There's still time to vote for CQU's talented RHD student Vijay Rawat (who also happens to have a very dashing and debonaire supervisor) for the People's Choice award!
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Matthew Browne
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Matthew Browne
@profmattb
Prof of Psychology researching gambling in Australia. Let’s try to make some rational decisions about this shall we
Katılım Kasım 2019
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There's a bunch of correlates of gambling harm, but only a few unique predictors in a multivariate setting. Not surprisingly, rash impulsivity really stands out. Read more in our paper here @JCM_MDPI
mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/4/…
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@OzWineGuy Ha - in all seriousness I couldn’t be less surprised, you’re a natural!
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@profmattb Good thing they don't judge on use of low-res GIFs. Last time I try the built-in Twitter GIF thing.
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Just got some teaching evaluations back. Some super nice comments in there from the students about me and my style.
"What are the best aspects of this unit?"
"In short - Alex."
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To my friends at the @minhealthnz, I can only say:
Well done. Well done.
Goodable@Goodable
BREAKING GOOD NEWS ALERT: New Zealand has announced it no longer has any patients in hospital being treated for coronavirus. It comes on the fifth straight day where no new cases have been reported. This is what winning looks like. 🇳🇿
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Social distancing can be an opportunity to challenge yourself... like learning a bit of hip-hop/shuffle dance during your writing breaks despite not quite knowing what to do with your arms.
Keep on moving. Keep practicing self-care! #selfcare #socialdistancing #AcademicChatter
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I won’t retweet the video from hospitals in Italy. But, it’s... not good. Drastic measures are inevitable. But the federal government doesn’t look like it’s going to implement them in time. So, now’s the time for everyone to do their bit to reduce community transmission.
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At this rate, intensive care beds will run out in early April. Maybe a few days later if we pull out all stops to increase capacity.
@megan.higgie/without-serious-action-australia-will-run-out-of-intensive-care-beds-between-7-and-10-april-59f83b52756e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@megan.higgie/…
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We really do. We should have been going harder two weeks ago.
MJA Editor in Chief@MJA_Editor
We need to go harder. Now. Casinos - close. No sporting crowds. Gatherings minimised. Universities online only. Work from home wherever possible. Any cold or flu symptoms self isolation. No crowding on the beaches or anywhere. You’ll maybe save a life. Maybe even yours.
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@CLjeSuppose I simply can’t believe they’re invoking herd immunity to justify their milquetoast business as usual response. A kid with a pencil and a napkin could figure out that it doesn’t make any sense.
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Matthew Browne retweetledi
Can someone tell ScoMo WE KNOW kids going to school won’t harm THEIR health. It’s about stopping the spread. How does he not get this? Who is advising him? Unbelievable. COVID19Aus
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@FranklinNL Certainly, even with stringent measures, we’ll have trouble staying under hospital capacity. But I’m mainly thinking about AUS, where they’re referring to herd immunity to justify a minimum-disruption approach (no lockdown). I freely admit, I don’t get it.
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There’s a disturbing trend of politicians talking about or hinting at the ‘herd immunity’ strategy. We all know about Boris Johnson. And now the Netherlands...
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@DocStevens007 It’s just the maths doesn’t add up - even if we thought allowing >90% to contract it was a good idea, even with perfect control over the rate (highly unlikely) it can’t happen in a reasonable time frame (5, 10 years?) whilst staying within hospital capacity. I can’t understand it
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@FranklinNL My focus is on Australia. I’ll gladly admit I don’t know about the Dutch approach in detail, so if it’s better than it sounds, I’ll take your word for it and be glad.
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