Anne Swinbourne

He was naughty.

@hagsie Let it rip baby. Good for the soul.

I rarely get very angry & lose my temper. But today is one of those days.

More of this hidden engineering should be on display.

Scientists believe that the function of zebras' stripes are to deter insects, so a team of researchers painted black and white stripes on cows. They found that it reduced the number of biting flies landing on the cows by more than 50% [full paper: buff.ly/2Iwp6nj]

“What have you done?” said Pooh. “I only told you to give Paddington a bit of a scare…” .

@Bradfield_Neuro @mike_kendig Just great news. Well done.

Very proud of lab member @mike_kendig for achieving this prestigious fellowship, and so excited to see the work that will come out of this!

@fam_justine @mike_kendig @Bradfield_Neuro Oh wow! Congrats to all. How fabulous and well deserved.

So proud of @mike_kendig for receiving an ARC Decra to work with the amazing @Bradfield_Neuro!!

And the closest we get to this is surfing.

New work out with @kenji_doma #DrewHarrison @jono_connor @McguckinTeneale @CarlWoods25 🏆💪Effect of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Bowling-Specific Motor Skills in Male Adolescent Cricketers mdpi.com/1193948 #mdpisports via @Sports_MDPI

Ancient Yelp

#BREAKING: At least three people have been killed after a powerful Earthquake struck Papua New Guinea. DETAILS: 9Soci.al/rxys50KGg5g #9News

Only in North Queensland do you walk out of your office to a “Did you lose a dragon” sign (on a box with said dragon inside) #LifeintheTropics @jcu @CoralCoE

@ChristinABuelow @saunders_meg is just fabulous. Great thread.

Hard to pick a worse example of "useless" math. Statistics, AI, computer graphics, optimization. This concept is everywhere. If you rely on products that require people to collect data and compute a trend, then you've relied on this math. You just might not know it.

@Bradfield_Neuro @BenColagiuri Oh that's OK. I had envisaged it being evidence of some awful personality trait. Luckily I am completely reconciled to being long in the tooth! And nicely put LB. Exquisitely tactful.

@AnneSwinbourne @BenColagiuri Some (not me, obviously), could interpret it as a sign you're getting a little long in the tooth. A little too important, and/or senior, to write your actual name at the bottom of an email. Again, I wouldn't say that, but some might

Just signed off my third email of the day with "LB" without even thinking. What has become of me?

@BenColagiuri @Bradfield_Neuro What? What does this mean? Ive been signing off as 'a' for years. #worried.

@Bradfield_Neuro Hahah, you know you'll really have to worry when it just becomes "L"

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Thoughtful thread

@MarkHaselgrove @Bradfield_Neuro @Penny_Gowland @TheHandLab @wtfisgoingonpod @BBCMoreOrLess @RestIsPolitics My dad wrote a porno is hilarious. Also Plumbingthe Death Star for the answer to qns like 'Where were the loos on the Death Star?'