Dean Burnett (that brains guy)

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Neuroscientist, author, science bod, vague wit, moderately prominent Twitter person. Tend to chime in with all things brain and mental health related.

"Top egghead neuroscientist" - The Daily Star

Science
Brains
Writing
Media
When did 'hot honey' become a thing? What maniac tried honey, the sweetest substance nature can produce, and their primary takeaway was "This would be even better if it tasted like burning"
Thanks to Trump, we're approaching the point where it'll be harder to get into the 2026 Football World Cup than it was for the last one, hosted by a tiny despotic teetotal Middle Eastern petrostate. Quite an achievement, in a way

I got the The Oracle archetype!

#Wrapstodon2025

A Christmas card fell down and landed right where the Elf on the Shelf as laying

Daughter came home from school, saw this, yelled "Elf! That's NOT YOURS!" and immediately started stabbing it hard in the face with a spoon

...weirdly cathartic to watch, I won't lie

I keep encountering ads for AI services

Thus far, not one of them hasn't been composed of mostly/entirely human-made content

Reminds me of the "invoking the Human Rights Act to ensure your ability to call for the abolishing of the Human Rights Act" tactic used by some right-wing media platforms

An AI response, that I didn't ask for, telling me my search query is wrong because it's based on a misunderstanding, but it is in fact the AI that has misunderstood my query, so it telling me I'm wrong is, in fact, wrong.

I'm so glad this tech is apparently running everything now. Very reassuring.

Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up The Wall And What To Do About It

The ideal Xmas gift for a teen (that isn't yours)

Proof: current top 1000 bestselling status (all categories) on Amazon

So why not get it from an indy seller? Bezos has shifted plenty

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dean-Burnett/Why-Your-Parents-Are-Driving-You-Up-the-Wall-and-What-To-/23823892

Son us using the front room TV to watch some YouTubers.

Those guys sure do like to scream a lot, eh

When you think about, having the most important person(s) of the year regularly being decided entirely by the editorial team of one New York-based magazine wasn't the most rigorous system to begin with.

The Idiot Brain - 10 Year Anniversary Edition (includes new content)

Pre-order now - https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dean-Burnett/The-Idiot-Brain--Why-Your-Brain-Gets-Things-Wrong--and-Why-Thats-Alright/32355466

The perfect Christmas present. Or it would be, if it wasn't published New Year's Day

#Marketing #Genius