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Rod lamberts

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Science comm OG academic and consultant/advisor. Hon A/Prof CPAS ANU. Podcaster. Current show "A Little Bit of Science". Previously "The Wholesome Show" & "To Be Continued" (not to mention "G'Day Patriots" and "G'Day Sausages", so I won't mention them).

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Just a reminder that today the Liberal Party is no more or less relevant to what the ALP govt can do than it was the days after the election.

The govt loves focus on the Liberal Party to give it cover for doing bad things or at best doing nothing.

01.02.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 332 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1
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Florida professor may have solved mystery of Peru’s Band of Holes Charles Stanish surmised indentations were rudimentary market place and later adapted as accounting and storage system

Florida man has upped the credentials www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

28.11.2025 01:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You can play classic Nintendo games on these custom SNES-inspired Nike sneakers SNES-inspired sneakers that actually play Super Mario World.

Finally found a way to fill that hole in my wardrobe www.theverge.com/news/829880/...

28.11.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented Results show a β€˜general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March

Well isn’t this just brilliant news… www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

26.11.2025 10:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe debt of gratitude Australians owe CSIRO for Aeroguard alone can never be repaid. Which is why it’s so alarming to watch its funding – and its people – bleed away,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute.

Read the full op-ed: australiainstitute.org.au/post/who-nee...

21.11.2025 05:01 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9
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Hundreds of science jobs on block: Minister's response Science groups are warning of the impact to Australia's future while a minister supports a CSIRO restructure axing up to 350 scientists.

Cool cool. I mean, who needs our national flagship science body to be able to, you know, do the science www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science...

20.11.2025 03:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Australian drug driving deaths have surpassed drink driving. Here’s how to tackle it Drink driving in Australia is declining thanks to the right mix of laws, visibility and social messaging. Four strategies could make a difference with drug driving.

Still measuring presence rather than impairment. And implying all β€˜drugs’ are the same (even if not intentionally). Hmm… theconversation.com/australian-d...

17.11.2025 07:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.

No no everything’s fine futurism.com/artificial-i...

14.11.2025 06:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Young Australians are paying attention

14.11.2025 00:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck America

06.11.2024 08:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that’s gooooood

20.12.2023 08:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What can I say, I got sky-curious

20.12.2023 08:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grazia due mille! I’ll do my best but no promises (Elon dented my toot will a tad)

20.12.2023 08:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0