Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

Good to recall that Elon Musk remains a fellow @royalsociety.org - so pleased they took no action when he was busier undermining science than threatening other countries’ governments with violence

When we were putting this book together around eight years ago, it felt as if there were dark days ahead. This feels like those dark days. I’m sickened by the sight of the far right marching through London. What has gone so wrong in your lives that you have to take your hatred to town? #OthersBook

Go and spend your two bob on the Two Bobs!

The first two papers from the @leverhulme.ac.uk funded Music & Imagination project are now out, led by the fantastic @hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social! First, we built and validated a stimulus set of over 350 music clips varying in genre, familiarity, emotion, etc. doi.org/10.3758/s134...

There is one more star above us. #BrianWilsonRIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=u90b...

Why do children talk to themselves? #fromthearchive www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

It's just cats, as far as I can see.

At least there's now a new opening for Elon.

Make Bankruptcy Great Again. #trump #tariffs www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

Outstanding integrity.

Seems I wrote some books worth stealing. Always grateful for a reader. #LibGen

In San Francisco for #GDC2025. That is a lot of game developers.

My live solo EP recorded at @iklectikartlab.bsky.social turns 2 today! Find it wherever you find your music. #PopUpKings

With generous support from @ukri.org's new cross research council funding scheme, we recently launched our project 'When Memories Come Alive' with the first meeting of Memory Club, bringing people together from diverse disciplines to reflect on vivid remembering www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/mem...

As Spring starts to show its face, our thoughts turn to the dick harvest. Can you reach that one at the back for me, love? #medieval

Interesting numbers. 'There are more than 1,700 fellows of the Royal Society and more than 60 of them have signed Prof Curry's letter. Many more have expressed their concern about Mr Musk's behaviour.' #royalsociety www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Poor Cardiacs, one day they will all be dead.

Венс, майте на увазі, що ніщо так не спонукає людей до дії, як боягузи, які знущаються над сміливими. Cлава українi. #ukraine

JD Vance, please bear in mind that nothing stirs human beings to action quite as much as cowards taunting the brave.

Science news! @royalsociety.org continues to live in a reality of its own making.

Mr Trump, please come to #Basildon.

It's going to take more than that to sort you lot out.

President Trump really doesn't know what words mean, does he?

Two years ago today! Check out how it sounded here. #ambient #experimental @iklectikartlab.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/2Kb2oQ...

Best new music I've heard for some time. It's quite something that there are people out there who can make the electric guitar sound like a new thing. @waldosgift.bsky.social waldosgift.bandcamp.com/album/malcol...

No really, put your clothes back on, I’m going to read you the first chapter of my new novel.

And you wondered whether Trump was a racist. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What do we have to do to persuade our children to read? #fromthearchive charlesfernyhough.com/2008/02/27/w...

Still believe in @royalsociety.org as ‘the independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity’? royalsociety.org/people/elon-... St

Hey, @royalsociety.org. Why are you doing nothing about this?

My other 2024 gig saw the collective Improvizone getting together for the first time since 2019, with this set at Heart of Noise at the Junction in Cambridge. It started #ambient and ended up going #krautrock #spacerock, with a nod to Floyd's 'Interstellar Overdrive'. youtu.be/mWhKhQWDrm0?...

50 years ago today, Keith Jarrett played one of the most extraordinary concerts in #jazz history. He arrived at the Köln Opera House in the middle of a rainstorm, hungry, sleepless and in pain, to find a dodgy stand-in piano. He made it work, and the rest is music history. #keithjarrett #kölnconcert

Some more excellent background on #keithjarrett's #kölnconcert (with thanks to @peterchilvers.com): timharford.com/2019/12/caut...

50 years ago today, Keith Jarrett played one of the most extraordinary concerts in #jazz history. He arrived at the Köln Opera House in the middle of a rainstorm, hungry, sleepless and in pain, to find a dodgy stand-in piano. He made it work, and the rest is music history. #keithjarrett #kölnconcert

How do kids learn about the conventions of conversation? #fromthearchive #psychology #neuroscience #childdevelopment www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/th...

🎶 Early harmonies, enduring echoes: How do early life experiences and personality traits shape Music Performance Anxiety (MPA)? Our mini-review explores the roots of MPA and ways to support musicians' resilience and well-being. Read more: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #PerformanceScience

Do toddlers need parking sensors? #fromthearchive charlesfernyhough.com/2007/12/17/p...

‘No woman can make herself chic if she is not chic herself.’ Born 130 years ago today, Cristóbal #Balenciaga was #fashion #design’s great sculptor. He worked with stiffer fabrics than those favoured by his French counterparts, allowing him to chase shapely simplicity in everything he did.

‘No woman can make herself chic if she is not chic herself.’ Born 130 years ago today, Cristóbal #Balenciaga was #fashion #design’s great sculptor. He worked with stiffer fabrics than those favoured by his French counterparts, allowing him to chase shapely simplicity in everything he did.

I was shocked to find what was allowed. #inauguration

Curtis Yarvin is arguing for an American monarchy. You think queens and kings can't be bought? via @casparhenderson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...

Had a Malteser and it was off.

My pick is the famous mutant ‘Tele-Gib’ from 1973, which I learn was nicknamed Syreeta. Syreeta, I thought – the name of Stevie Wonder’s then-wife, for whom he wrote ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers’ – which Beck covered to devastating effect on his album 'Blow by Blow'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiOP...

One of the greatest of all #jazz trumpeters, Kenny Wheeler, was born 95 years ago today. Listen to 1975's 'Gnu High' for a sound that will make your soul soar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XczC... #kennywheeler

I'm presenting Pick of the Week @bbcradio4 on Sunday, so I'm listening out for special moments of radio. If you've heard anything brilliant since Saturday anywhere on BBC audio do let me know.

‘There are only two inventions that matter to me – the wheel and the Fender Strat.’ #JeffBeck Beck’s guitar collection goes under the hammer at Christie’s this month. The sumptuous catalogue – listing 130 items from synth controllers to vintage pickups – is a treat www.christies.com/auction/jeff...

‘There are only two inventions that matter to me – the wheel and the Fender Strat.’ #JeffBeck Beck’s guitar collection goes under the hammer at Christie’s this month. The sumptuous catalogue – listing 130 items from synth controllers to vintage pickups – is a treat www.christies.com/auction/jeff...

What is it like to be a small child (slight return)? Second part of my post #fromthearchive. www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/th...

Always a treat to have something new from Yuri Herrera - in another luminous translation by Lisa Dillman. This is the translator's art at its rare best. @andotherstories.bsky.social