrupt thinking when in the media | aka the academic @GoggleboxAU
Looking for something to dive into summer with? From classic Aussie cinema and new twists on old classics, our critics have you sorted.
🎬 Featuring recommendations from experts at @notredameaus, @jcu, @UCNZ, @RMIT, @Sydney_Uni + @UniversitySA. https://t.co/mxaWJQ1sxE
Science is essential for human flourishing – why does so much science communication paint a bleak, nihilist picture of the world?
As Chris Ellis (@Sydney_Uni) writes, science communicators need to stop telling everybody the universe is a meaningless void. https://t.co/A6I2q4TWWe
Gisterenavond gaf ik mijn #CleveringaLezing aan de @Sydney_Uni. @SBS Dutch was erbij en sprak na afloop met mij. Ook vroegen ze ambassadeur @NLinAustralia en enkele aanwezigen wat zij hebben opgestoken van deze lezing.
https://t.co/Yg4pWhRSjv
IF we don’t fit in then we are seen as problematic, justifiably promoting a punitive approach to cultural diversity & its differences. This is where the concept of whiteness wins. Our society is set up to believe western & white views are correct. White is right & West is best 👀
2/5 of time of top scientists is spent on other things than science (often looking for funding). One reason is the science system is full of complicated bureaucracy.
What to do about it?
Article in The Economist this week.
📖The winners have been announced in the revamped Prime Minister's Literary Awards and they're a diverse bunch of books, with a focus on reconnection, regeneration, questioning and beauty. #PMLA2023
https://t.co/BSwn4vFnZy
Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?...spoiler alert, I'm one of the experts ! Check out the piece in the @ConversationEDU@EB_Madden@katprior1 and I wrote based on the findings of our new paper. https://t.co/1IyH9OSQhh
The words that have served as a rallying cry for pro-Palestinian protesters have also attracted accusations of antisemitism. How did a call for self-determination become divisive? https://t.co/ptxIsj0VjP
What's insomnia like for most people who can't sleep? 🤔
It's rarely depicted as an illness that can be treated.
🎬 Instead, most movies portray insomnia at extremes, with people suffering hallucinations or delusions, write experts from (@Sydney_Uni). https://t.co/zEL0DhB2mO
University of Sydney has been ranked the top institution across 20 fields by The @australian's 2024 Research Magazine.
18 researchers have also been named leaders in their research areas.
See the results: https://t.co/emNJoxOmQ9
#LeadershipForGood#USYD#Research
I have accepted the high honour to deliver the local #CleveringaLezing at the @Sydney_Uni on Monday 27 November. Hosts @UniLeidenNews and the @NLinAustralia are delighted to invite you to attend. Please register here:
https://t.co/QqSWDaiRq6
Looking forward to seeing you all!
"The choices & actions we take now will have impacts for thousands of years" @climatemorgan in her keynote @Sydney_Uni 🇦🇺yesterday ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Summit #COP28. Here are some of the key messages from the speech👇1/9
How big is science’s fake-paper problem?
Analysis suggests that there are hundreds of thousands of bogus ‘paper-mill’ articles lurking in the literature https://t.co/cC9XIYCmGK
My @aconsres boss gummed a note for me on the #ACR2023#GratitudeGumWall. Thank you Rajiv for encouraging, inspiring and motivating me, and simply making me smile🙂