Daniel Angus

@antmandan.bsky.social

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Professor of Digital Communication and Director of the QUT Digital Media Research Centre. Cyclist, beer brewer, nerd, community advocate.

A cheap sign attached to a pole next to a pedestrian crossing at Kelvin Grove Rd outside QUT that says "busy traffic area, please use caution at this crossing"
A group of postcards with reflections and provocations written on the back.
8 custom playing cards that feature cute woodland creatures each representing a specific digital persona like the news nerd and the chaos clicker.
Professor Phillip Mai from social media lab in Toronto Canada presenting a talk on Polidashboard, a tool for tracking political ads on Meta's platforms
A slide that says "I want social media to be better, not gone."
Mock tarot cards used in the DMRC data mystics experiment, they are personas that describe online habits "news nerd", "chaos clicker", accompanied by cute woodland creatures.
Front view of a 1984 De Rosa Sammontana steel track bicycle inside a Velodrome
A picture of a vegan sausage in bread in front of a local voting booth
A Simpsons meme, Milhouse is showing Barry a collection of Pogs. The text "Remember Alf, he's back, in cyclone form." Is overlaid
A twilight skyline featuring Nakatomi Tower, subtly implying holiday cheer through the lens of 80s action-packed nostalgia. Yippee-ki-yay, seasonal vibes!
Operating manual for vintage Qualcast lawnwower
RMIT Storey Hall, a slide with "The Platform Paradox, rethinking youth + social media debates" on the title
James Meese standing on a stage in the '90s fever dream' that is the RMIT Storey Hall
A traditional Festivus pole in a loungeroom
Australian academic and civil society experts briefing federal politicians inside Parliament House. Screen capture from senator Pocock's Instagram feed.
Boardwalk in front of the Queensland state library at Kurilpa shows Maiwar at high tide and only a foot above the water line
Cyclists on a velodrome
Prof Axel Bruns in front of a room presenting thoughts on grant writing for ARC grants
A lone wild dingo on the white sand beach of K'gari at sunrise
Scene from the Simpsons episode where Monty Burns is caught cheating at golf in a game against Homer Simpson. The quote here is Smithers "it's curving right towards the green" commenting on Burns' drive when in fact it's been awfully struck.
Mailbox surrounded by flood waters
A group of 4 road cyclists on a beautiful sunny morning next to the Brisbane River
Meme of a man with the text "responsible artificial intelligence" overlaid, throwing a bucket of water in complete futility on a fire that has the text "Data scientists & engineers taking millions in grants from fossil fuel, gambling, military, and the surveillance industries"