Access All Areas! Tonight! Yay!

Courts + defamation + noise complaints + North Sydney + real estate. This is the peak Sydney newspaper story. It's as though it was created by top scientists in a laboratory
smh.com.au/national/bruce…

Enrolling in a new Medical practise. Had a form to fill out...

Hullo! We are part of the chosen ones to play one of Brisbane's best celebrations of local music this year.

Will be a great party, see you at the Triffid!

Kids: what happens to the Easter Bunny after Easter?

Me: Wellllll…

*this was the scene while dropping my kids at preschool this morning. 🐇🦅😮

This figure! Obsessed and using in my classes. Thank you Holden et al!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jf…

#HappyTransDayOfVisibility from a transgender bee scientist! As things get worse for trans rights it’s important to take moments to amplify trans joy against trans hate. #transinSTEM #TDOV2024 #tdov

#ecoacoustics at CSIRO - so proud to be part of it!

Lecturers: “I’ve got some great comedic references in store for you this semester, I assume you’re all familiar with The Simpsons between 1992 and 1998?”

The students:

My latest research w CSIRO reports some good news: that the grey-headed flying-fox population hasn’t declined over the past decade - this species is listed as vulnerable to extinction due to population decline and loss of habitat. Read more: theconversation.com/grey-headed-fl…

Kate Middleton just revealed she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.

Let this be a lesson to us all…dont wander into wild and ridiculous conspiracy theories. And live each and every day to the fullest. Be kind. Appreciate one other. Find joy.

Why Ecology Needs Natural History. Super important and informative article on the decline of #naturalhistory , #taxonomy , #fieldwork & field-based #ecology in the classroom & in univeristies in general, and the huge loss that has for students, academia & society.

Certainly, here are some more papers (many of which passed through peer-review in Elsevier journals)...

Meanwhile, Elsevier generates >$3bn in revenue with a 37% profit margin👌

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Science provides the data and models that allow society to tackle profound challenges. To be useful, science requires community trust.

Our Chief Executive has issued an open letter defending our scientists and organisation against unfounded criticism. csiro.au/en/news/All/Ne…

We found a worrying lack of balance in reporting on environmental water in the MDB by many of Australia’s main news outlets. 🧵 See pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/austr… Faculty of Arts MD Basin Authority Media Watch Environmental Water

'How to know when ASIO is watching.'

Like time bombs with long fuses, introduced plants can remain benign for 40 to 320 years before becoming invasive! This is the main result of an analysis of 5,700 time series of 3,500 nonnative species in 9 regions comprising tropical & temperate climates. nature.com/articles/s4155…

Senator Matt Canavan If it's so great, why didn't you run an inquiry when you where in power?

Is plant acoustic communication fact or fiction? - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38424727/

This summary of analysis by CSIRO shows why, from a commercial perspective, Australia would be mad to invest in nuclear energy. Renewables smash all other energy sources out of the water!