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Jonathan O'Donnell

@jod999.bsky.social
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Imagine a world where universities worked. We don't live in that world, so I try to help you live with the universities we have. Half of Research Whisperer (@therealrw.bsky.social) with Tseen Khoo (@tseenster.bsky.social).

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/08/2026
I’ve seen a lot of my colleagues’ interactions with Claude working on research problems & it would be easier for me to accept it as a serious scientific tool if it didn’t end every single response with the LLM equivalent of “you want fries with that?” — constantly trying to goad you into asking more
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Steve Hayes @sxh.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026
“Australia risks squandering one of its greatest assets: an immigration program that has built prosperity, enriched our society and renewed our nation for generations.”
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is my go-to karaoke song. It is essentially gravel-voice spoken poetry. Even I can do that.
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Kim Tairi (ia/she/her) Nā te mea he Māori ahau ia rā ia rā @kimtairi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Made another pōtae… #KiaMāori #ReoMāori #Kikorangi #Wāhine #Kuia #MāoriSky #Skybrarian #sewing
This is Kim. She is a petite tattooed middle-aged Māori wāhine who is smiling and wearing glasses. Her outfit today is: warm. She is outside.
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Dr swift parrot @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Immediately stop what you’re doing and watch this video of stone curlews
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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
So the Deakin Uni VC just quit, effective immediately. WTAF is going on here?
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
That's what I did - immediately checked his LinkedIn and found that it had been nuked.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Thank you very much for your wonderful book, Caroline. It arrived a few days ago, and I just flew through it. Engaging, caring and beautifully evocative. Thank you. Loved it!
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
@thesiswhisperer.bsky.social Hi Inger. Listening to the latest On the Reg re referrals from Chat GPT. Had a look at our stats. Chatty is there, but still below LinkedIn and Facebook. As you say, tiny compared to Google: 38K vs 426 in 2025. Interesting.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This looks like great fun.
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Leanne C. Powner @leannecpowner.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Librarians are the single most under-used resource on campus. When was the last time you talked to yours? They can support not only your research but your teaching.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I hate the world right now. 2016 SocArXiv: Academic publishing is pwned. Let's have an archive of our own. 2025 SocArXiv: We are drowning in slop. Let's use peer review as a filter. Seriously, I hope that you can find your way through this. We need you now, more than ever.
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Kaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save the State Library of Victoria!
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Don't tell me that, Hannah. We've just written a post called 'Librarians versus the world'. It is full of praise for librarians. Soz. researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
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Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
"Say ‘no’ to Elsevier. ... Until this dispute is resolved: Do not submit to Elsevier journals. Do not review for Elsevier. Pause your work on Elsevier editorial committees. Boycott Elsevier and all its works and all its empty promises." researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #ResearchWhisperer
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Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
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Karl Patrick R. Mendoza @kprmendoza.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I just published a new piece with @therealrw.bsky.social: “Cooking Outside the PhD.” researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/18/c... I wrote this for scholars whose research lives don’t fit the linear PhD–postdoc–tenure template.
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Cooking outside the PhD
Photo by Webvilla on Unsplash. Most research development models assume that time, energy, and executive functioning are equally distributed across scholars. They aren’t. Especially not for early ca…
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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Great article about what we do, and what we should do, with research records. Although having people see my multiple, unread, files is a something I could do without. #history #archives #digitisation #informationmanagement
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Fiona Mathews @fionamathews.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Where would you go to spot a Critically Endangered species? Possibly not to a city cemetery? But here in Vienna, European Hamsters Critecus critecus are thriving. @mammalconeurope.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social @habitatfoundation.bsky.social 🐹📸 #wildlife #photography #nature #conservation
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Survival of the cutest!
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
@raulpachecovega.bsky.social provides excellent advice on improving your analytical and interpretive writing. Move beyond description. www.raulpacheco.org/2025/07/a-gu...
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A guiding framework to help learners write more analytically by focusing on the Description, Analysis and Interpretation stages of the research process (GReDAI)
Three of my PhD students are nearing completion of their final doctoral dissertation drafts, and
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
In 2011, Justice Michael Kirby wrote: “Uncritical technological euphoria is not a proper response to the challenges to privacy presented by new technology and the shifting public use of it. This is not a subject where 'anything goes'.” Discuss. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/generative...
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Generative Artificial Intelligence and Privacy in Research
What implications does Gen AI have for privacy considerations in research. Part of Privacy Awareness Week.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Q: When should I stop reading and start writing? A: You will never stop reading. You will always need to read to stay up-to-date. And you should start writing NOW. It's not read or write. It's read and write. #PhDchat #ECRchat #Phdforum #acwri
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Tim Sherratt @wragge.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2025
The Centre for Contemporary Histories at Deakin is providing 10 Writing Fellowships for Early Career Researchers, valued at $500 each. You'll be commissioned to write one opinion piece and one policy briefing note related to your research. #histodons #fundingAlert […]
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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Good night Bluesky. Together is the only way we build liveable todays and tomorrows.
