Reposted by Roland Goecke Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 5hNow that Man City have been found guilty of cheating… congrats Ted Lasso, you are now a Premier League champion! 219519
Reposted by Roland Goecke Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026"What COVID-19 Does to the Body, 11th Edition" Over 70 studies on the impacts of COVID-19 Published: Aug 08, 2026panaccindex.infoWhat COVID-19 Does to the Body (11th Edition, August 2026)Your Regular COVID-19 Research Update (70+ Studies) 420094
Reposted by Roland Goecke ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026ARC is running webinars about the new schemes – register for one with the links below (times are AEST): 5 Aug 2–3pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/706e8e... 6 Aug 10–11am: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c25ba8... 7 Aug 11–12pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a4ade3... 295
Reposted by Roland Goecke Giulia Gizzi @giulia-gizzi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Looks like there are some tentative timelines that have been published now as well www.arc.gov.au/revitalised-... 192
Reposted by Roland Goecke ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026In case you missed it, the ARC now has rough time-lines for introducing the new schemes 👇 285
Reposted by Roland Goecke 🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Today's essential read for those who care about patient and HCW safety "During an outbreak due to a pathogen with high case fatality and no drugs or vaccines are available, the driving principle for PPE use should be the precautionary principle" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 15822
Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 25/06/2026A morning visitor on the fence line, a male Australian King Parrot 130
Reposted by Roland Goecke Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 22/06/2026From the Australian Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries & Foreatry over on LinkedIn. Sticking with the Avoid, Record, Report triad.✔️ Simple and clear.✔️ Limited text✔️ Selected and well-used colours✔️ An App might help but theyre not cheap and, ya know, we have submarines to fund. 14931
Reposted by Roland Goecke Asher Perlman @asherperlman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026My cartoon in the January 22, 2026 issue of The New Yorker 946377799
Reposted by Roland Goecke Aleix M Martinez @aleixmartinez.bsky.social · 04/06/2026A mathematics consortium has published a list of actions to address the use of AI in their field. It may be a good idea for @cvprconference.bsky.social @neuripsconf.bsky.social @iclr-conf.bsky.social and other ML, CV, NLP groups to work on a similar, cohesive proposal for our extended community.leidendeclaration.aiLeiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and MathematicsThis declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research. 053
Reposted by Roland Goecke John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/05/2026Bluesky isn't a bubble or an echo chamber, it's a garden. You plant some seeds and pull some weeds, you tend to it with care, and you make it into a space that pleases you when you come to sit in it a while. Other people can plant and tend to their own gardens, if they like. This garden is yours. 25186171409
Reposted by Roland Goecke Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...bmj.com 16685319
Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The #autumn colours in Canberra have moved on from red to orange-yellow now 020
Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I reckon that's by far the worst air quality reading in an Uber! With some drivers, you can try to reason and explain why that's terrible on multiple fronts. Others not. Needless to say that the N95 stayed on as it always does but I swear I had a headache after 20min in that Uber. #CleanAir 020
Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Autumn has arrived in Canberra. First day of morning fog for the year! 000
Reposted by Roland Goecke Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue 5783267014024
Reposted by Roland Goecke Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 24/12/2025🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠 With thanks to @atranscendedman.bsky.social Santa Edition www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comCOVID-19-associated neurological and psychological manifestations - Nature Reviews Disease PrimersThis Primer by Wilson and colleagues summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric manifestations of COVID-19. 25121
Reposted by Roland Goecke Dr Shane Huntington OAM @drshanerrr.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I asked ChatGPT to tell me what success rates for grant programs would be considered okay for researcher mental health. A shocking embarrassment for Australia. Damage is being done on a daily basis. Urgent action is required. 0153
Reposted by Roland Goecke Dr. med. Hank Schiffers @leanhealth.bsky.social · 08/12/20252025 must read johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...johnsnowproject.orgSARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune SystemA landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo... 02411
