Jack Ryan 🙏🧪
@jacksonwryan.com
not a spy.
investigative journalist.
President, SJAA.
Co-founder, CONTINUE magazine
i write about people, science, integrity, dodgy stuff, video games, art
newsletter: nobreakthroughs.com
investigative journalist.
President, SJAA.
Co-founder, CONTINUE magazine
i write about people, science, integrity, dodgy stuff, video games, art
newsletter: nobreakthroughs.com
Reposted by Jack Ryan 🙏🧪
FREAKON BACK
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September 4, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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So I may have made a mistake... Which is good for people who like human writing and art!!! It means you can still secure a magazine for the next 48 hours at the cheapest price we can do it!
We made a mistake. We thought we could close the Pledge Manager. We were wrong. Apparently you get another 48 hours. Which means ....
OH MY GOD WE'RE HAVING A FIRE SALE
(Seriously this is the last time standard mag will be [[$25]] eveeeerrrrr!!!!!!!)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
OH MY GOD WE'RE HAVING A FIRE SALE
(Seriously this is the last time standard mag will be [[$25]] eveeeerrrrr!!!!!!!)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
September 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
So I may have made a mistake... Which is good for people who like human writing and art!!! It means you can still secure a magazine for the next 48 hours at the cheapest price we can do it!
Reposted by Jack Ryan 🙏🧪
‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament - Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament
Exclusive: Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:57 PM
‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament - Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Final Day to enter our Switch 2 Giveaway!
1. Order any ‘in-stock’ item before midnight (31 Aug) and you’ll automatically enter
2. Pre-orders excluded
3. Only AU orders eligible
Apologies to our international friends, because of legal complications, this one’s AU-only for now
Good luck 🤞
1. Order any ‘in-stock’ item before midnight (31 Aug) and you’ll automatically enter
2. Pre-orders excluded
3. Only AU orders eligible
Apologies to our international friends, because of legal complications, this one’s AU-only for now
Good luck 🤞
August 31, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Final Day to enter our Switch 2 Giveaway!
1. Order any ‘in-stock’ item before midnight (31 Aug) and you’ll automatically enter
2. Pre-orders excluded
3. Only AU orders eligible
Apologies to our international friends, because of legal complications, this one’s AU-only for now
Good luck 🤞
1. Order any ‘in-stock’ item before midnight (31 Aug) and you’ll automatically enter
2. Pre-orders excluded
3. Only AU orders eligible
Apologies to our international friends, because of legal complications, this one’s AU-only for now
Good luck 🤞
Reposted by Jack Ryan 🙏🧪
Great article by @jacksonwryan.com about Australian Universities and the struggle to maintain integrity in science: nobreakthroughs.com/australias-r...
Australia's research integrity system is weak and inconsistent. How can we fix it?
A recent study presents small tweaks that could strengthen an ailing research integrity system.
nobreakthroughs.com
August 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Great article by @jacksonwryan.com about Australian Universities and the struggle to maintain integrity in science: nobreakthroughs.com/australias-r...
If I was the head of editorial development at a major videogames website, and I was writing pages and pages about GTA VI, I would engage with the horrific plight of its developers, including the 34 employees dismissed in an act of union busting and documented thoroughly by dogged journalists
August 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM
If I was the head of editorial development at a major videogames website, and I was writing pages and pages about GTA VI, I would engage with the horrific plight of its developers, including the 34 employees dismissed in an act of union busting and documented thoroughly by dogged journalists
Slop alert: Purveyor of stale shopping mall cinnamon rings, Donut King, has gone full AI with its new campaign that features a pink donut thing and AI-generated music.
"Thinkerbell head creative tinker Zac Goldberg confirmed the entire production had been made using AI."
"Thinkerbell head creative tinker Zac Goldberg confirmed the entire production had been made using AI."
August 26, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Slop alert: Purveyor of stale shopping mall cinnamon rings, Donut King, has gone full AI with its new campaign that features a pink donut thing and AI-generated music.
"Thinkerbell head creative tinker Zac Goldberg confirmed the entire production had been made using AI."
