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Adam Dimech

Plant Scientist in Melbourne, Australia

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Blog Posts



North-East Link

A year ago, I took some photos of the progress of Melbourne’s North-East Link freeway project. I thought I’d return for an update.

— 18 January 2026 via The Grapevine.


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Book Review: The Anxious Generation

‘The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt explores the rise of anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges among young people in the era of smartphones and social media. Drawing on psychology, sociology, and neuroscience, Haidt argues that a “phone-based childhood” has fundamentally changed how children grow, play, and connect. The book offers both a diagnosis of the problem and a call to restore balance by reintroducing more independence, play, and real-world interaction into kids’ lives.

— 14 January 2026 via The Grapevine.


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Tracking jobs in Slurm

Here is some useful code for tracking current and historical jobs on a High Performance Computing system.

— 19 February 2026 via Coding Blog.

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Features

Story of Flowers

The Story of Flowers

How do plants know when to flower? Many people think it’s a matter of day length or the addition of fertiliser, but you’ll see that flowering is a far more sophisticated process.

Melbourne Neon

Melbourne Neon

Discover Melbourne’s rich neon heritage with pictures and videos of fifty of the city’s most important heritage neon signs including the Skipping Girl, Pelaco and Allen’s neons plus the Nylex Clock.

Melbourne Buildings

Melbourne Buildings

Discover some of Melbourne’s finest architecture - both old and new. This site contains detailed information on over 50 buildings, plus photos and maps.

Research

Research

A complete list of my scientific reseach publications.

Free Fonts

Free Fonts

I have developed some fonts, which are available free for personal use. (Donations gratefully accepted). These include the “Hazchem” chemical safety font and the “Plant Breeder’s webfont”.

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