This morning’s stuff up by Stuff. Wrong bridge. #Media #NZ

Whoop whoop pull up pull up - stop doom scrolling Paul Here's a pic of a moonrise off the coast of Otago #Photography #Nikon

Sunrise, Wednesday, 29 April, from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

An important study in @jamacardiology.com is out on the Roche 6th Generation troponin assay soon to hit an #ED near you. The Editorial is mine. #CardioSky #EDSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

In emergency department patients with suspected #AcuteCoronarySyndrome, a sixth-generation high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay identified twice as many low-risk patients for myocardial infarction at presentation compared with the current assay. ja.ma/494I7t8

💬 Editorial: A sixth-generation high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay could allow clinicians to reassure more emergency department patients they are not having a myocardial infarction at presentation. ja.ma/4cpm1nr

An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense? James Renwick, Professor of Physical Geography at our School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, explains.

Some weekend reading: We've all looked up at the sky and wondered "how does it work" – following along as humans travel to the Moon gives us a unique perspective on our place in the cosmos. My thoughts on Artemis, as someone who looks at the sky for a living... excursionset.com/blog/2026/04...

When publishing is painful... there is always #astronomy. I'm now famous in Europe! Check out the video credit. #Artemis www.euronews.com/next/2026/04...

What if the entire planet became one giant telescope? Today at 5pm PT, we’ll show you how @skymapper.bsky.social is making that real—live on SETI Live by the @setiinstitute.bsky.social Real-time sky. Global network. Open to all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTy...

Journals now asking referees (1) if LLM used, (2) if references not fake, (3) if data not fake. I respond to the editor that I can't evaluate those things [perhaps I could do (2) and maybe (3) but I've not the time - unpaid - to do it]. What do you do? #Academia #Journals

Draft visualisation (I think the moon may be a shade too big) but it shows the view from Artemis as it passed behind the moon and then as the moon eclipsed the sun. 60x speed-up

Perhaps the most significant science experiment and data that will be obtained from the #Artemis mission is whether or not any of the astronauts actually ate the meal containing broccoli? If so I will forever have the sneaky suspicion that the whole thing was faked. #Astronomy

The Orion space craft now having left earth orbit and on the way to the moon. This is 20 minutes compressed into 5 seconds. #Artemis #NASA 2/2

The Orion spacecraft being followed by the now detached rocket used for manaourvre in space. About 13 hours after launch. #Artemis #NASA

It’s ok #NASA, I found your spacecraft safe and sound doing its thing streaking through space. #Artemis #Unistellar telescope from Christchurch #NZ

Phew... good job #NASA and #Artemis. That said "proximity demonstration" causing toilet malfunction boggles the mind. Just what was proximal to the toilet?

I believe I captured the Artemis II spacecraft on its way to the Moon using a @unistellar.bsky.social telescope connected from Chile on the @skymapper.bsky.social network. The power of network-driven science! Better movie soon but here the proof.

The awaited recommendations to re-prioritise science funding in #NZ is out. www.mbie.govt.nz/about/news/p.... Basically shifting money to technology. Nothing real about increased funding though acknowledged it is low. Also acknowledged that Universities will be hit. #NZScience

In case you don't know, this is what the fuss is all about with the Artemis II launch supposed to be happening today. I took this photo last night to make sure it was still there. #NASA #Moon #Artemis

Large meta-analysis of plasma and urine NGAL for #AKI from 26 studies shows lots of heterogeniety - but many studies with raised NGAL in the absence of creatinine changes #Nephrology #NephroSky doi.org/10.1016/j.xk...

When refereeing papers I sometimes find there are sections, normally clinical, pathology, or biochemistry, that I am not qualified to review, so I tell the editor that. Please, physicians, do the same about study design & statistical analysis. 🧐 #MedSky #Academia

Fun video on the history of R: m.youtube.com/watch?v=FjSP... Only the forbidden B and F word are missing. May the chaos reign! #rstats #tidyverse #baseR #python

I got distracted so I am giving you a reward and reminding you to look up. I took this picture in the weekend. This is Upsilon Carinae - a beautiful Southern Hemisphere double star of a supergiant and giant. To the right is a stunning foreground blue star. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Dear #academic #journals, If my email response says I am on leave please stop sending review request reminders every 2 days. It is rude. And also wait at least a week under normal circumstances. Remember, I am volunteering for you. Sincerely etc #academia