Reposted by Roland Goecke Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 04/12/2025Behold: a genuinely useful flowchart #AcademicChatter 39627
Reposted by Roland Goecke ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important. Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG 03026
Reposted by Roland Goecke Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16/10/2025COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between? While SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t cause HIV/AIDS, its immune dysfunction, T cell depletion, vulnerability to infections, accelerated aging, and systemic damage echo AIDS-like effects in a broader sense.ajpmfocus.orgCOVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ... 012646
Reposted by Roland Goecke ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 20/09/2025📢 Call for Participation: ACII 2025 🌏 13th Int’l Conf. on Affective Computing & Intelligent Interaction 🗓 8–11 Oct 2025 | Canberra, Australia ✨ Theme: Socially Responsible Affective Computing Program: acii-conf.net/2025/wp-cont... Website: 🔗 acii-conf.net/2025 #ACII2025 #AffectiveComputing #AIacii-conf.netACII 2025 – Canberra, Australia, 8-11 Oct 2025 031
Reposted by Roland Goecke Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 29/08/2025"In fact, impunity reigns now, right? You have Putin, Netanyahu, you have all of the violence in in Africa. You have Myanmar in my part of the world, and many more. You have the threat that China will follow, and their tactics are the same tactics used by" tech CEOs" www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...abc.net.auJournalist who won the prize Trump wants says US democracy 'on the edge of a cliff'Intentionally attacking civilians like aid and rescue workers, and journalists, is a violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime. 3155
Reposted by Roland Goecke Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Silent Invasion: COVID-19’s Hidden Damage to Human Organs. Posted: 01 July 2025 "COVID-19 cannot be simply regarded as a respiratory disease; it should also be considered a more systemic disease that leaves long-term effects" Source: www.preprints.org/manuscript/2... 7339146
Reposted by Roland Goecke Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · 11/07/2025Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so... 15385277
Reposted by Roland Goecke ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 05/06/2025If you are a PhD student working in Affective Computing, or related areas, the Doctoral Consortium at ACII 2025 is a fantastic opportunity. Important Dates: ============== Submission deadline: 30 June 2025 Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo... Contact: dc-chairs@acii-conf.net 022
Reposted by Roland Goecke ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 19/06/2025🎤 Call for Demos – #ACII2025 📍 Canberra | 🗓️ 8–11 Oct | Co-located w/ ICMI Got a system, prototype, or product in affective computing or intelligent interaction? Show it live! 📝 2-page abstract (in proceedings) 📹 Short demo video 📅 Submit by 15 July 2025 🔗 EasyChair | ❓ demo-chairs@acii-conf.net 122
Roland Goecke @rolaustral.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Enjoying an early morning walk in her favourite winter weather on her tenth birthday. Happy birthday, Jessie! #westie #westies 1100
Reposted by Roland Goecke European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/05/2025Choose Science. Choose Europe. A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open. With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond. Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF 15948556
Reposted by Roland Goecke Maike Osborne @maosbot.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Go on, apply for this two-year post-doc in Oxford working (with e.g. me and Robert Trager) on Causal Systems Modeling for AI Governance! Please share this ad with anyone who might interested!my.corehr.comJob Details 062
Reposted by Roland Goecke Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 01/05/2025In case you missed our landmark Delphi Consensus 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Please read and share🙏🏻 whn.global/global-exper...whn.globalGlobal Experts Reach Urgent Consensus on Long COVID: A Wake-Up Call for Governments and Health Systems - WHNA landmark international study has confirmed what millions of patients and advocates have been saying for years: Long COVID is real, it is debilitating, and the global response must be drastically sca... 211160
Reposted by Roland Goecke Serge Belongie @serge.belongie.com · 30/03/2025Would you present your next NeurIPS paper in Europe instead of traveling to San Diego (US) if this was an option? Søren Hauberg (DTU) and I would love to hear the answer through this poll: (1/6)docs.google.comNeurIPS participation in EuropeWe seek to understand if there is interest in being able to attend NeurIPS in Europe, i.e. without travelling to San Diego, US. In the following, assume that it is possible to present accepted papers ... 6279161