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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
After a very enlightening, sometimes amusing & a little challenging conversation with a data scientist, I really think all humanities peeps should have a STEM buddy. Hearing how they see the world is fascinating; a good way to learn what can be done with AI for the humanities. #history #STEM #AI
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Great moments in research funding. Eratosthenes "...knew it was 800 km. Why? Because he hired a man to pace out the entire distance..." #ResearchFunding #BudgetsMatter
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
We cannot let the Wayback Machine get deep-sixed, as it may be the only place we can find some govt docs/sites that this regime alters or "disappears." NPR article: is.gd/BsVRpI Donate: archive.org/donate FAQ: help.archive.org/help/categor... (The Internet Archive is a US 501c3 non-profit org.)
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As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them
The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
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ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social @ithinkwellhugh.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
#WritingResources: The Pomodora Technique buff.ly/47x6E8q The idea is short bursts of focussed activity. Set a timer for 25 minutes Focussed work with no distractions Take a 5 minute break. Repeat #PhDchat #acwri #ECRchat
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
If you have lost your research funding, crowdfunding may help BUT it isn't always straightforward. Here is my quick guide of what to think about. #CrowdfundResearch researchwhisperer.org/2025/04/15/m...
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My funding is gone! Can crowdfunding help?
Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash. Gaining research funds is always tough, but some people are having it tougher than usual at the moment. In late 2024, the New Zealand government cut all Human…
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Every time you use Gen AI, a penguin dies.
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a large iceberg in the middle of the ocean with mountains in the background
Alt: A large iceberg in the middle of the ocean collapsing and melting.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Ping @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social
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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Whoa … this is getting real! Thanks, @mikejennions.bsky.social for putting this together. I'm blushing! 😊
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
This looks useful. Scholarly Podcasting for Research Dissemination: A Scoping Review. By Lindsay Persohn and Stephanie Branson from Caffeine Classroom podcast. Ping @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social, @tseenster.bsky.social, @superlinguo.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1177/2158... #ScholarlyPodcasting
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
"...confidence is about clarity and precision, not complexity." - Holly Zink, I Do Grants. You aren't begging. You aren't boasting. You are clearly saying what you will do, writing from a position of strength. #ECRChat hollyzink.com/2024/12/03/w...
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Developing a Confident and Authoritative Writing Style for Grant Proposals
Learn how to develop a confident and authoritative writing style for your grant proposals. Enhance the persuasiveness and impact of your applications
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
"A dog editor loves you, loves your work, believes it's possible, can't wait to read it." ... "A cat editor is fastidious, busy with their own work, and needs to be convinced your work is worth their time." - @katherinefirth.bsky.social. #ECRChat researchinsiders.blog/2024/12/06/d...
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Dog editors vs Cat editors
As an author, my writing goes through stages. Sometimes it’s a fragile flower, sometimes it’s an almost perfect final draft. And that means I need different feedback from co-authors and…
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
"Be kind to yourself and embrace the mess. I’m sorry that it’s hard, and I wish it weren’t, but you’ve got this." - @Brian Spurlock on his experience with adult ADHD. wp.me/pbK9S3-1hN
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Mistakes Were Made: My Experience of Adult ADHD by Brian Spurlock
In late 2011, I was woken from a deep sleep by a call letting me know the lab where I was doing undergraduate research in organic chemistry had flooded. I rushed to campus along with two or three g…
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
"Be kind to yourself and embrace the mess. I’m sorry that it’s hard, and I wish it weren’t, but you’ve got this." - Brian Spurlock on his experience with adult ADHD. wp.me/pbK9S3-1hN
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Mistakes Were Made: My Experience of Adult ADHD by Brian Spurlock
In late 2011, I was woken from a deep sleep by a call letting me know the lab where I was doing undergraduate research in organic chemistry had flooded. I rushed to campus along with two or three g…
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Ping @pollytext.bsky.social.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Deakin Waterfront campus is a beautiful place for #ShutUpAndWrite. Waterfront Pantry Cafe every Thursday 9:30 am - 12 noon. All welcome.
A sign saying "Shut Up and Write" in the foreground. In the background a lovely spacious cafe. In the distance, the sea.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Want! Would wear for food.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
UMass/Amherst (left) and Wesleyan University are both warning their international students to be on American soil before noon on Jan 20 -- Inauguration Day.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Ping @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Leaving the UK now. Thanks for all the wonderful chats, and the snow
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Jo VanEvery @jovanevery.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
We're brilliant at putting ourselves down, not so good at giving ourselves a pat on the back, and doing it for each other, too...
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Hang in there, Jayne.
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Jonathan O'Donnell @jod999.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Does anyone?
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Sophie Couchman @sophiecouchman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Kate Bagnall & I are delighted to have an article we published recognised by the Australian and New Zealand Legal History Society with the 2024 Annual Prize in Legal History (Best Article or Book Chapter) - 'Identification Photography and the Surveillance of Chinese Mobility in Colonial Australasia'
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Identification Photography and the Surveillance of Chinese Mobility in Colonial Australasia
In the late nineteenth century, colonial governments across Australasia began experimenting with ways of documenting the identity of mobile Chinese residents – including naturalised and natural-bor...
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