Louis Moresi
@louis.moresi.info
Professor of Computational Geodynamics, Geophysics, Fluid Dynamics and all that stuff at the Australian National University. Interested in virtual plate tectonics (Earth and elsewhere), earthquake dynamics, groundwater, rivers…
orcid: 0000-0003-3685-174X
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Louis Moresi
@louis.moresi.info
· Sep 19
Earth Inside Out: Volcanoes, Tectonics, Pole Reversal & the Forces Shaping Our Planet | Louis Moresi
YouTube video by The Bright Drift Podcast
youtu.be
My discussion with Amit Singh on the inner workings of the Earth. Long discussion about many different aspects of geodynamics. ⚒️
You might need popcorn.
youtu.be/tvLztAs0ong?...
You might need popcorn.
youtu.be/tvLztAs0ong?...
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Attending AGU25 in NOLA? Sign up for our workshop, "Harnessing Research Discovery and Exploration from Environmental to Planetary Sciences and Beyond with Science Explorer, NASA's Open-Access Digital Library" on 16th December at 1pm with the team that built it! Sign up at bit.ly/AGU25-SciX
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Attending AGU25 in NOLA? Sign up for our workshop, "Harnessing Research Discovery and Exploration from Environmental to Planetary Sciences and Beyond with Science Explorer, NASA's Open-Access Digital Library" on 16th December at 1pm with the team that built it! Sign up at bit.ly/AGU25-SciX
What a good idea for an end of year celebration of science !!
Inspire us all !
Inspire us all !
Hey #planetSci friends, the end of the year is nearing. Does anyone want to help me put together an Image of the Year Bracket?
If you want to propose your favourite planetary science image of 2025, place it below with a link to the source and when it was published.
If you want to propose your favourite planetary science image of 2025, place it below with a link to the source and when it was published.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
What a good idea for an end of year celebration of science !!
Inspire us all !
Inspire us all !
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Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
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Do you rely on others for support?
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Do you rely on others for support?
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Wrote about Robbie Gibb, Michael Prescott and their role in the war on the BBC www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
The BBC is the biggest prize in the information war – and the right may be about to destroy it
The corporation is always under attack. But this time it has been sabotaged by conservative ideologues deep within its heart. Is it time for the culture secretary to step in? By Dorian Lynskey
www.thenerve.news
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Wrote about Robbie Gibb, Michael Prescott and their role in the war on the BBC www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
Excellent article from @sabinzahirovic.bsky.social on the need for ⚒️ geosciences to support our critical minerals future.
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/our-...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/our-...
Our geoscience crisis will undermine Australia’s critical minerals promise
To fulfil its deal with the US, the country needs professionals who know where minerals are and how to extract them responsibly, says Sabin Zahirovic
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Excellent article from @sabinzahirovic.bsky.social on the need for ⚒️ geosciences to support our critical minerals future.
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/our-...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/our-...
Well, here it is, the most scenic public toilet in Australia (apparently) - judge for yourself !
It's a great view, but surely there must be some strong competition out there.
And how does this fare in the world rankings ?
It's a great view, but surely there must be some strong competition out there.
And how does this fare in the world rankings ?
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Well, here it is, the most scenic public toilet in Australia (apparently) - judge for yourself !
It's a great view, but surely there must be some strong competition out there.
And how does this fare in the world rankings ?
It's a great view, but surely there must be some strong competition out there.
And how does this fare in the world rankings ?
Geoscientists be alert to the danger ! ⚒️
The Academy’s report also found the current pipeline and study choices of students is not aligned with the needs of our future workforce – with declining STEM participation and teacher shortages threatening our national capability in critical areas like geoscience.
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Geoscientists be alert to the danger ! ⚒️
This article from anthropic.ai on "misbehaving" AI tools is really quite alarming. Blackmail ! Murder ! And it only gets worse when you say "this is not a drill ... are you sure ?"
www.anthropic.com/research/age...
www.anthropic.com/research/age...
Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats
New research on simulated blackmail, industrial espionage, and other misaligned behaviors in LLMs
www.anthropic.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This article from anthropic.ai on "misbehaving" AI tools is really quite alarming. Blackmail ! Murder ! And it only gets worse when you say "this is not a drill ... are you sure ?"
www.anthropic.com/research/age...
www.anthropic.com/research/age...
It's halloween here in Australia and even though it is spring, bright and warm, we still like to celebrate. Especially the @underworldcode.org geodynamics team with our uw-bat logo and professor diablo at the helm. We were thinking to sneak to the @science.org.au shine dome to make some changes ...
October 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It's halloween here in Australia and even though it is spring, bright and warm, we still like to celebrate. Especially the @underworldcode.org geodynamics team with our uw-bat logo and professor diablo at the helm. We were thinking to sneak to the @science.org.au shine dome to make some changes ...
