Dr Keith Wilson 💭

@keithwilson
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Philosopher of Perception and the Cognitive Sciences at University College Dublin. Father of a #LittleHuman. Former programmer and sound engineer. Mostly #vegan. Born at 326 ppm.


Posts about #philosophy, #politics, #academia, #technology, #multisensory #perception, #CogSci, #temporalExperience and #theSenses. (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 

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Dr Keith Wilson 💭1d ago
New research suggests the pineal gland is an evolutionary remnant of an ancient visual system that predates the development of the eye. 👁️ https://apple.news/AB9UWQMfRQ0qLt7xRyDwV7w
There's a hidden 'third eye' buried in your skull – and scientists think they've finally worked out why — BBC Science Focus Magazine

Far from a spiritual metaphor, a new theory is shedding light on the bizarre evolutionary quirks that gave us a hidden third eye May 19, 2026 If you were to ever find yourself in close proximity to a tuatara – a strange, lizard-like creature from New Zealand – you may notice something startling on the top of its head: a functioning third eye. Much like the more prominent eyes on the side of a tuatara’s head, its third, or parietal, eye has a lens, a retina and nerve connections to the brain. The

Dr Keith Wilson 💭1d ago
At a time when many European institutions are looking at moving away from US tech platforms for security and privacy reasons, my employer has decided to move ‘sideways’ from Google to Microsoft—against the wishes, it has to be said, of most (though not all) staff. #academia #HigherEducation
Dr Keith Wilson 💭1d ago

RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUK/116611988532691096

I’ve been saying this for years… #BSL #StarWars

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Dr Keith Wilson 💭2d ago
I wonder how Americans feel about turning the White House into a military complex. This is authoritarianism in plain sight. #Trumpland #USFascism #IdiotKingDonald www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Trump: White House ballroom to...
Trump: White House ballroom to be 'drone-proof' with military complex

The president, who claims the building is a ‘gift’ to the US, says it will include a hospital and research facilities.

Dr Keith Wilson 💭1d ago
tech? no! man, see...Jan 1, 2022
Did You Know: Bluetooth is named after the 10th century Norwegian king Harald Bluetooth, who was also not able to reliably connect to audio devices wirelessly.
Dr Keith Wilson 💭1d ago
Phil M0OFX2d ago
In 1965 <null> was invented. This has made a lot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad idea.
Dr Keith Wilson 💭1d ago
Samira Verhees3d ago
Anyone else in the fediverse who does fieldwork in #linguistics ? #languages #language #indigenouslanguages #minoritylanguages (if you have suggestions for hashtags that will help me find other field linguists, please add them in a comment to this toot)
Dr Keith Wilson 💭2d ago
More than 60 Labour MPs call for review of the UK’s “broken” voting system. (They’re right.) #UKPolitics #ProportionalRepresentation https://apple.news/AGKJzsGvXS76iPvVRCXNkFg
More than 60 Labour MPs call for review of UK voting system — BBC News

The MPs say the current first-past-the-post system for general elections is "broken".

Dr Keith Wilson 💭2d ago
Good. Now do this for text. #Google #SynthID #GenAI https://apple.news/Afw8N11iQQj2tnZPpPZmvFQ
Google's SynthID AI watermarking tech is being adopted by OpenAI, Nvidia, and more — Ars Technica

AI content is getting good, but SynthID might be able to help tell truth from fiction.

Dr Keith Wilson 💭6d ago
Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other life in the waterways. #ClimateEmergency #Biodiversity https://apple.news/Al89HQ258RqWZvtIXI-fh8Q
Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide — The Independent

Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives