Axel Bruns
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Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor at @qutdmrc, researching news, politics, partisanship, polarisation in digital and social media.
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😲 Ooooh, the full programme for the @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School 2026 is out now, and it's full of sciencey goodness. If you were still on the fence about signing up, you have until 19 Dec. to do so. ⌛
The Summer School dates are 2-6 Feb. 2026. #dmrcss26
research.qut.edu.au/...
The Summer School dates are 2-6 Feb. 2026. #dmrcss26
research.qut.edu.au/...
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
😲 Ooooh, the full programme for the @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School 2026 is out now, and it's full of sciencey goodness. If you were still on the fence about signing up, you have until 19 Dec. to do so. ⌛
The Summer School dates are 2-6 Feb. 2026. #dmrcss26
research.qut.edu.au/...
The Summer School dates are 2-6 Feb. 2026. #dmrcss26
research.qut.edu.au/...
Never thought I’d say this, but we may be a little _too_ close to the front for Cowboy Junkies at the Fortitude ?
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Never thought I’d say this, but we may be a little _too_ close to the front for Cowboy Junkies at the Fortitude ?
It’s not just me, is it ? For some reason Google has changed the colour of unclicked links on its search results pages to a lighter, horrible-looking almost baby blue colour recently, right ?
Frankly this annoys me more than the intrusive AI Overviews.
Frankly this annoys me more than the intrusive AI Overviews.
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It’s not just me, is it ? For some reason Google has changed the colour of unclicked links on its search results pages to a lighter, horrible-looking almost baby blue colour recently, right ?
Frankly this annoys me more than the intrusive AI Overviews.
Frankly this annoys me more than the intrusive AI Overviews.
OK, that seals it – he’s got my vote.
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
OK, that seals it – he’s got my vote.
Ah yes, our weirdo tree is putting its flowers in all the wrong places again.
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Ah yes, our weirdo tree is putting its flowers in all the wrong places again.
Heroically resisting the urge right now to rant about how the US political system is so terminally skewed towards the extreme right that anyone who even vaguely gestures towards centrist policies is branded a 😱 'socialist' 😱.
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Heroically resisting the urge right now to rant about how the US political system is so terminally skewed towards the extreme right that anyone who even vaguely gestures towards centrist policies is branded a 😱 'socialist' 😱.
#CfP out now: M/C Journal '#multiverse' issue, edited by Angelique Nairn & Lorna Piatti-Farnell. Articles due 12 Jan. 2026, issue launch 18 Mar. 2026.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#CfP out now: M/C Journal '#multiverse' issue, edited by Angelique Nairn & Lorna Piatti-Farnell. Articles due 12 Jan. 2026, issue launch 18 Mar. 2026.
journal.media-cultur...
journal.media-cultur...
And I’m presenting in the next session at the #ZeMKI2025 conference, at the Haus der Wissenschaften, with a paper on our new #practicemapping method and its use in diagnosing destructive polarisation.
Slides are here: snurb.info/node/3462
Slides are here: snurb.info/node/3462
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
And I’m presenting in the next session at the #ZeMKI2025 conference, at the Haus der Wissenschaften, with a paper on our new #practicemapping method and its use in diagnosing destructive polarisation.
Slides are here: snurb.info/node/3462
Slides are here: snurb.info/node/3462
🍾 Really excited for my @qutdmrc.bsky.social / @admscentre.org.au colleagues and me to have won a small Qld/Bay seed grant for collaborative research with @marhai.bsky.social (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) on the impact of AI Overviews in search results. More details here:
www.qut.edu.au/news?...
www.qut.edu.au/news?...
October 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🍾 Really excited for my @qutdmrc.bsky.social / @admscentre.org.au colleagues and me to have won a small Qld/Bay seed grant for collaborative research with @marhai.bsky.social (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) on the impact of AI Overviews in search results. More details here:
www.qut.edu.au/news?...
www.qut.edu.au/news?...
Ok yeah, definitely not in Rio for #AoIR2025 any more. Helloooo Bremen, and helloooo #ZeMKI2025...
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Ok yeah, definitely not in Rio for #AoIR2025 any more. Helloooo Bremen, and helloooo #ZeMKI2025...
🤳 Very excited to announce the launch of M/C Journal issue 28.4: '#vlog', edited by Ümit Kennedy. #mcjournal
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October 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM
🤳 Very excited to announce the launch of M/C Journal issue 28.4: '#vlog', edited by Ümit Kennedy. #mcjournal
journal.media-cultur...
journal.media-cultur...
Thanks again Rio, it’s been real. And thanks for holding off the weather change until after the #AoIR2025 conference too – we got very lucky there.
October 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Thanks again Rio, it’s been real. And thanks for holding off the weather change until after the #AoIR2025 conference too – we got very lucky there.
For all of you with #AoIR2025 FOMO, or who are missing the great company in Rio already: consider joining us in Brisbane for the 2026 @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School on 2-6 Feb. 2026 – registration is now open !
More details are here:
More details are here:
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
For all of you with #AoIR2025 FOMO, or who are missing the great company in Rio already: consider joining us in Brisbane for the 2026 @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School on 2-6 Feb. 2026 – registration is now open !
More details are here:
More details are here:
October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
And the @qutdmrc.bsky.social presentations at #AoIR2025 continue – our next session is in 8G (upstairs), as part of a panel covering analyses of social media usage patterns in the recent German and Australian elections.
October 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
And the @qutdmrc.bsky.social presentations at #AoIR2025 continue – our next session is in 8G (upstairs), as part of a panel covering analyses of social media usage patterns in the recent German and Australian elections.
Presenting our 🇧🇷🤝🇦🇺 panel on climate change communication in 5A (first floor) at #AoIR2025 this morning, and in the spirit of climate mitigation I’ve managed to change the aircon in the room from arctic blast to survivable cool.
I’ll present this on behalf of our @qutdmrc.bsky.social team:
I’ll present this on behalf of our @qutdmrc.bsky.social team:
October 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Presenting our 🇧🇷🤝🇦🇺 panel on climate change communication in 5A (first floor) at #AoIR2025 this morning, and in the spirit of climate mitigation I’ve managed to change the aircon in the room from arctic blast to survivable cool.
I’ll present this on behalf of our @qutdmrc.bsky.social team:
I’ll present this on behalf of our @qutdmrc.bsky.social team:
And the sun sets over another great day at #AoIR2025.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
And the sun sets over another great day at #AoIR2025.
And the sun sets over another great day at #AoIR2025.
October 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
And the sun sets over another great day at #AoIR2025.
Oh come ON with these ridiculously picturesque sunsets already, #AoIR2025. People will think we’re AI-generating these. 🫨
October 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Oh come ON with these ridiculously picturesque sunsets already, #AoIR2025. People will think we’re AI-generating these. 🫨
Big day out in Rio with the @qutdmrc.bsky.social crew ahead of the #AoIR2025 conference…
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Big day out in Rio with the @qutdmrc.bsky.social crew ahead of the #AoIR2025 conference…