Huw Swanborough
@huwroscience.bsky.social
Cognitive neuroscientist at ETH Zurich. Primary interests in affect processing/perception and auditory neuroscience.
Outside of science: Hiking, huts, snow, history, bluegrass, and folk.
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Everything's a signal, man.... Everything's a signal
Outside of science: Hiking, huts, snow, history, bluegrass, and folk.
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Everything's a signal, man.... Everything's a signal
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This comes up tagged as deep puce background.... That's the same colour as the sea right?
OH GODDAMNIT!
It's wine-dark... why didn't I say it is the wine-dark sea....
OH GODDAMNIT!
It's wine-dark... why didn't I say it is the wine-dark sea....
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This comes up tagged as deep puce background.... That's the same colour as the sea right?
OH GODDAMNIT!
It's wine-dark... why didn't I say it is the wine-dark sea....
OH GODDAMNIT!
It's wine-dark... why didn't I say it is the wine-dark sea....
Allegedly this is puce?
I've never seen a flea this colour
I've never seen a flea this colour
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Allegedly this is puce?
I've never seen a flea this colour
I've never seen a flea this colour
Oh I miss San Diego.
The sunsets in autumn there are just unrivalled for drama and colour.
The sunsets in autumn there are just unrivalled for drama and colour.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Oh I miss San Diego.
The sunsets in autumn there are just unrivalled for drama and colour.
The sunsets in autumn there are just unrivalled for drama and colour.
What ideas are you having there ETH?
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What ideas are you having there ETH?
aww bril!!
I remember seeing a seal on Deal Pier (below) ages back, are these Kent coast pics as well?
Love how sea water catches the light in photos. Such a nice light-dark contrasts. The Fae hole pic one especially!
This is my favourite "bird on thing" photo of mine.
I remember seeing a seal on Deal Pier (below) ages back, are these Kent coast pics as well?
Love how sea water catches the light in photos. Such a nice light-dark contrasts. The Fae hole pic one especially!
This is my favourite "bird on thing" photo of mine.
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
aww bril!!
I remember seeing a seal on Deal Pier (below) ages back, are these Kent coast pics as well?
Love how sea water catches the light in photos. Such a nice light-dark contrasts. The Fae hole pic one especially!
This is my favourite "bird on thing" photo of mine.
I remember seeing a seal on Deal Pier (below) ages back, are these Kent coast pics as well?
Love how sea water catches the light in photos. Such a nice light-dark contrasts. The Fae hole pic one especially!
This is my favourite "bird on thing" photo of mine.
Not at all a spooky thing to find...
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Not at all a spooky thing to find...
Scene stealer.
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Scene stealer.
I sent this to my girlfriend before I saw this news a few days ago. This is my container of meaningful trinkets and letters over the years.
Like most jewelry and treasured items, the financial value is bugger all but emotionally it is hugely important.
Like most jewelry and treasured items, the financial value is bugger all but emotionally it is hugely important.
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I sent this to my girlfriend before I saw this news a few days ago. This is my container of meaningful trinkets and letters over the years.
Like most jewelry and treasured items, the financial value is bugger all but emotionally it is hugely important.
Like most jewelry and treasured items, the financial value is bugger all but emotionally it is hugely important.
I saw this at the imperial war museum 15+ years ago and it has still stuck with me. People who are struggling to live still want to hold on to aspects of their humanity. Refugees arriving with jewelry do not do so for financial reasons, they've had to hold on to that through trafficking, crime...
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I saw this at the imperial war museum 15+ years ago and it has still stuck with me. People who are struggling to live still want to hold on to aspects of their humanity. Refugees arriving with jewelry do not do so for financial reasons, they've had to hold on to that through trafficking, crime...
100kg at a chocolate festival, consumed by 10,000 people?!
That's an awful showing! That's half a twix finger per person.
Who goes to a chocolate festival preparing to eat so little chocolate!?
That's an awful showing! That's half a twix finger per person.
Who goes to a chocolate festival preparing to eat so little chocolate!?
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
100kg at a chocolate festival, consumed by 10,000 people?!
That's an awful showing! That's half a twix finger per person.
Who goes to a chocolate festival preparing to eat so little chocolate!?
That's an awful showing! That's half a twix finger per person.
Who goes to a chocolate festival preparing to eat so little chocolate!?
Love, love, love this weather.
The drama. Oh the drama. I probably need a license for this much atmosphere
The drama. Oh the drama. I probably need a license for this much atmosphere
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Love, love, love this weather.
The drama. Oh the drama. I probably need a license for this much atmosphere
The drama. Oh the drama. I probably need a license for this much atmosphere
How apt.
Those multi-colour pens were bulky, uncomfortable to use, never had good quality ink, and didn't actually help you use a pen better but only give the image of flexibility.
Those multi-colour pens were bulky, uncomfortable to use, never had good quality ink, and didn't actually help you use a pen better but only give the image of flexibility.
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
How apt.
Those multi-colour pens were bulky, uncomfortable to use, never had good quality ink, and didn't actually help you use a pen better but only give the image of flexibility.
Those multi-colour pens were bulky, uncomfortable to use, never had good quality ink, and didn't actually help you use a pen better but only give the image of flexibility.
A quick search of some advertising.
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A quick search of some advertising.
Not a bad sunset....
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Not a bad sunset....
I'm very glad it's no longer en vogue to write with so many subordinate clauses.
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I'm very glad it's no longer en vogue to write with so many subordinate clauses.
And that's "The City and The City" finished.
This was great fun to read. I'm not really a murder mystery person and while this technically is a murder mystery, it doesn't have that vibe. Instead it's very... Liminal and metaphysical... Sorta.
It's good. Highly recommend
This was great fun to read. I'm not really a murder mystery person and while this technically is a murder mystery, it doesn't have that vibe. Instead it's very... Liminal and metaphysical... Sorta.
It's good. Highly recommend
November 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
And that's "The City and The City" finished.
This was great fun to read. I'm not really a murder mystery person and while this technically is a murder mystery, it doesn't have that vibe. Instead it's very... Liminal and metaphysical... Sorta.
It's good. Highly recommend
This was great fun to read. I'm not really a murder mystery person and while this technically is a murder mystery, it doesn't have that vibe. Instead it's very... Liminal and metaphysical... Sorta.
It's good. Highly recommend
Well this is next year's Halloween decorations sorted.
"This is not a place of honour"
"This is not a place of honour"
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Well this is next year's Halloween decorations sorted.
"This is not a place of honour"
"This is not a place of honour"
Reminds me of this that I got algorithmed the other day.
November 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Reminds me of this that I got algorithmed the other day.
My art skills have no improved.
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My art skills have no improved.
I really can't sing and play at the same time but I thought it was too fun to not try it
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I really can't sing and play at the same time but I thought it was too fun to not try it
Some pretty good skies this evening
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Some pretty good skies this evening
Appears you're at the Arc de Triomph.
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Appears you're at the Arc de Triomph.
I'm getting mixed messages here!
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'm getting mixed messages here!