Dylan Irvine

Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells The Earth’s own heat can be brought up from underground and used as a source of energy that emits almost no greenhouse gases and can operate 24/7 almost anywhere on the planet.

Given the topic of my PhD (groundwater and temperature) I can't believe I've never thought about this. Abandoned onshore gas wells and geothermal energy... So smart (assuming sufficient temps, etc.). 🧪 theconversation.com/geothermal-e...

It's the special issues that I am particularly concerned about. With so many a year, are they really that special?

Because you're smart 😀

Nah, it means you're big brained (whether you knew it or not). 💪🧠

Like all answers... I'll give this a go if I ever get desperate, but it's fridge all the way for me.

Sounds good... But I don't deal with the volume of onions as a restaurant... So, it's the fridge all the way for me.

Crying while cutting onions? Scientists finally reveal how to stop tears with a simple trick | - The Times of India Scientists have finally unraveled the mystery behind onion tears, revealing a two-stage mist release. Cornell University researchers found that blunt

I'm a scientist... Just keep your #onions in the fridge. Presumably (i.e., my hypothesis) this changes the viscosity of the onion juice. #NoMoreTears. Done.

I've been doing this for years.

Please credit me in the resulting paper 😀🧪

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YouTube video by Rick Beato The Les Claypool Interview: Primus, South Park, And The Art Of Weird Bass

You can hate his music (and most probably would, if they've ever heard of them) but Les Claypool from #Primus is a really down to Earth dude. This Rick Beato video is great youtu.be/YDdHdKtD-uM?...

This Galah at the Douglas Daly Holiday Park is really enjoying chewing my boots to pieces, so I'm making it work for it...

Everyone can (and will) make up their own mind. I know that the processing time is a factor for many. It's the special issue factor that gets me. No thanks.

Lots of people at my university publish in MDPI journals. I just don't want anything to do with them...

It's the 100s of special issues a year that gets me. Asking (often early career) researchers to be guest editors to solicit papers for the journal. It just seems dodgy to me. I don't want a bar of it.

While declining a review from an #MDPI journal, I (politely) mentioned that I do not with to publish in or review for MDPI. I asked to be removed from their reviewing register.

I feel like an asshole, but I don't want to keep declining reviews.

What do you think #academicsky? 🧪

Happy to see JaVale Magee in the NBL (and sad to see my NBL2 Darwin Salties no longer be a team, boo).
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As an Australian, I feel very fortunate to say that yes we can. There is so much horrific and needless violence in Ukraine, Gaza and in countries that claim to be the best one on the planet...

Yep, go Lions.

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I'm not a rap fan in the least, but surely most people can agree that Snoop Dogg doing the pregame entertainment at the #AFL grand final was fun. Like, super fun.

Incredible!

Just a reminder that Elizabeth Zharoff (The Charismatic Voice) on YouTube is equal parts awesome, wholesome, fun and informative... That is if you like singing and heavy music. She's just so awesome. 🤘

True, but we have to cater for live in person, live online, asynchronous online. I already pre-record short videos for computer lab sessions + run live sessions. I run interactive, AMA lectures, & update my content each week to include the latest from the news/ recently published papers.

To save in-person lectures, unis need to provide lessons worth showing up for In-person lectures have been a staple of university learning for centuries. But they are going out of style in an age of TED Talks and Tiktoks.

#academicsky, what do you think about in person lectures? What about this article to save them?

With external students, it's then not fair to make the in-person lectures something that the online folks can't experience...
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Secrecy over gas leak backfires as $36b Santos takeover scuttled Secrecy around a major methane leak helped Santos avoid public scrutiny for years. It backfired after a prospective bidder reportedly found out via an ABC News report.

This story is utterly horrific. A 20 year gas leak that no one attempted to fix, or even report. The whole system is broken. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

As a self-confessed recovering groundwater modeller, I am constantly amazed at how cool remote sensing is. Just wow.

Just submitted my 1st 1st-authored #RemoteSensing manuscript. I'm lucky to work with such great colleagues (thanks Kaline De Mello & Porni Mollick).

An #MNDWI approach to determine #river #wetland connectivity in the Daly #River coming to you soon? Let's hope so. @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social 🧪💧🛰️👍

There's probably no way I could bring myself to come back to America (at least for the next 4 years), but geez, I miss squirrels. Very jealous.

Yeah, sadly, we're doomed. We don't even tax these companies, or make them accountable to fix any of these horrific blunders.

Actually, now that I look at it 36°C and humid won't be much fun. It'll be better when wet season is here properly. But yes, stuff Melbourne weather. Don't miss that at all.

Happier with this

#Graduation is such a joyous time. Watching students celebrate their hard work is so heartwarming. In this case, seeing the now DR Steve Tickell get his well deserved honorary PhD! 🎉🎉🎉 #CDU

The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis for Australia – but will it meet the moment? Grave remarks on the potential shocks to people, property and the economy are all too familiar. Putting a credible number on the emissions target is the harder part

I'm increasingly pessimistic that any meaningful action will come on #ClimateChange. We're going to know the consequences and run towards the cliff anyway. #Climate 🧪

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