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Graham Mead
@twillierod.bsky.social
Enactive Autistic Synaesthete

https://neurodissidence.org.uk/

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Posts from this account may contain madness

Path Diversity
Who are the Friends of Attention?

“Attention Activism”, “Practices of Attention” and “The Politics of Attention: Art, Time, Technology, Action.”

friendsofattention.org/about/
About – Friends of Attention
friendsofattention.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Excited to share my paper on an enactivist account of non-dual awareness, integrating ideas from constraint causality and Nāgārjuna’s notion of emptiness!

Modeling non-dual awareness via constraint closure: a reinterpretation of groundlessness url: academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
Modeling non-dual awareness via constraint closure: a reinterpretation of groundlessness
Abstract. Non-dual awareness (NDA) refers to a shift in consciousness in which the usual distinction between subject and object dissolves, and experience i
academic.oup.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Tactile Communism: Keti Chukhrov’s Post-Soviet Dramatic Works and the Legacy of Soviet Defectology

Anastasiya Osipova

izfk.de/index.php/iz...
Tactile Communism: Keti Chukhrov’s Post-Soviet Dramatic Works and the Legacy of Soviet Defectology | Internationale Zeitschrift für Kulturkomparatistik
izfk.de
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Ventriloquist says not his fault Dummy is repulsive creep.

Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation over child abuse images, deepfakes

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Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation over child abuse images, deepfakes
French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They ha...
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February 4, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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I usually post on technical research. But clearly, more than ever, we must consider the societal impact of our work.

I thus find it important to take a clear position on the moral status of machines and its impact on us humans.

New paper w/ the exceptional @AnnaCiaunica👇🧵1/8
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
First they tried to force me to write with my right hand, then they tried to force me to write in cursive. I refused. Like many neurodivergent people I can’t do either. Fuck this neuro-ableist bullshit.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How learning handwriting trains the brain: the science behind the cursive wars
Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Podcast
The Caste Question with Suraj Yengde and Anupama Rao

Hosted by Ajantha Subramanian

newbooksnetwork.com/the-caste-po...
The Caste Question with Suraj Yengde and Anupama Rao - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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#ADHD SEDSConnective event London. Charity partner seed talks and a wonderful, very busy day!
Thanks to volunteers @jgjanegreenmbe.bsky.social Bonnie Southgate, Kelly and Lucy
January 31, 2026 at 8:41 PM
EarPlods

Apple to pay $95 million settlement for Siri listening to your private conversations

Cecily Mauran

mashable.com/article/appl...
Apple to pay $95 million settlement for Siri listening to your private conversations
Apple users could get $20 per device that Siri "spied" on.
mashable.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Mums with AUTISTIC Children Stuck In TEMPORARY HOUSING | Speak Out

www.youtube.com/watch?v=agef...
Mums with AUTISTIC Children Stuck In TEMPORARY HOUSING | Speak Out #brighton #homeless #news
YouTube video by Brighton and Hove Housing Advocate and Campaigner
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February 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Biological Theories In The Domain Of Physiology: Stability and Transformation as Two Governing Principles

Nelson Horseman

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Biological theories in the domain of physiology: stability and transformation as two governing principles - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Whitehawk Food Bank: Our foodbank is at a critical moment. Funding has run out, but the need hasn’t. Help us keep our doors open for our community.

Whitehawk is in the top 10% deprived neighbourhoods in the country. 45% of local children live in poverty. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-keep-...
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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What It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
What It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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I am happy to share this article, entitled "The importance of Biological Theory". It is my inaugural editorial as the new Editor-in-Chief of @biologicaltheory.bsky.social . In these complex and challenging times, theory is more important now than ever. Enjoy!

doi.org/10.1007/s137...
The Importance of Biological Theory - Biological Theory
Biological Theory -
doi.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Discussing “Ezequiel Di Paolo’s article seeking an enactive ontology”

Matthew David Segall, Timothy Jackson

footnotes2plato.substack.com/p/towards-an...
Ontologizing Enactivism
Worldmaking with Ezequiel Di Paolo
footnotes2plato.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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This fron Shanice McBean is really good on why both neoliberal identity politics and class reductionism should both be avoided. This is the orientation I've tried to take in my organising and work.

open.substack.com/pub/onrevolu...
Left Wing Pitfalls: Against Neoliberal Identity Politics & Class Reductionism
Does the left need to abandon radical ideas? Are liberation politics over? Do we need to return to class?
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Podcast
Disha Karnad Jani interviews Quinn Slobodan about his book Hayek’s Bastards:Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right

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Hayek's Bastards: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Quinn Slobodian
In this episode of In Theory, Disha Karnad Jani interviews Quinn Slobodian on his latest book,
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January 29, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Lifetime Trajectories and Drivers of Socioeconomic Health Disparities
Evidence from Longitudinal Biomarkers in the Netherlands

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Lifetime Trajectories and Drivers of Socioeconomic Health Disparities
We investigate lifetime socioeconomic health disparities through longitudinal biomarkers from the Dutch Lifelines cohort study and biobank. By constructing an allostatic load index from 12 biomarkers,...
jhr.uwpress.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Crip Flexibility and Painful Analysis: Critical Disability Methodologies of Swedish Welfare State Austerity

Christine Bylund

sjdr.se/articles/125...
sjdr.se
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“One in four deaths of people with severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities between 2021-2023 were treatable, meaning they would have lived if they had received better care.”

Daniel Hewitt

www.itv.com/news/2026-01...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“an excerpt from our 2005 pamphlet Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture, an extended set of interviews with Dr. Davis, conducted by the late philosophy professor and noted scholar Dr. Eduardo Mendieta.”

Celebrating 82 Years of Angela Davis

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Happy Birthday, Angela Davis
Today is the 82nd birthday of Dr. Angela Y. Davis. To celebrate her life and work, we’re proud to share an excerpt from our 2005 pamphlet Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, a...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:16 PM
'I was diagnosed with OCD at 10'. Here's how to spot the signs'

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'I was diagnosed with OCD at 10'. Here's how to spot the signs'
Most of us will have intrusive thoughts at some point. Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney explains when you should seek help.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM