Studying science and logos. Rants against scientism. Joint speech. Epistemology. Apprentice alchemist partaking in the Magnum Opus. @fcummins@mastodon.online
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My book on joint speech (unison speech, choral speech, chanting) is available from Nov 1 from Cambridge Scholars and the usual outlets. (Hit me up for a pre-final electronic copy if curious) #jointspeech
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In 1847 as the Irish famine raged, a prison was opened on a small Irish island
Within 5 years it was the largest prison in the world
Within 20, it had redefined modern approaches to prisoner reform
This is the story of Spike Island (1)
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Just released another new film on our new YouTube channel: youtu.be/sivQ-jbZ2oM. It’s the first in a 3-parter on quantum mechanics. In this first one I look at the early observations that shook our understanding of physics.
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It’s here!! My article on the atom is here! Published in Brill’s ‘International Journal of Social Imaginaries.’ I layout a theory of nature as ontologically indeterminate, read primarily with Hegel & Bachelard. 💥🚀
Please lmk what you think!
brill.com/view/journals/ijsi…
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It was scary but inspiring doing a 30 minute solo jazz set in #aldeburghfestival last week. Here’s one of the tunes I played there, Kenny Wheeler’s Kind Folk.
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Happy to announce my new book, with Alex Townsend. It's about the math behind enormous systems (medical scans, AI, etc.) and what happens when they outgrow our ability to understand them. More info (and pre-order for 25% off) at:
barnesandnoble.com/w/big-mat… @littlebrown @BNBuzz
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My new book is out: The Dissolution of the Universities mayflybooks.org/the-dissolut…
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Our article on Miryachit published today. A culturally determined startle syndrome with links to shamanism in the Saami nation. Like jumpers and latah it is getting less common with globalisation
movementdisorders.onlinelibr…
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Our event (2nd July) on poetry, voices, breath and neuroscience will include some amazing poets - @WillEaves @LukeKennard @CamilleRalphs_ - and also vocal performances from the incredibly talented @FFSYTHO and @Reeps1. Ticket link in next tweet.
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In advance of our gala night of poetry and neuroscience at the @bloomstheatre (2nd July), where @FFSYTHO will perform while @fcummins looks at her breath control, I asked grok to draw a brain listening to rap music.
tickets here: ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-theatre…
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Look at this lovely photo of @willeaves, poet and author. But I bet you’d also like to get a proper look at his BRAIN as well (surely this isn’t just me?). Well, the good news is that on the 2nd July, you will be able to get to grips with his neural activity!
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I feel deeply honored to be the 2025 recipient of the KHMW Van der Aa oeuvre prize. Most of all, I feel this is a serious mark of academic recognition for the study of esotericism as a new field of research. uva.nl/shared-content/facult…
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We need a new path for modernity based on the idea of durée and a shared creativity of nature-culture, not a scientistic narrative of subjective minds grasping objects out-there. Kant to be dumped. This can lead to an orthodox Christian metaphysics via Bergson, Péguy and Latour.
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If we were designed to think solo, monologue would be easier than dialogue.
Dialogue involves INCREDIBLY complex acts of prediction, coordination, task-switching and mind-reading--yet we find it MUCH easier than monologue.
Why? Maybe thinking is a bicycle built for 2.
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This comedy night will star @lasana_harris @steven_bloch @Rameos2 and some exceptionally funny UCL students - having just seen their practice sets, this is going to be a fantastic evening of Brain Science Comedy, all hosted by the brilliant @abigoliah
Happy new year! Is your New Year’s resolution to do more brilliant and funny things? Well then you are ready for the next @UCLBrainScience’s comedy night! 14th January, @bloomstheatre, link in the next reply!