"Thinkerbell head creative tinker Zac Goldberg confirmed the entire production had been made using AI."
This whole damn thing has been the most fulfilling journey of my professional career and we haven't even launched it yet!!!! But its gonna rule.
You have less than ONE WEEK to preorder CONTINUE 01 via KICKSTARTER.
Which means: Less than one week to get the mag at about as cheap as we can go!!!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
Which means: Less than one week to get the mag at about as cheap as we can go!!!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
August 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This whole damn thing has been the most fulfilling journey of my professional career and we haven't even launched it yet!!!! But its gonna rule.
Halloween: The Game has been classified RC - Refused Classification by the Aus Classification Board, which put out a statement.
Is related to illicit drug use and incentives.
Explained here: www.classification.gov.au/about-us/med...
Is related to illicit drug use and incentives.
Explained here: www.classification.gov.au/about-us/med...
August 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Halloween: The Game has been classified RC - Refused Classification by the Aus Classification Board, which put out a statement.
Is related to illicit drug use and incentives.
Explained here: www.classification.gov.au/about-us/med...
Is related to illicit drug use and incentives.
Explained here: www.classification.gov.au/about-us/med...
keep seeing people talking about pro jank footy's AI towelling them up, to that i say QUIT CRYING and GIT GUD
August 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
keep seeing people talking about pro jank footy's AI towelling them up, to that i say QUIT CRYING and GIT GUD
if you have a phone number for a government department, why do you always tell me to send an email with my request???? i just want to talk to a human being????
August 14, 2026 at 1:53 AM
if you have a phone number for a government department, why do you always tell me to send an email with my request???? i just want to talk to a human being????
This will be the single best videogames magazine in Australia come September and that's not because it's the only one okay!
BIG DAY.
Pledge Manager is open which means, if you missed out on our campaign, this is the **last chance** to get Issue 01 at the Kickstarter price!
We're really proud of what we've been able to put together with a stacked list of writers and illustrators.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
Pledge Manager is open which means, if you missed out on our campaign, this is the **last chance** to get Issue 01 at the Kickstarter price!
We're really proud of what we've been able to put together with a stacked list of writers and illustrators.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
August 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
This will be the single best videogames magazine in Australia come September and that's not because it's the only one okay!
🧪 A problem that seemed to have disappeared is still haunting new scientific papers.
...and why don't publishers just tell us the results of investigations into the weird stuff they let slip into the literature?
nobreakthroughs.com/more-fishin/
...and why don't publishers just tell us the results of investigations into the weird stuff they let slip into the literature?
nobreakthroughs.com/more-fishin/
More Fishin'
A minor update on Latin fishies infiltrating the scientific literature.
nobreakthroughs.com
August 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
🧪 A problem that seemed to have disappeared is still haunting new scientific papers.
...and why don't publishers just tell us the results of investigations into the weird stuff they let slip into the literature?
nobreakthroughs.com/more-fishin/
...and why don't publishers just tell us the results of investigations into the weird stuff they let slip into the literature?
nobreakthroughs.com/more-fishin/
absolutely love to hear a radio journalist thrown into a videogames piece pronounce game titles. it's as if they've stumbled upon the words of an ancient cosmic race and attempting to say them out loud will cause their tongue to dissolve
"the Australian made game 'hol LOW -KNighT_ silK SOng'."
"the Australian made game 'hol LOW -KNighT_ silK SOng'."
August 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
absolutely love to hear a radio journalist thrown into a videogames piece pronounce game titles. it's as if they've stumbled upon the words of an ancient cosmic race and attempting to say them out loud will cause their tongue to dissolve
"the Australian made game 'hol LOW -KNighT_ silK SOng'."
"the Australian made game 'hol LOW -KNighT_ silK SOng'."
getting the gang together tonight
August 5, 2026 at 5:47 AM
getting the gang together tonight
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Are you a science journalist ready for your next story?
Apply for the HITS Journalist in Residence Program: 3–6 months, exchange with researchers, and a €6,000/month stipend.
