cristina de Balanzo
@crisbalanzo.bsky.social
Cristina de Balanzo PhD. Founder and Main Nut of Walnut Unlimited consumer neuroscience consultancy. Expert in Brands and Brains. BrainyBar event mum and curator. Art Lover. Views are always my own
#Adolescence writer calls for 'radical action' not role models I really LOVED ir. So tough, so spot on, so moving - the why beyond #whodunit
March 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#Adolescence writer calls for 'radical action' not role models I really LOVED ir. So tough, so spot on, so moving - the why beyond #whodunit
Thought would be important piece of news to share ;) …kiwi people have an extraordinary way of appreciating and awarding things that other do not see. I live with one ;)
March 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Thought would be important piece of news to share ;) …kiwi people have an extraordinary way of appreciating and awarding things that other do not see. I live with one ;)
Dark side of the moon…pic captured in a time lapse
Beautiful as a painting #totallunareclipse
Beautiful as a painting #totallunareclipse
March 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Dark side of the moon…pic captured in a time lapse
Beautiful as a painting #totallunareclipse
Beautiful as a painting #totallunareclipse
Listening to Steve Woodford CEO of advertising industry talking about #brandpurpose three key words to do a good job #autheticity #humility #relevance
I can agree more and think all of them will take you away from #tokenism #MRS25
I can agree more and think all of them will take you away from #tokenism #MRS25
March 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Listening to Steve Woodford CEO of advertising industry talking about #brandpurpose three key words to do a good job #autheticity #humility #relevance
I can agree more and think all of them will take you away from #tokenism #MRS25
I can agree more and think all of them will take you away from #tokenism #MRS25
London 1970’ photography showed Steve McQueen exhibition #Margate: protest themes that sadly do not change much. ‘Women of strength: voices of struggle’ as Angela Y Davis put it in his keynote speech some years later. Happy #IWD25 and let’s keep raising our voices of both strength and struggle
March 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Love finding apples from #emporda kinda homesick yeah #londonoffice
March 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Love finding apples from #emporda kinda homesick yeah #londonoffice
@tate_modern new exhibition about #leighbowery quite top and inmersive fashion design and clubbing culture #london Son and daughter are asking way too much ;)
March 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@tate_modern new exhibition about #leighbowery quite top and inmersive fashion design and clubbing culture #london Son and daughter are asking way too much ;)
The loudest megaphone: how Trump mastered our new #attention age. The more easily something attracts our attention, the lower its #cognitive load, the less friction there is for us to be drawn to it.
March 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The loudest megaphone: how Trump mastered our new #attention age. The more easily something attracts our attention, the lower its #cognitive load, the less friction there is for us to be drawn to it.
The whole discussion was bonkers, but I was particularly focused on looking and decoding both of their body language, faces and these pictures kind of speak by themselves, just missing a few moments in which Zelenskyy crossed his arms #trumpzelenskyy
March 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The whole discussion was bonkers, but I was particularly focused on looking and decoding both of their body language, faces and these pictures kind of speak by themselves, just missing a few moments in which Zelenskyy crossed his arms #trumpzelenskyy
Wow! Sensory research: this might be our next big step #etaste our experts in house will indeed have a read of this published work as it is indeed a challenging area but sounds quite promising #sensoryresearch @xmodal
March 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Wow! Sensory research: this might be our next big step #etaste our experts in house will indeed have a read of this published work as it is indeed a challenging area but sounds quite promising #sensoryresearch @xmodal
I was reading -are we capturing memories or are we purposefully designing them? There’s talk of the "Instagram Generation," in posting perfectly posed pictures with the right amount of nostalgic filtering, are in fact architects of their future memories- what #Kanheman would have said ?
February 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I was reading -are we capturing memories or are we purposefully designing them? There’s talk of the "Instagram Generation," in posting perfectly posed pictures with the right amount of nostalgic filtering, are in fact architects of their future memories- what #Kanheman would have said ?
