Rich Osborne
@richosborne.bsky.social
A psychologist who started out in human factors, made their mark in design, but found their niche in education
Love this stuff. Frankly, I find the idea that General AI is just around the corner laughable - there's so much we still don't know about our amazing (biochemical!) brains: The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health
Astrocytes make up one-quarter of the brain, but researchers are only now realizing their true value.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Love this stuff. Frankly, I find the idea that General AI is just around the corner laughable - there's so much we still don't know about our amazing (biochemical!) brains: The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sad to see that Pocket is shutting down, they've been part of my Tech Trumps ever since the first pack I created whilst studying for my PhD back in 2013. Just goes to show, digital technologies don't change half as quick as people think they do :-) getpocket.com/farewell
Pocket
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getpocket.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Sad to see that Pocket is shutting down, they've been part of my Tech Trumps ever since the first pack I created whilst studying for my PhD back in 2013. Just goes to show, digital technologies don't change half as quick as people think they do :-) getpocket.com/farewell
Love this video from our Institute for Materials Discovery at UCL (one of my departments) which was shot in their new home at UCL East. Fab Labs!
Institute for Materials Discovery at UCL
Learn more about materials science and its applications, find out how we teach it at UCL, discover the facilities at UCL East and hear from our students!UCL ...
buff.ly
February 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Love this video from our Institute for Materials Discovery at UCL (one of my departments) which was shot in their new home at UCL East. Fab Labs!
Fascinating to explore what the AI video platform HeyGen (https://buff.ly/3N3rMux) can do. Now that I have an AI avatar they can say whatever I want to them say. Would you believe that this video is not me - and that it is not me speaking? Even the script was AI generated!
Mushroom Foraging
buff.ly
December 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Fascinating to explore what the AI video platform HeyGen (https://buff.ly/3N3rMux) can do. Now that I have an AI avatar they can say whatever I want to them say. Would you believe that this video is not me - and that it is not me speaking? Even the script was AI generated!
Interesting result, this. Personally, I think if you believe banning phones will improve learning outcomes your focus is off - the evidence supporting the idea is too weak ... and possibly getting weaker: "Mobile phone bans in schools: Impact on achievement"
Mobile phone bans in schools: Impact on achievement
Initial analysis of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) suggests that mobile phone bans might help with...
buff.ly
October 8, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Interesting result, this. Personally, I think if you believe banning phones will improve learning outcomes your focus is off - the evidence supporting the idea is too weak ... and possibly getting weaker: "Mobile phone bans in schools: Impact on achievement"