Not the least flattering comparison I've ever had made about me, so I'll take it

Been trying to watch Altered Carbon on Netflix because I'm a big fan of the book, but I'm really struggling with it. Not because it's a poor adaptation or anything, it's just that whenever Ortega (Martha Higareda) appears on screen, everything else is immediately wiped from my brain.

This is an entirely unprecedented situation and I'm not sure what I'm meant to do now

I just got recognised outside the local Tesco by some kids from my son's school "Are you Doctor Burnett? You're on my recommended TikToks!" So... that's a new one

Odd dilemma Was talking to my nearly 14 year old son recently, and he pointed out that he's never had a chip butty. I can't figure out if this makes me a good or a bad parent.

You can't be 'addicted to dopamine'. That's like saying your favourite food is food! This is a hill I will die on.

Pro-tip: save upwards of $40 million by simply not making a documentary about your wife that nobody asked for and which is very publicly rejected and scorned by the entire planet

Wrong fucking Home Alone 2 actor goddammit.

I recently posted a criticism of AI. An AI fanboy replied to say that my use of complex words "made me sound like I used AI", as if that was a 'gotcha' So, according to some, using sophisticated words and concepts is something only AI can do THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I WAS OBJECTING TO IT TO BEGIN WITH!

The Idiot Brain is an Amazon bestseller again, after TEN WHOLE YEARS! Ironically, I suspect this is because of my (seemingly successful) efforts to promote the 10 year anniversary edition, which Amazon have listed as more expensive, and out of stock. Great work, Jeff. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/... 1/2

I recently posted a criticism of AI. An AI fanboy replied to say that my use of complex words "made me sound like I used AI", as if that was a 'gotcha' So, according to some, using sophisticated words and concepts is something only AI can do THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I WAS OBJECTING TO IT TO BEGIN WITH!

Related: Pickle just appeared by my desk. Apparently he's been in the room this whole time, hiding in space I somehow haven't noticed in 10+ years. Or he used that cat wormhole network I'm like 80% sure is real thing, given some of the remote places he's inexplicably ended up in.

Your brain thinks your cat is a baby. Science says that’s…completely reasonable. #CatScience #ScienceOfCats #Neuroscience #BrainScience #PsychologyFacts #ScienceCommunication #SciComm #CatsOfInstagram #CatLovers #CatParents #DidYouKnow #FunScience #NerdyButCute

Reform are a genuinely anti-establishment party in the same way that Hannibal Lecter wearing a prison guard's flayed face was genuinely a prison guard

Did a post on Facebook about how I'm not convinced by the Masters of the Universe trailer. I then got an automated Wellness check, for the first time in my life. I'm guessing Zuckerberg is a big fan of He-Man, or something?

Did a hot sauce challenge tonight. Footage coming soon. Not saying I stayed the course, but I am now acutely aware of what the inside of my eyeballs look like

Why certain music makes us angry. #deanBurnett #theIdiotBrain #heavymetal #psychology #neuroscience

In other news... Is there a reason that seemingly all the big mobile games are themed around medieval royalty? I'm guessing there is one, but I lack the insight to figure out what it may be.

R.E. the Brooklyn Beckham drama. I don't know the Beckhams, or what goes on behind the scenes. But I can share this. 1/14

Look, just tell Trump that Greenland is where green energy comes from, he'll immediately lose interest.

NEW EPISODE ALERT 🖖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 We're joined by @itsdanthomas.bsky.social and @drdeanburnett.bsky.social to discuss period Rom-Com, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, starring Hugh Grant, Ian McNeice and our Star Trek connection, Colm Meaney. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Feeling a bit low today? That’s human. Being told it’s the most depressing day of the year? That’s marketing. Blue Monday is not an actual thing. I should know. I wrote a book explaining why our brains fall for it. The Idiot Brain - Million-selling 10th Anniversary edition out now.

The Ship of Theseus grady morphed into Trigger's Broom over time, but is it really the same paradox?

