Ben Harris-Roxas @ben_hr@social.coop
Integration and inequalities
Sydney, Australia
Joined Aug 2018
Recent paper that colleagues and I wrote about perceptions of argileh/shisha use within Arabic-speaking communities in Sydney, and implications for health promotion https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-6270-3 Some interesting findings
Recent paper that colleagues and I wrote about perceptions of argille/shisha use within Arabic-speaking communities in Sydney, and implications for health promotion https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-6270-3 Some interesting findings
“MYEFO rips A$130 million per year from research funding despite budget surplus” http://theconversation.com/myefo-rips-a-130-million-per-year-from-research-funding-despite-budget-surplus-108919
U.S.: 1 in 5 High School Seniors Is Vaping. Counterpoint to the tobacco cessation and harm minimisation argument. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/17/676494200/teen-vaping-soared-in-2018
Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas movie
Cognitive disability is a major determinant of lifecourse and wellbeing: “WA study finds 89% of children in detention have severe cognitive impairment.” A recent English report showed people with forms of cognitive impairment die up to 20 years too soon. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/feb/14/wa-study-finds-89-of-children-in-detention-have-severe-cognitive-impairment?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
I’m trying to imagine the pitch for this. “You know how everyone has been writing thinkpieces about ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’? I’ve come up with the expanding brain galaxy take.” https://qz.com/1491525/baby-its-cold-outside-and-the-rise-of-islamic-fundamentalism/
Just bought the ebook of this, looking forward to reading it.
Good morning Mastodon
East Antarctica glacial stronghold melting as seas warm https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/11/east-antarctica-glacial-stronghold-melting-amid-climate-change?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
A very useful process guide for peer review, developed by @MonsoonMat@twitter.com @Geraint_RV@twitter.com @bdwake@twitter.com. https://www.scisnack.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/A-Peer-Review-Process-Guide.pdf Share with your HDR students! #wp
Another throw-away line in an article that should be the headline: “last year, more Australians bought their seventh home than those who bought their first” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-08/queensland-rental-laws-on-cusp-of-change/10595628
“We Asked 105 Experts What Scares and Inspires Them Most About the Future” https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zmdqye/we-asked-105-experts-what-scares-and-inspires-them-most-about-the-future
The only upside of the #AABill may be that the demise of Jira could be in sight.
Watching an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. They’re treating a member of a never before seen Morlock-like species called “nurses”.
The most eye catching detail is this throw-away line:“Democratic City Councilman Ritchie Torres represents a part of the Bronx where one in four households have no bank account.” The implications of that are pretty amazing. https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/more-lawmakers-looking-into-banning-cashless-restaurants
Anatomy of an AI System: The Amazon Echo as an anatomical map of human labor, data and planetary resources, by @katecrawford@twitter.com and @TheCreaturesLab@twitter.com https://anatomyof.ai/?mc_cid=eec652add0&mc_eid=546147471f
Today I learned Quora and Tumblr still exist
Excited to read Jonn Minford’s just-released translation of the Tao Te Ching https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529321/tao-te-ching-by-lao-tzu-translated-with-an-introduction-and-commentary-by-john-minford/9780670024988
Integration and inequalities
Sydney, Australia
Joined Aug 2018