Reposted by Roland Goecke ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 28/03/2025 Deadline extended for #ACII2025! Main track full paper submission deadline: 9 April 2025 Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo... General Chairs ============ Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social ) Guoying Zhao Björn Schulleracii-conf.netCall for Papers – ACII 2025 132
Reposted by Roland Goecke ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Final call for paper for #ACII2025! Main track full paper submission deadline: 31 March 2025 Website: acii-conf.net/2025/call-fo... General Chairs ============ Roland Goecke ( @rolaustral.bsky.social ) Guoying Zhao Björn Schuller 042
Reposted by Roland Goecke Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 17/03/2025“We are losing sight of the academic mission: to think, to enquire, to design and perform new research, to innovate, to teach and communicate our findings for the purpose of societal improvement” academic.oup.com/brain/articl...academic.oup.comOn the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universitiesYou may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a 27935
Reposted by Roland Goecke Prof Brendan Crabb AC @brendancrabb.bsky.social · 15/03/2025If you’re interested in a crash course from the beginning in chronic issues with COVID I recommend this excellent interview with David Putrino. Perhaps the least well understood consequence is the damage every infection likely causes everyone, symptomatic or not. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...cbc.caBeyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long term organ damageIt’s now been five years since the COVID pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. The virus is still with us, and continues to make people sick. As many as 1 in 5 Canadians have experienced symptoms ... 13274160
Reposted by Roland Goecke Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The most extraordinary thing about James Harrison, who donated his rare plasma every 2 weeks for over 60 years and saved the lives of an estimated 2.4 million babies, is that he had to overcome a FEAR OF NEEDLES. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukJames Harrison, whose rare blood helped save millions of babies, dies at 88By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of Rhesus disease 191121307
Reposted by Roland Goecke Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 11/02/2025This is what you need to know: www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/everything...the-sentinel-intelligence.comEverything You Need to Know About H5N1 Bird FluAn article with ongoing updates. 23211
Reposted by Roland Goecke MeetJess @meetjess.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Both mild and severe cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are linked to changes in brain biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s disease. But let’s keep getting it over and over right ? www.news-medical.net/news/2025020...news-medical.netDoes COVID increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease?COVID-19, even in mild cases, is linked to changes in Alzheimer’s disease-related brain biomarkers comparable to four years of aging. This study raises concerns about long-term neurological risks and ... 11251100
Reposted by Roland Goecke ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 03/02/2025We are thrilled to welcome you in-person in Canberra, Australia. The 13th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2025) will be held in Canberra, Australia on 8-11 Oct 2025. Please visit our official website for more details: acii-conf.net/2025/acii-conf.netACII 2025 – Canberra, Australia, 8-11 Oct 2025 042
Reposted by Roland Goecke ACII 2026 Official @acii2026official.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Our social media channels are up! Bluesky: @acii2025official.bsky.social Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/groups/14586... Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/g/15dF... 032
Reposted by Roland Goecke Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 24/01/2025This is the longer version on YouTube where I talk about. An incredible tribute from people around the world. Hard to process… youtu.be/FUCmDZaCeP0?...youtu.beDog's Unite At Sunrise For Alba The Thai Street DogYouTube video by Happy Doggo 32741103
Reposted by Roland Goecke GOURLAY @gourlaysyd.bsky.social · 25/01/2025“Last year, the bill for sick leave in Sweden came to 92 billion kronor … That's just over 14 billion kronor more than the year before … But Social Insurance Minister Anna Tenje cannot explain why.” FAFO in action. www.tn.se/arbetsmarkna...tn.seMinistern om varför sjukskrivningarna skenar: ”Har inte svaren”Förra året landade notan för sjukskrivningar i Sverige på 92 miljarder kronor, enligt en rapport från försäkringsbolaget Skandia. Det är drygt 14 miljarder mer än året innan. Särskilt ökar sjukskrivni... 23715
Reposted by Roland Goecke Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/01/2025Do Europeans still get to set the rules for their own elections? Or does Elon Musk decide? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...theatlantic.comEurope’s Elon Musk ProblemHe and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere. 681617478
Reposted by Roland Goecke Altmetric @altmetric.com · 19/12/2024THREAD This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis 1/31 30599359