Ben Harris-Roxas

Ben Harris-Roxas

@benhr.bsky.social

Health researcher and educator at UNSW Sydney. Co-EIC @ausjph.bsky.social Trying to make sure people don't fall through the health cracks. https://unsw.to/ben_hr https://harrisroxashealth.com https://benhr.xyz

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norman emailer
@maximumchips.bsky.social

I really think the world we live in would be immediately and profoundly improved if journalists were held to account for the consequences of what they do

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Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

I can’t recommend @rgcooke.bsky.social’s The Last Best Place on the Internet highly enough. In a world of books that stultifyingly expand 2,000 word features into poorly written exercises in unedification and self-flattery, this one stands apart for its genuinely informative and interesting prose

Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

My dream of AI becoming the machine that turns itself off flickers on the horizon, like a mirage. “AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO” www.businessinsider.com/ai-researchers… thanks to fan of the podcast Liam Hogan

businessinsider.comAI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTOSome AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said.
Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

I watched Digger last night. It’s destined to be described as a flop but I think it’s worth your time, if you can go into it without any expectations and a willingness to be surprised.

letterboxd.comA ★★★★½ review of Digger (2026)It's astonishing that Warner Bros released this like a mainstream film. I saw it with Harper and three other people in a 300 seat theatre at a suburban cineplex. They were even selling big plastic Digger collectible popcorn buckets. Incredible! On that basis alone it's destined to be one of the biggest flops of the year. I loved it. It's surprising, playful, dramaturgical, farcical, depressing. It's not possible to say much more without spoiling it. Avoid reading anything much about it, especially by smug columnists. Glen Powell tells a story about playing the arrogant character in Top Gun Maverick. Powell
Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

If this was a state actor they’d call it espionage. This is amongst the most sensitive data there is. Instead our governments, universities and institutions are lining up for OpenAI subscriptions - there’s something deeply cooked about that.

abc.net.auHow OpenAI agents tried to thwart cybersecurity amid Medicare hackOpenAI's rogue artificial intelligence agents appear to have worked together to try to circumvent cybersecurity defences and find ways to access Australian government health data, according to conversation logs.

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Ben Williamson
@benpatrickwill.bsky.social

Everyone knows AI-written academic papers are embarrassing now, including their "authors", which is why even the publishers - who stand to benefit most from AI-amplified publication volumes - are now offering "Affordable human expert editing for AI-drafted or AI-edited manuscripts" 🤯

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social

I will go back to drive thru before I hire a bot to edit the bot slop so it sounds like what bot thinks a human sounds.

Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

One of the worst takes I’ve read in a while, which is I guess why they published it. The mentor-mentee relationships imagined here are abusive at best.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com

Opinion | Postdocs Aren’t Burger Flippers: Why Unionization Is a Bad Idea Unionization disrupts the bespoke mentor-mentee relationships that are central to the advancement of science. By Evan D. Morris: https://bit.ly/3Sus7fa #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

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Global Museum
@globalmuseum.bsky.social

The urge to keep all the tabs open is not a recent thing. Pictured: a 300-year-old library tool that enabled a researcher to have seven books open at once, yet conveniently nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla) @unmlawlibrary #globalmuseum #library #libraries #reading #history

Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

Written by a former translator, librarian and journalist - seems very pod-adjacent! I thought to myself that I need to let you know about it while I was reading, but I presume I’m also the fiftieth person to mention it. In case not!

Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

And if you’re a Wikipedia fan like me, don’t forget to pre-order @rgcooke.bsky.social’s new book The Last Best Place on the Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia (pre-orders are just about the best thing you can do to help authors afaik) www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/last-b...

blackincbooks.com.auThe Last Best Place on the Internet by Richard CookeA playful and provocative exploration of mighty Wikipedia: how it was built, why it thrived and what we lose as its ideals disintegrate
Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

I was wondering what they’re up to on Chapo Trap House since Matt Christman had his stroke/left the show (I haven’t listened in a long time). Only Australians will understand how poorly it must be going:

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101 East
@aj101east.bsky.social

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death in the Philippines, claiming about 98 lives daily. It hits remote communities hardest, where healthcare is limited. 101 East meets Dr Heidi Sampang, who is using drones to help fight the disease. aje.news/TBfight

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Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

Publishers worry about what AI is taking from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions. Fewer worry about the flipside - if people use LLMs to find literature, does your work show up at all? New post: harrisroxashealth.com/2026/07/the-...

harrisroxashealth.comThe AI challenge academic journals aren’t talking aboutScholarly publishing worries about what AI takes from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions, and stolen IP. But as researchers turn to LLMs to find and synthesise the literature,…
Ben Harris-Roxas
@benhr.bsky.social

Publishers worry about what AI is taking from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions. Fewer worry about the flipside - if people use LLMs to find literature, does your work show up at all? New post: harrisroxashealth.com/2026/07/the-...

harrisroxashealth.comThe AI challenge academic journals aren’t talking aboutScholarly publishing worries about what AI takes from journals, i.e. scraped data, chatbot-written submissions, and stolen IP. But as researchers turn to LLMs to find and synthesise the literature,…