Push this for the ⚒️ earth scientists to read
Keeping it 100 on the land (geology), the sea (oceanography), the sky (atmospheric science), SciX pledges allegiance to your Open, your FAIR, your API! Explore a broad, connected research landscape with in-built data-viz tools scixplorer.org #TheFateOfSciXplorer #IYKYK
October 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Push this for the ⚒️ earth scientists to read
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Keeping it 100 on the land (geology), the sea (oceanography), the sky (atmospheric science), SciX pledges allegiance to your Open, your FAIR, your API! Explore a broad, connected research landscape with in-built data-viz tools scixplorer.org #TheFateOfSciXplorer #IYKYK
October 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Keeping it 100 on the land (geology), the sea (oceanography), the sky (atmospheric science), SciX pledges allegiance to your Open, your FAIR, your API! Explore a broad, connected research landscape with in-built data-viz tools scixplorer.org #TheFateOfSciXplorer #IYKYK
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Grattan’s new research shows households could halve their energy bills by 2050 as we electrify homes and cars. Clean energy isn’t just good for the planet, it’s cheaper too. Let’s go faster.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests
Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Grattan’s new research shows households could halve their energy bills by 2050 as we electrify homes and cars. Clean energy isn’t just good for the planet, it’s cheaper too. Let’s go faster.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Our amazing #SciX Advisory Board brings together expertise from across the sciences. They ensure SciX meets the needs of every discipline, fostering transparency, usability, and collaboration at every step. Hear what SciX means to them. #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity https://youtu.be/28UeYIVM90E
What Does SciX Mean To You?
YouTube video by Science Explorer (SciX)
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our amazing #SciX Advisory Board brings together expertise from across the sciences. They ensure SciX meets the needs of every discipline, fostering transparency, usability, and collaboration at every step. Hear what SciX means to them. #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity https://youtu.be/28UeYIVM90E
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Transparent, reproducible, and open - #SciX supports research integrity by connecting curated publications, data, and software in one trusted platform. Here's what Dr Sarah Stamps and Danie Kinkade from our Advisory Board say #SciX #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #TrustedResearch
September 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Transparent, reproducible, and open - #SciX supports research integrity by connecting curated publications, data, and software in one trusted platform. Here's what Dr Sarah Stamps and Danie Kinkade from our Advisory Board say #SciX #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #TrustedResearch
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What is #SciX? Think of it as your one-stop platform for exploring #research across #EarthScience, #EnvironmentalScience, and #SpaceScience, including #PlanetaryScience, #Heliophysics, #Geology, #Geophysics, #AtmosphericScience, and #Oceanography. Watch our new video! bit.ly/WelcomeToSciX
Welcome to SciX - Powering Discovery Across Earth and Space Sciences
YouTube video by Science Explorer (SciX)
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
What is #SciX? Think of it as your one-stop platform for exploring #research across #EarthScience, #EnvironmentalScience, and #SpaceScience, including #PlanetaryScience, #Heliophysics, #Geology, #Geophysics, #AtmosphericScience, and #Oceanography. Watch our new video! bit.ly/WelcomeToSciX
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A natural evolution of ADS, SciX brings its powerful capabilities into new domains. Expanded coverage, intuitive search, smart recommendations, and tools for collaboration. SciX makes research more discoverable, connected, and accessible than ever before. https://scixplorer.org/scixblog/scix-launch
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A natural evolution of ADS, SciX brings its powerful capabilities into new domains. Expanded coverage, intuitive search, smart recommendations, and tools for collaboration. SciX makes research more discoverable, connected, and accessible than ever before. https://scixplorer.org/scixblog/scix-launch
Well done to the SciX team for launching a new generation of discovery tools for scientific research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science, Heliosphere, ... give it a go at sciXplorer.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Well done to the SciX team for launching a new generation of discovery tools for scientific research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science, Heliosphere, ... give it a go at sciXplorer.org
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ANU colleagues and students - please share this post if you can:
The ANU governance project has extended our deadline to comment on the Draft report to next week - 7 October.
Here's a link to a feedback form, which also contains the link to the draft report:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The ANU governance project has extended our deadline to comment on the Draft report to next week - 7 October.
Here's a link to a feedback form, which also contains the link to the draft report:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Feedback on ANU Governance Project Draft Report
The ANU Governance Project Working Group are proud to present the Draft Project Report for community feedback and consultation. The Draft Project Report is available on our website or through THIS LINK. Using a process that has involved deep listening and a participatory and deliberative process across the ANU community, we have compiled a unique and valuable body of evidence that documents what’s wrong with governance at the ANU and charts a way forward to help rebuild trust and to deliver best practice governance. Over 600 ANU staff, students, and stakeholders have participated in this project, and in contributing constructively to the future of ANU. This includes 590 members of the community who participated in our survey, 75 who participated in one-hour small group discussions, and over 40 from across the university who participated in our project workshop. The ANU community told us there a critical need for change: Over 96% of survey respondents and all discussion group participants believe current ANU governance is not fit for purpose and should be reformed. Over 92% of survey respondents and all discussion group participants expressed dissatisfaction with current ANU governance. Over 93% of survey respondents said they were dissatisfied with current practices of transparency at the ANU. Over 93% of survey respondents said they were dissatisfied with accountability frameworks at the ANU. The ANU Community has proposed the following near-term steps forward for a reformed ANU: Council must direct Finance to produce and publish a current budget breakdown. Council must revise and publish selection criteria for Executive positions. Council meetings must immediately be made fully accessible to the community. Academic Board must regularly review and assess the financial decisions of senior executives and Council. Commence senior leadership listening tours with the ANU community. Additional recommendations forwarded by the community are summarised in the full report, including a proposal to co-design legislative reform of the ANU Act with the community. The Working Group invites the ANU community and stakeholders to offer feedback via this form on the draft report by midnight on Tuesday 7 October. This deadline has been extended in order to allow us more time to hear and incorporate community feedback ahead of the release of our final report on Monday 20 October.