Thank you to everyone who came along to the book (re) launch night at Porters in Cardiff It was so great to see everyone! #booklaunch #authorevent #livetalk #bookevent #authortalk

Icke saying "My god, the shit you want us to believe" to literally anyone else is not so much 'pot calling the kettle black' as it is 'pot painted in seven layers of Vantablack and hurled into a black hole where it remerges into a universe where light makes things darker... calling the kettle black"

This fab event at Chapter with the brilliant @drdeanburnett.bsky.social is almost sold out! Get yer tickets! www.chapter.org/whats-on/dea...

Nice one, Wes Going to get Jordan Peterson to address officials overseeing dietary guidelines next? Have Jeremy Clarkson set the environmental agenda? Might as well do at this point. They've all sold loads of books too, that's all the qualifications you need, right? #socialmediaban #badscience

In 48 hours, I'll be at Porter's Cardiff, for the re-launch event of The Idiot Brain It'd be great if you could come along. Otherwise it'll just be me talking to myself in an empty room. Which isn't unusual, I just don't normally have to leave the house for that. facebook.com/events/s/dr-...

The scene where Ferris, a smug entitled young white guy, mimes a well known song on a parade float, that he had no involvement with, and gets inexplicably cheered for his 'brilliance' by small handful of people, is an ideal metaphor for modern AI In summary, I loathe this film

Damn, the publishers rejected my most recent book pitch, "Intellectual Property Law For Dummies"

Just got a bit 'combative' on LBC. Made myself laugh if nothing else.

"I know I DO know you, but I don't know HOW I know you" - Me, to 90% of the people who appear on my Facebook feed

Why do we get travel sick? #TravelSick #MotionSickness #TravelTips #TravelProblems #WhyDoWe

Celebrate 10 years of The Idiot Brain with a brand-new live show. Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Friday 23 January 2026, 7.30pm £5–£12 | Tickets available now www.chapter.org/whats-on/dea... #DeanBurnett #TheIdiotBrain #LiveComedy #ScienceComedy #Neuroscience

Beginning 2022, I started having arguments with people who didn't experience the loss of a loved one to COVID & associate "lockdown" with sourdough starters & WFH rather than Zoom funerals. I just had to accept that we did not have a shared reality, nor were they willing to remember.

Why are heavy metal fans so nice? #heavymetal #metalheads #musicpsychology #mentalhealth #neuroscience #sciencecommunication

Nothing can tell you more about the absolute disconnect between the political class and the rest of us than their insistence that Wes Streeting is the key to electoral success.

The cat is constantly trying to get into the attic for some reason. His latest effort was impressively sneaky. #Pickle #cat #ChristmasTree

The human brain can write symphonies and solve equations. It can also make you feel sick on a bus and forget what you were about to do. All this and more explained in my bestselling book The Idiot Brain. Look it up now before you forget 😉 #PsychologyFacts #HumanBrain #BrainFacts #MindScience

How cold out is it? This cold.

@drdeanburnett.bsky.social #GarwBoy

New year, new plans. Old brain doing what it always does. The 10-year anniversary edition of The Idiot Brain is out now, updated for how we live today. Have a read. Treat your neurons. Link in bio

Guys, I get the sentiment, but it's logistically impossible for 2026 to be "your year" for so many. We're going to have to break it up so everyone gets a go. For example, 12.43pm on July 9th is going to be *my* minute. We can allocate the rest randomly, or go for a "first come, first served" thing

#Nye #HappyNewYear

Today Is A Good Day To Dine

As a 'rural' person who grew up with hunts as a regular presence, there's little more alienating than a bunch of sociopathic posh people on horseback descending upon your community with a pack of jittery hounds, in order to dismember a small woodland animal usually encountered in children's stories

Public service announcement Just so we're all clear, this week the bins go out on Fratunday morvening, with the exception of mixed glass clippings and general garden food. Those go out on Modnesday, before 15.87am.

Public service announcement Just so we're all clear, this week the bins go out on Fratunday morvening, with the exception of mixed glass clippings and general garden food. Those go out on Modnesday, before 15.87am.

I mean... I don't *make* anyone follow me on there

Wife, teenage son and myself all watched 'Knives Out' together tonight, as a prelude to Wake Up Dead Man. The upshot is, we're now all constantly telling each other to "eat shit" in a very affectionate manner.