Ananth Gopal

The world is complex, but complexity is a tough sell. Most people either can’t perceive complexity or don’t want to. Here’s roughly what happened in the US. Harris said: I have nothing to say about complexity. Trump said: Fuck complexity! The more substantive position won.

@pescami A very good piece!

I wrote this for the Atlantic, a very wonderful experience, except I had to wear that g-d donkey head for a stifling 3 hours under hot lights. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

@MelbourneWater Wondering whether someone could DM me about the fact that our water isn’t working and weren’t given a heads up- canning street 3053

@Qantas My flight home to Melbourne was cancelled last night. Hand balled to Jetstar. They cancelled my morning flight and put me on a flight to the Gold Coast arriving at 6:30pm! I have a sick 3y/o who I need to take to the doctor. WTAF?! Deeply unethical practice.

A message to customers from Qantas CEO, Vanessa Hudson.

@Qantas have decided to cancel my flight last night (Syd>Melb) at 6:30pm then put me on a Jetstar flight the next day only for Jetstar to cancel that leaving with no reasonable way to get home and care for my sick baby! #nationaldisgrace

@JAFMacDonald A moving, wise and ultimately sanguine piece Fraser. There’s a ‘broish’ ego to rewinding that you help puncture. I was particularly happy to note the overlap between this and the most influential subjects I took in my undergrad.

@dpmcna I was going to contact you about this. In the US context I don’t think it’s a luxury problem. 2 senators from Arkansas and 2 from New Jersey isn’t representative and will continue to skew the place.

The luxury class of problem - the one you worry about after you’ve already won theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

@ProfLesleyHead @joydamousi So great when Twitter delivers such excellent news! Congratulations!

Honoured to take on this role and follow in the energetic and effective footsteps of @joydamousi. Thanks for the many good wishes - we’ll be calling on all your expertise.

@dpmcna In what ways does this mirror or not mirror your take on Labour in Australia?

“While large cities remained Democratic strongholds, it was the suburbs that accounted for Mr Biden’s biggest swings in many states, including key battlegrounds in the rust-belt and the south.” Lots of fascinating detail in this article. ft.com/content/31a027…

Double zeros 15 days in a row to celebrate

@kenanmalik @ObserverUK Astute and deft as usual.

On Macron, Islam, free speech and double standards: My @ObserverUK column: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@dpmcna Curious how stable ‘food’ is...

This is a great book and awesomely data-heavy (see example). My take-away: human history to date has been about building better features. From now on it’s about dealing with tech debt.

A tough topic to tackle. Done so with intelligence and balance.

@karlkwin A careful and deft piece that helps orient the Australian conversation. Great work!

One of the more challenging topics I have ever tried to grapple with. And arguably one of the most important too. theage.com.au/culture/books/…

@ryangfrazer And trying to hire us to run some such ’workshop’...the answers is ‘no’; pay your people better and talk to your NTEU rep if you are stuck for ideas.

Should we protect rare introduced breeds? @DrMichaelAdams Saving Captain Cook's sheep newsroom.co.nz/saving-captain…

I just subscribed to Persuasion -Thought provoking , sincerely diverse and rigorous writing. @ryangfrazer @dpmcna @DanMcMusil I think you would like the work here. persuasion.community/?utm_medium=we…

@SusannahClement @ACCESS_GEOG @ProfLesleyHead @NataschaKlocker Thanks Susie! Very kind of you:) missing being in the Gong to celebrate and thank the many people on the journey. You were one of them🙏🏾

@ACCESS_GEOG @wordsgrow @ProfLesleyHead @NataschaKlocker Congratulations! This is wonderful news 🥳🥳 So well deserved

Great news to start the week! Congratulations Dr Ananth Gopal (@wordsgrow)! The UOW Thesis Examination Committee has determined that Ananth be awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy without revision! 🙌🙌🏿🙌🏼 Congrats also to his supervisors @ProfLesleyHead & @NataschaKlocker!

@NataschaKlocker @ACCESS_GEOG @ProfLesleyHead The perfect adjectives to describe my supervisors @ProfLesleyHead @NataschaKlocker careful, caring and considered. Couldn't have asked for a better duo!

@ACCESS_GEOG @wordsgrow @ProfLesleyHead Congratulations @wordsgrow on this awesome outcome. Your careful, caring and considered approach to working with communities definitely shone through in your thesis.