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
https://neurodissidence.org.uk/
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
Posts from this account may contain madness
Path Diversity
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Diffraction Art created by nature!
www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07/christian-spencer-rainbow-bird/
www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07/christian-spencer-rainbow-bird/
A Rainbow of Light Diffracts Through Hummingbird Wings in Photographs by Christian Spencer
Australian photographer Christian Spencer has lived within Brazil’s Itatiaia National Park for nineteen years. The lush natural surroundings offer a multitude of photo opportunities ranging from pumpk...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Diffraction Art created by nature!
www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07/christian-spencer-rainbow-bird/
www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07/christian-spencer-rainbow-bird/
Podcast
Adam Davidson engages with Merleau-Ponty’s conception of ‘the flesh’ in The Visible and the Invisible as he walks with his disabled son.
Broken rhythms: a walk, a wheelchair, and disability discoveries.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/02/02/b...
Adam Davidson engages with Merleau-Ponty’s conception of ‘the flesh’ in The Visible and the Invisible as he walks with his disabled son.
Broken rhythms: a walk, a wheelchair, and disability discoveries.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/02/02/b...
BSP Online | BSP Podcast: Adam Davidson – Broken rhythms: a walk, a wheelchair, and disability discoveries
www.thebsp.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Podcast
Adam Davidson engages with Merleau-Ponty’s conception of ‘the flesh’ in The Visible and the Invisible as he walks with his disabled son.
Broken rhythms: a walk, a wheelchair, and disability discoveries.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/02/02/b...
Adam Davidson engages with Merleau-Ponty’s conception of ‘the flesh’ in The Visible and the Invisible as he walks with his disabled son.
Broken rhythms: a walk, a wheelchair, and disability discoveries.
www.thebsp.org.uk/2026/02/02/b...
Autism might be equally common in males and females, study says
Nancy Lapid
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Nancy Lapid
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Autism might be equally common in males and females, study says
Autism might be just as common in females as in males, according to a study published on Wednesday that counters prevailing estimates of the disorder's prevalence.
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Autism might be equally common in males and females, study says
Nancy Lapid
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Nancy Lapid
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Brain, body and bipolar disorder: BSMS study reveals hidden links with neurodivergence and joint hypermobility
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Brain, body and bipolar disorder: BSMS study reveals hidden links with neurodivergence and joint hypermobility - BSMS
www.bsms.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Brain, body and bipolar disorder: BSMS study reveals hidden links with neurodivergence and joint hypermobility
www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
‘Phenomenology’ is Blue: The Synaesthetic Dynamics of Being-in-the-World
Marilyn Stendera
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Marilyn Stendera
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Pdf: ro.uow.edu.au/articles/jou...
‘Phenomenology’ is Blue: The Synaesthetic Dynamics of Being-in-the-World - Human Studies
Human Studies - Synaesthesia, in which particular perceptual or cognitive stimuli trigger anomalous secondary sensations, has proven to be remarkably difficult to explain. The way it complicates...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:48 AM
‘Phenomenology’ is Blue: The Synaesthetic Dynamics of Being-in-the-World
Marilyn Stendera
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Pdf: ro.uow.edu.au/articles/jou...
Marilyn Stendera
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Pdf: ro.uow.edu.au/articles/jou...
My support worker hasn't been paid for weeks after delays to disability scheme
Beth Rose
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Beth Rose
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Access to Work: 'My support worker hasn't been paid for six weeks'
Delays to the Access to Work scheme have increased significantly, leaving some disabled people without support.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
My support worker hasn't been paid for weeks after delays to disability scheme
Beth Rose
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Beth Rose
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who are the Friends of Attention?
“Attention Activism”, “Practices of Attention” and “The Politics of Attention: Art, Time, Technology, Action.”
friendsofattention.org/about/
“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
Who are the Friends of Attention?
“Attention Activism”, “Practices of Attention” and “The Politics of Attention: Art, Time, Technology, Action.”
friendsofattention.org/about/
“Attention Activism”, “Practices of Attention” and “The Politics of Attention: Art, Time, Technology, Action.”
friendsofattention.org/about/
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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 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
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February 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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 url: academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
Tactile Communism: Keti Chukhrov’s Post-Soviet Dramatic Works and the Legacy of Soviet Defectology
Anastasiya Osipova
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Anastasiya Osipova
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Tactile Communism: Keti Chukhrov’s Post-Soviet Dramatic Works and the Legacy of Soviet Defectology
| Internationale Zeitschrift für Kulturkomparatistik
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February 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Tactile Communism: Keti Chukhrov’s Post-Soviet Dramatic Works and the Legacy of Soviet Defectology
Anastasiya Osipova
izfk.de/index.php/iz...
Anastasiya Osipova
izfk.de/index.php/iz...
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
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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
Ventriloquist says not his fault Dummy is repulsive creep.
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation over child abuse images, deepfakes
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation over child abuse images, deepfakes
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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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
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
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
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
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...
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
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...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Podcast
The Caste Question with Suraj Yengde and Anupama Rao
Hosted by Ajantha Subramanian
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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
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February 2, 2026 at 9:37 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
Hosted by Ajantha Subramanian
newbooksnetwork.com/the-caste-po...
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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
Thanks to volunteers @jgjanegreenmbe.bsky.social Bonnie Southgate, Kelly and Lucy
January 31, 2026 at 8:41 PM
#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
Thanks to volunteers @jgjanegreenmbe.bsky.social Bonnie Southgate, Kelly and Lucy
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
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
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
Cecily Mauran
mashable.com/article/appl...
Biological Theories In The Domain Of Physiology: Stability and Transformation as Two Governing Principles
Nelson Horseman
philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28044/
Nelson Horseman
philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28044/
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
Biological Theories In The Domain Of Physiology: Stability and Transformation as Two Governing Principles
Nelson Horseman
philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28044/
Nelson Horseman
philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28044/
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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-...
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
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-...
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-...
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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
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January 30, 2026 at 11:31 PM
What It’s Like to Live With One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
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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...
doi.org/10.1007/s137...
The Importance of Biological Theory - Biological Theory
Biological Theory -
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January 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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...
doi.org/10.1007/s137...
Discussing “Ezequiel Di Paolo’s article seeking an enactive ontology”
Matthew David Segall, Timothy Jackson
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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
Discussing “Ezequiel Di Paolo’s article seeking an enactive ontology”
Matthew David Segall, Timothy Jackson
footnotes2plato.substack.com/p/towards-an...
Matthew David Segall, Timothy Jackson
footnotes2plato.substack.com/p/towards-an...
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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...
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
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...
open.substack.com/pub/onrevolu...
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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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
Podcast
Disha Karnad Jani interviews Quinn Slobodan about his book Hayek’s Bastards:Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right
soundcloud.com/jhi-blog/hay...
Disha Karnad Jani interviews Quinn Slobodan about his book Hayek’s Bastards:Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right
soundcloud.com/jhi-blog/hay...
Lifetime Trajectories and Drivers of Socioeconomic Health Disparities
Evidence from Longitudinal Biomarkers in the Netherlands
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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
Lifetime Trajectories and Drivers of Socioeconomic Health Disparities
Evidence from Longitudinal Biomarkers in the Netherlands
jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
Evidence from Longitudinal Biomarkers in the Netherlands
jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...