Ben Buchler
@benbuchler.bsky.social
I do some quantum physics at ANU. All views are my own and 100% correct some of the time.
I hope we get a transcript afterwards.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I hope we get a transcript afterwards.
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Far right political content has been normalised, protected by free speech and then vomited back at the unsuspecting in a stream of addictive short videos without proper context or moderation. What an absolute shitshow. #auspol
I conducted an experiment on what Tiktok and YouTube recommends when not logged in on the app.
Given the social media ban only covers accounts, hard not to see this could be the experience for teens in Australia come December. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
Given the social media ban only covers accounts, hard not to see this could be the experience for teens in Australia come December. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
From zero to neo-Nazis: what under-16s may see under Australia’s social media ban, simply by not logging in
Guardian Australia test finds scrolling shortform videos while logged out of YouTube and TikTok quickly leads to gambling, violent and far-right content
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September 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Far right political content has been normalised, protected by free speech and then vomited back at the unsuspecting in a stream of addictive short videos without proper context or moderation. What an absolute shitshow. #auspol
The competition for most stupid thing is fierce, but this will definitely result in a reduction of smarts.
Of all the stupid things that this regime has done, this is right up near the top. Postdoctoral researchers come to the US on H-1B visas. This will further destroy the US science enterprise. Stupid stupid stupid.
Trump administration to add $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
The Trump administration is targeting a visa widely used by tech companies and other employers to hire foreign workers.
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September 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The competition for most stupid thing is fierce, but this will definitely result in a reduction of smarts.
"Coalition to fight Labor’s universal childcare plan as Ley signals ‘unrelenting’ pursuit of efficiency"
Efficiency gains will include a dozen portfolios for each of the 2 remaining coalition members of the lower house after the next election. #auspol
Efficiency gains will include a dozen portfolios for each of the 2 remaining coalition members of the lower house after the next election. #auspol
September 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"Coalition to fight Labor’s universal childcare plan as Ley signals ‘unrelenting’ pursuit of efficiency"
Efficiency gains will include a dozen portfolios for each of the 2 remaining coalition members of the lower house after the next election. #auspol
Efficiency gains will include a dozen portfolios for each of the 2 remaining coalition members of the lower house after the next election. #auspol
Down is the new up:
"...Two major strategies that universities have pursued to gain efficiencies—administrative centralization and administrative service automation—have resulted in what is widely experienced by academic staff as an intensification of their administrative burden."
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"...Two major strategies that universities have pursued to gain efficiencies—administrative centralization and administrative service automation—have resulted in what is widely experienced by academic staff as an intensification of their administrative burden."
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Administrative burden in Australian universities: Insights into dimensions and drivers from a nationwide survey
Abstract. Despite widespread concern about levels of administrative burden within universities, understanding of the associated dimensions and drivers rema
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August 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Down is the new up:
"...Two major strategies that universities have pursued to gain efficiencies—administrative centralization and administrative service automation—have resulted in what is widely experienced by academic staff as an intensification of their administrative burden."
bit.ly/3UQldyl
"...Two major strategies that universities have pursued to gain efficiencies—administrative centralization and administrative service automation—have resulted in what is widely experienced by academic staff as an intensification of their administrative burden."
bit.ly/3UQldyl
Everyone loves a fundraising post - right? The $500 goal is starting to look a bit unambitious, but don't let that put you off.
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Quentin Buchler
I'm proud to be taking part in the MS Mega Challenge. My goal is to raise 500 to help people with multiple sclerosis achieve a dream through the MS Go for Gold Scholarships program. It’s incredible to...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Everyone loves a fundraising post - right? The $500 goal is starting to look a bit unambitious, but don't let that put you off.
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Please consider signing this petition to Parliament:
"We urge the government to abolish JRG and to institute a new fee regime which does not punish students who choose to study the humanities and social sciences."
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"We urge the government to abolish JRG and to institute a new fee regime which does not punish students who choose to study the humanities and social sciences."
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Repeal Job-Ready Graduates Policy Now: Restoring Equity in Higher Education - Online petition
We sign this petition in solidarity with those who signed the Open Letter to the Prime Minister on 28 July 2025 (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/28/open-letter-to-australian-govern...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Please consider signing this petition to Parliament:
"We urge the government to abolish JRG and to institute a new fee regime which does not punish students who choose to study the humanities and social sciences."
www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...