📅 Apply by 15 October 2026.
We'd love to hear from you! #HITSJIR2027
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Apply for the HITS Journalist in Residence Program: 3–6 months, exchange with researchers, and a €6,000/month stipend.
📅 Apply by 15 October 2026.
We'd love to hear from you! #HITSJIR2027
https://ow.ly/63cC50ZvHMi
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August 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Are you a science journalist ready for your next story?
Apply for the HITS Journalist in Residence Program: 3–6 months, exchange with researchers, and a €6,000/month stipend.
📅 Apply by 15 October 2026.
We'd love to hear from you! #HITSJIR2027
https://ow.ly/63cC50ZvHMi
Image AI modified
Apply for the HITS Journalist in Residence Program: 3–6 months, exchange with researchers, and a €6,000/month stipend.
📅 Apply by 15 October 2026.
We'd love to hear from you! #HITSJIR2027
https://ow.ly/63cC50ZvHMi
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tagging every corporate comms post linkedin news makes with the ai slop button
July 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
tagging every corporate comms post linkedin news makes with the ai slop button
🧪 If there are any Australian scientists / CSIRO folk who want to chat about Doug Hilton's comments at the National Press Club yesterday, or about scientific funding in general, my contact details are here: www.jacksonwryan.com/contact/
Particularly interested in chatting with PhDs and postgrads.
Particularly interested in chatting with PhDs and postgrads.
Contact
You can email me tips, stories or ideas. I would love to hear from you.
Work: I currently work freelance across a variety of Australian magazines, websites and other. Commission me for science storie...
www.jacksonwryan.com
July 29, 2026 at 11:46 PM
🧪 If there are any Australian scientists / CSIRO folk who want to chat about Doug Hilton's comments at the National Press Club yesterday, or about scientific funding in general, my contact details are here: www.jacksonwryan.com/contact/
Particularly interested in chatting with PhDs and postgrads.
Particularly interested in chatting with PhDs and postgrads.
Find the Sydney Games Festival strategy strange. Who is running the show?! Just say it! It's like 2 months away.
And, there's already another "SYDNEY GAME FEST" ... 🧵
And, there's already another "SYDNEY GAME FEST" ... 🧵
July 29, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Find the Sydney Games Festival strategy strange. Who is running the show?! Just say it! It's like 2 months away.
And, there's already another "SYDNEY GAME FEST" ... 🧵
And, there's already another "SYDNEY GAME FEST" ... 🧵
🧪 New: Inspiring NSW, part of the national STEM engagement strategy, using AI-generated images of kids in labcoats on half-laptops to represent National Science Week events...
Misrepresenting science / entrenching bias in 2026.
Why are we still doing this?
nobreakthroughs.com/the-abominab...
Misrepresenting science / entrenching bias in 2026.
Why are we still doing this?
nobreakthroughs.com/the-abominab...
The Abominable Little Ghouls of Australia's National Science Week
I believe we have a duty to call out this garbage.
nobreakthroughs.com
July 29, 2026 at 12:32 AM
🧪 New: Inspiring NSW, part of the national STEM engagement strategy, using AI-generated images of kids in labcoats on half-laptops to represent National Science Week events...
Misrepresenting science / entrenching bias in 2026.
Why are we still doing this?
nobreakthroughs.com/the-abominab...
Misrepresenting science / entrenching bias in 2026.
Why are we still doing this?
nobreakthroughs.com/the-abominab...
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@jacksonwryan.com just pubbed a big update over on Kickstarter. Huge part of this has been making sure contributors get well paid for their best work. Check it out. www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
Update 13: Big Updates Time! Big Hype Time! · CONTINUE: A Defiant, New Videogames Magazine
Hello!!!!It's been a little while between updates and we hope you're doing extremely well. We wanted to jump in and give you some SCOOPS on where we are at, what's to come, and a few sneak peeks...Thi...
www.kickstarter.com
July 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM
@jacksonwryan.com just pubbed a big update over on Kickstarter. Huge part of this has been making sure contributors get well paid for their best work. Check it out. www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...