@profmattb

Prof of Psychology researching gambling in Australia. Let’s try to make some rational decisions about this shall we

Joined November 2019
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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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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/2077-0383/8/4/509

A Multivariate Evaluation of 25 Proximal and Distal Risk-Factors for Gambling-Related Harm

Individual differences in the risk of developing gambling-related harm play an important role in theoretical models and practical interventions. The present study attempted comprehensive measurement...

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To my friends at the @minhealthnz, I can only say: Well done. Well done.
Goodable
@Goodable27 May 2020
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. 🇳🇿
I recognise this guy....
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We really do. We should have been going harder two weeks ago.
MJA Editor in Chief@MJA_Editor20 Mar 2020
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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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. medium.com/@megan.higgie/wit…

Without serious action, Australia will run out of intensive care beds between 7 and 10 April

ICU beds are the difference between surviving and dying from COVID-19

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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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Dave Hughes
@DHughesy17 Mar 2020
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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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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So, let’s be clear about what they’re suggesting- a very large % of the population, in excess of 90%, contract the virus, whilst somehow *not* infecting the remainder, to get ill, die or recover, within a reasonable timeframe. Unlike vaccination, contracting COVID is *not* safe..
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I would like to see the modelling on this. How many projected fatalities. What percentage of ‘inoculations’ are we aiming for? At what rate we will ‘process’ them? For example, my town of 93,000 people has 8 ICU beds. What kind of infection rate does this support?
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Greo@GREOntario15 Mar 2020
A case for measuring gambling behavioural dependence separately from harm bit.ly/2Ty3ZXs Gambling related harm and gambling behavioural dependence are each their own construct. @profmattb @MatthewRockloff #GamblingHarm
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Nicholas A. Christakis
@NAChristakis4 Mar 2020
Let's talk about school closures re COVID-19. It's a tough topic, scientifically and pragmatically. It's hard to estimate the benefits precisely. And closing schools can have costs, such as health care workers having to stay home, kids missing subsidized lunches, etc. 1/
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Alex M T Russell@OzWineGuy4 Mar 2020
Very excited to be named as a @ScienceAU #STEMAmbassador ! I'll be working with @zalisteggall to help bridge the gap between science and government, and cannot wait to get started! @CQUni
Science & Technology Australia@ScienceAU4 Mar 2020
We’re thrilled to announce 17 new #STEMAmbassadors who will work together with their local MP to help bridge the gap between science and government in Australia. scienceandtechnologyaustrali…

New science ambassadors aim to put science on national agenda | Science and Technology Australia

Science & Technology Australia (STA) has today announced 17 STEM Ambassadors who will work together with their local MP to help bridge the gap between science and government in Australia. These STEM...

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Janne Nikkinen@DocNikkinen21 Feb 2020
Australians lose A$25 bn on gambling in one year "This is an industry that literally preys on people, designing poker machines to addict people, inducing people with gambling problems to continue to gamble with promises of so-called free bets and the like" savings.com.au/savings-accou…
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