"We urge the government to abolish JRG and to institute a new fee regime which does not punish students who choose to study the humanities and social sciences."
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It’s difficult to identify a change in tertiary education since the 1980’s that hasn’t diminished or degraded it. Morphing into a corporate enterprise with extraordinary “executive” salaries, outsourcing to consultancy firms and relentless reviews and restructures doesn’t look like moral leadership.
June 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It’s difficult to identify a change in tertiary education since the 1980’s that hasn’t diminished or degraded it. Morphing into a corporate enterprise with extraordinary “executive” salaries, outsourcing to consultancy firms and relentless reviews and restructures doesn’t look like moral leadership.
While Australia's university sector bleeds out, successive governments have been drawing blood, all the while spruiking our high-tech, highly educated future. Hollow words.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
While Australia's university sector bleeds out, successive governments have been drawing blood, all the while spruiking our high-tech, highly educated future. Hollow words.
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@mattbevan.bsky.social Nice work showing Trump knows the difference between asylum seekers and mental health patients. That he deliberately conflates them to the applause of his supporters is heady mix of cynicism and misinformation. pca.st/episode/780c...
June 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
@mattbevan.bsky.social Nice work showing Trump knows the difference between asylum seekers and mental health patients. That he deliberately conflates them to the applause of his supporters is heady mix of cynicism and misinformation. pca.st/episode/780c...
A "Kundt Tube" visualises acoustic standing waves with foam beads. This one is in the Osaka Science Museum. The long period modulation corresponds to wavelength of the sound. The short-period stripes are something rather different. Have a think about it. Link in the comments has the solution. 🧪
June 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A "Kundt Tube" visualises acoustic standing waves with foam beads. This one is in the Osaka Science Museum. The long period modulation corresponds to wavelength of the sound. The short-period stripes are something rather different. Have a think about it. Link in the comments has the solution. 🧪
@heardislandgov.bsky.social You didn't make the list. What gives?
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Trump signs order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the US
Nationals from countries including Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan ‘fully’ restricted as those of seven other countries partially restricted
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June 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
@heardislandgov.bsky.social You didn't make the list. What gives?
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Hey Google, suppose AI is just a sinister, psychotic parlour trick.
Give me the best example of what that might look like.
Give me the best example of what that might look like.
You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...
June 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Hey Google, suppose AI is just a sinister, psychotic parlour trick.
Give me the best example of what that might look like.
Give me the best example of what that might look like.
This seems like the antithesis of science. When partisans aided by (what is probably) unsupervised AI are making stuff up, dark times are ahead for anyone who actually cares about the intersection of expert advise and public policy.
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RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies
Failures uncovered as US health secretary touted ‘gold-standard’ science in health report ordered by Trump team
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May 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This seems like the antithesis of science. When partisans aided by (what is probably) unsupervised AI are making stuff up, dark times are ahead for anyone who actually cares about the intersection of expert advise and public policy.
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Carl Sagan, writing 30 years ago, was so close to the mark. He must have had the best crystals.
Civilisations collapse like a drunk at an open-casket funeral. It’s funny if you're broken enough inside. It starts with cancer cells in the civilisational marrow & ends when the last citizen trades their vote for a petrol station sausage roll & a TikTok filter that gives them really poppin’ abs
The Decline and Fall of the House of Walmarticus
(A little programming note.
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May 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Carl Sagan, writing 30 years ago, was so close to the mark. He must have had the best crystals.
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The LNP don't like their own words repeated back to them, which is why they're infuriated by this ad.
Which is also why you should share it.
Which is also why you should share it.
April 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The LNP don't like their own words repeated back to them, which is why they're infuriated by this ad.
Which is also why you should share it.
Which is also why you should share it.
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Breaking now: Ministry of Economics reporting the tariffs have not caused significant changes to our trading volumes
April 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Breaking now: Ministry of Economics reporting the tariffs have not caused significant changes to our trading volumes
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No budget increase for the Australian Research Council 😡
March 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
No budget increase for the Australian Research Council 😡
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March 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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The total Australian Research Council budget is $1bn.
Always remember - budgets are about choices
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March 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The total Australian Research Council budget is $1bn.