docs.google.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
ANU colleagues and students - please share this post if you can:
The ANU governance project has extended our deadline to comment on the Draft report to next week - 7 October.
Here's a link to a feedback form, which also contains the link to the draft report:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The ANU governance project has extended our deadline to comment on the Draft report to next week - 7 October.
Here's a link to a feedback form, which also contains the link to the draft report:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Bloomberg did some great video journalism about the oil wastewater crisis in Texas.
If nothing else, you need to learn about Hawk Dunlap. If you were scripting a movie about the oil industry, you couldn't come up with a better character.
If nothing else, you need to learn about Hawk Dunlap. If you were scripting a movie about the oil industry, you couldn't come up with a better character.
The Looming Disaster Under America’s Biggest Oil Field
YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Bloomberg did some great video journalism about the oil wastewater crisis in Texas.
If nothing else, you need to learn about Hawk Dunlap. If you were scripting a movie about the oil industry, you couldn't come up with a better character.
If nothing else, you need to learn about Hawk Dunlap. If you were scripting a movie about the oil industry, you couldn't come up with a better character.
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Here's your final call to shape Australian science by joining one the 19 Australian Academy of Science National Committees. Applications close in just days. Apply now or read on... 🧵 https://science.grantplatform.com/auth/login
September 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Here's your final call to shape Australian science by joining one the 19 Australian Academy of Science National Committees. Applications close in just days. Apply now or read on... 🧵 https://science.grantplatform.com/auth/login
My discussion with Amit Singh on the inner workings of the Earth. Long discussion about many different aspects of geodynamics. ⚒️
You might need popcorn.
youtu.be/tvLztAs0ong?...
You might need popcorn.
youtu.be/tvLztAs0ong?...
Earth Inside Out: Volcanoes, Tectonics, Pole Reversal & the Forces Shaping Our Planet | Louis Moresi
YouTube video by The Bright Drift Podcast
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
My discussion with Amit Singh on the inner workings of the Earth. Long discussion about many different aspects of geodynamics. ⚒️
You might need popcorn.
youtu.be/tvLztAs0ong?...
You might need popcorn.
youtu.be/tvLztAs0ong?...
Reposted by Louis Moresi
The ANU Governance Project Working Group invites the ANU community and stakeholders to offer feedback on the draft report over the next 48 hours (by midnight on Thursday, 11 September).
anugovernance-davidpocock.nationbuilder.com/statement_re...
anugovernance-davidpocock.nationbuilder.com/statement_re...
STATEMENT regarding release of draft project report
anugovernance-davidpocock.nationbuilder.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The ANU Governance Project Working Group invites the ANU community and stakeholders to offer feedback on the draft report over the next 48 hours (by midnight on Thursday, 11 September).
anugovernance-davidpocock.nationbuilder.com/statement_re...
anugovernance-davidpocock.nationbuilder.com/statement_re...
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A grassroots group of academics campaigning against the staff cuts said ...
“The issues at the heart of this crisis go beyond the vice chancellor. This has been years in the making, the product of deep governance failures that have damaged the university’s finances, reputation, and community trust.
“The issues at the heart of this crisis go beyond the vice chancellor. This has been years in the making, the product of deep governance failures that have damaged the university’s finances, reputation, and community trust.
The vice-chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) has tendered her resignation after a tumultuous two years at the institution, marked by redundancies, proposed course closures, and allegations of a toxic work culture.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell resigns amid crisis of confidence in leadership
Resignation follows tumultuous period marked by redundancies, proposed course closures and allegations of a toxic work culture
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A grassroots group of academics campaigning against the staff cuts said ...
“The issues at the heart of this crisis go beyond the vice chancellor. This has been years in the making, the product of deep governance failures that have damaged the university’s finances, reputation, and community trust.
“The issues at the heart of this crisis go beyond the vice chancellor. This has been years in the making, the product of deep governance failures that have damaged the university’s finances, reputation, and community trust.
With luck this will give us the opportunity to regroup, rebuild and develop a better version of ANU which has, to be honest, not been a nurturing environment for some time now.
“ANU urgently needs new direction and new leadership – one that restores its focus on research, education, and the free dissemination of knowledge.”
Our ANU’s statement on the VC’s resignation 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1e3Lh...
Our ANU’s statement on the VC’s resignation 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1e3Lh...
September 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
With luck this will give us the opportunity to regroup, rebuild and develop a better version of ANU which has, to be honest, not been a nurturing environment for some time now.