Kids menus…#margate
February 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Kids menus…#margate
#thebattleofcablestreet #britishantifascist #nopasaran #theyshallnotpass feeling we almost there again and not they shall not pass we should stand firm @turnercontemporary.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#thebattleofcablestreet #britishantifascist #nopasaran #theyshallnotpass feeling we almost there again and not they shall not pass we should stand firm @turnercontemporary.bsky.social
Dora thewlis arrested outside the Houses of Parliament + the arrest of the three Pankhurst’ s sisters #suffragettes #arthurbarrett @turnercontemporary.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Dora thewlis arrested outside the Houses of Parliament + the arrest of the three Pankhurst’ s sisters #suffragettes #arthurbarrett @turnercontemporary.bsky.social
@turnercontemporary.bsky.social #resistance how protests shaped Britain and how ordinary people fought for progress #margate
February 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
@turnercontemporary.bsky.social #resistance how protests shaped Britain and how ordinary people fought for progress #margate
@royalacademy.bsky.social Tarsila Do Amaral #secondclass the deep sadness of these faces touched me. #brasil #modernism
February 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@royalacademy.bsky.social Tarsila Do Amaral #secondclass the deep sadness of these faces touched me. #brasil #modernism
#GABA, the off switch of the #brain: a new social lubricant without the hangover? It's crazy (or fascinating) how, despite being social creatures, alcohol seems to be a ‘requirement’ to reduce anxiety and feel relaxed when we socialise :/
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Gaba is the off switch of the brain’: Is it also the answer to better sleep, sobriety and less anxiety?
Products that enhance the uptake of this neurotransmitter are burgeoning - including drinks that mimic the effects of alcohol, without the hangover. Here’s what happened when I tried them
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#GABA, the off switch of the #brain: a new social lubricant without the hangover? It's crazy (or fascinating) how, despite being social creatures, alcohol seems to be a ‘requirement’ to reduce anxiety and feel relaxed when we socialise :/
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Still on the love reflections…Just read an eye-opening article @theguardian.com about #parentalburnout. I can finally see that I went through it. Exhausted, emotionally drained, and overwhelmed. Then Covid hit, and therapy became essential. Parenting is tough love, too.
February 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Still on the love reflections…Just read an eye-opening article @theguardian.com about #parentalburnout. I can finally see that I went through it. Exhausted, emotionally drained, and overwhelmed. Then Covid hit, and therapy became essential. Parenting is tough love, too.
www.warc.com/content/feed... a shame that Binet and Field’s lessons about the long and the short need a constant reminder: #Brandbuilding creates lasting memories (that influence subsequent behaviour).
Activation provokes immediate action (without the need for long term memories). #lesbinet
Activation provokes immediate action (without the need for long term memories). #lesbinet
Marketing still seen as a cost centre for companies | WARC | The Feed
A majority (54%) of business leaders in the UK and Ireland still see marketing as a cost centre rather than a revenue generator, a study from performance agency KINESSO UK&I has found.
www.warc.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
www.warc.com/content/feed... a shame that Binet and Field’s lessons about the long and the short need a constant reminder: #Brandbuilding creates lasting memories (that influence subsequent behaviour).
Activation provokes immediate action (without the need for long term memories). #lesbinet
Activation provokes immediate action (without the need for long term memories). #lesbinet
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I’ve always found public affection, particularly on social media, questionable:this constant need to display your relationship publicly annoying. It is indicative of insecurity/doubt #neuroscience #love and only social media exacerbate our vulnerability, yet again
I’ve always found public affection, particularly on social media, questionable:this constant need to display your relationship publicly annoying. It is indicative of insecurity/doubt #neuroscience #love and only social media exacerbate our vulnerability, yet again
Why Valentine's Day is annoying
Today is Valentine's day, another day celebrating love and romance. People tend to like those things. So why does a day dedicated to them annoy so many?
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I’ve always found public affection, particularly on social media, questionable:this constant need to display your relationship publicly annoying. It is indicative of insecurity/doubt #neuroscience #love and only social media exacerbate our vulnerability, yet again
I’ve always found public affection, particularly on social media, questionable:this constant need to display your relationship publicly annoying. It is indicative of insecurity/doubt #neuroscience #love and only social media exacerbate our vulnerability, yet again
Wonderful exhibition of #noahdavis his first retrospective @barbicancentre.bsky.social such a visionary painter. a must see #london
February 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Wonderful exhibition of #noahdavis his first retrospective @barbicancentre.bsky.social such a visionary painter. a must see #london
open.substack.com/pub/theneuro... I am also a reader of @theguardian.com and when read only the headline yesterday, I was this is NOT the way it is or at least how it should be explained. Love the pic musk+ chip @garwboy.bsky.social thanks! #brains
No, Elon Musk didn't put a chip in anyone's brain, and we should not be terrified
The Guardian has published an article about the first person to have a chip put in his brain by Elon Musk, and asks, should we be terrified? Except, he didn't. And we shouldn't.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
open.substack.com/pub/theneuro... I am also a reader of @theguardian.com and when read only the headline yesterday, I was this is NOT the way it is or at least how it should be explained. Love the pic musk+ chip @garwboy.bsky.social thanks! #brains
2min sketch and a #RAsketchclub practise looking yeah @royalacademy.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
2min sketch and a #RAsketchclub practise looking yeah @royalacademy.bsky.social