I'm trying to teach my medical colleagues to interpret the confidence interval rather than ignore it (or worse). With the right prompt ChatGP does OK. #MedSky #StatsSky

Equity in medical research is a big deal. Poor data analysis with small sub-groups can play a role in exacerbating inequities, but is rarely discussed. We address this in a simple way, hopefully accessible to physicians & researchers. nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-... #NZ #MedSky

"Regrettably, nomograms and computers are usually not available at the bedside." Grimes & Schulz, The Lancet 365;1500-5, 2005. We've come a long way in 20 years! At least we would if we could stop using those old scores derived 20 years ago for use with pen & paper! #Medsky

My #Troponin colleagues. This is fascinating. Healthy active children. 1 in 40 (!!!) had hsTnT >upper reference level. After a shuttle run this increased 3-fold. So, (1) chronic elevations start early (2) time to ban shuttle runs 🤪 doi.org/10.1111/sms....

Pretty sure that's Portugal not the USA @nzherald.bsky.social www.nzherald.co.nz/world/politi... #MediaFails #NZ

Is it just me or do all #AI generated non-realistic images for #academia look very similar? It's boring already and I pay less attention. Bring back amateur scribbles and artists inspiration.

Some great framing of #AI and us. Dr Kairatiana Taiuru is a deep thinker & clear communicator. This is from a Māori perspective. Yet, has broader applicability & is worth a 5min read. www.taiuru.co.nz/kaupapa-maor...

Sunrise, FRIDAY, 6 March, from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. (My) footprints are in the sand till a wave washes them away. That could be a metaphor for something or just…incoming tide. Kia ora e te whānau

😥that asteroid will miss the 🌔 But the NASA DART mission proved we can nudge it back on 🎯 All we need now is a billionaire with a god complex looking for publicity - there's a few of them around. #StillHopeful #Astronomy www.esa.int/Space_Safety...

A summary of the new Australian clinical guideline for diagnosing and managing acute coronary syndromes 2025 has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia Read more: buff.ly/8CIK2F8

In case you missed it last night or don't live in the best country. #Astronomy from New Zealand #NZ

#AcademicSpam battle: Hints to include in your autodelete list: 1. subject contains an icon 2. Content starts with "Hi" or "Dear" and is addressed to your full name (incl middle initial) as it appears in publications 3. subject contains your name (sometimes backwards) Be careful out there.

Living in #NZ? Don't forget to donate to the NZ Heart Foundation national appeal. bigheartappeal.org.nz. NZHF is key to cardiac research. I'll be out shaking a tin in Christchurch on the corner of Cashel & Oxford tomorrow avo - see you there. #Heart

Not sure what there is to consider #NZ Government, the answer is No! I don’t consent & I don’t trust my data would be used or stored well by the US government. #politics www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Did you know you can see highlights from our #kakapo nestcam: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...? In the last 24 hours we've seen a chick hatch and a rare short-tailed bat flying - and walking - around the nest. Exciting to see things never seen before! #conservation #kakapo2026

To justify the innovation to track data from source these astronomers use the experience of the amyloid-β Alzeihmers paper that was retracted from Nature in 2024, 18 years after publication, and not before the damage had been done. Maybe us medical researchers should learn from the astronomers?

Hunting comets with @unistellar.bsky.social @setiinstitute.bsky.social citizen science. This little one (2-10 km diameter) won’t be around again for ~200,000 years. #astronomy

NZ must reckon with the grim reality of our future: more storms, floods and heat. This is a confronting situation. And yet, if we are to shield our communities, our infrastructure and our economy from the worst excesses of climate change, it is one we must confront. newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/18/c...

Jupiter live now. The Great Red Spot and the moon, Io. Look up. #Astronomy

Pretty cool (ahem) New Zealand science. Important for us all too. #Antarctica #NZ flip.it/l8QOCx

As a reviewer I am often telling people that their colours are unlikely to be colour blind friendly ... so please take notice of this. #dataviz

Familiar faces in Orion last night. #astronomy #astrophotography

The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name. The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”. It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving