Dan Mitchell

[MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit @mrccbu]

We are excited to announce #COGNESTIC 2026 @mrccbu in Cambridge, between 14-25 Sep 2026. Our 2-week summer school provides training in state-of-the-art methods for open neuroimaging analysis and great opportunities for professional networking:
https://t.co/gYVnChCghX

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

In Budapest, there is a fountain that looks like an open book, where at regular intervals a sheet of water curves to one side, creating the illusion of a page being turned.

[Dan Mitchell @djmitch81]

Petition to fix NHS dentistry: https://t.co/oAkj4tmneQ

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape… (VO by @gavinesler. Parts 2 & 3 below👇)

[Dan Mitchell @djmitch81]

@Keir_Starmer I'm not angry about immigration. I'm angry about this tweet, because I expected better. People snuggling is bad, but immigration is good.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

A Thread of the work of Japanese artist Lito, known otherwise by his moniker Lito Leaf🧵

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Calligraphy with sand

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Expandable Circular Table circa 1920s designed by Josef Seiler

[📹 galeriebalbach]

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Did you know?

Boiled penguin eggs have transparent whites.

Penguin egg whites turn clear when boiled. This is because the glycoprotein that would typically make chicken eggs white, ovalbumin, is less present in penguin eggs; there is more of another glycoprotein, called penalalbumin.

This makes the eggs more cold resistant.

[MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit @mrccbu]

@mrccbu are happy to announce Cognitive Neuroimaging Skills Training In Cambridge (#COGNESTIC) on 15-26 Sep 2025. We will provide training in state-of-the-art methods for open neuroimaging analysis and related methods. For more information, please visit: https://t.co/I6CDgetBCX

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of before & after photos 🧵

1. In Brazil, this couple planted 2 million trees in 20 years, restoring 1,500 acres of rainforest and reviving 172 bird species, 33 mammals, 15 reptiles, and 293 plants. The world should know them: meet Sebastiao Salgado and Lélia Wanick.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread on the real size of things 🧵

1. Titanic compared to a modern cruise ship

[Epic Maps 🗺️ @theepicmap]

A thread of 23 Survival Tips And Tricks You Might Not Have Known Before.

1. How to break a door

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread on the beauty of Pareidolia, our brain's tendency to see familiar shapes in random patterns 🧵

1. Tavolara Island, the sleeping cat

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of the most surreal villages on Earth 🧵

1. Marpissa in Paros, Greece

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of the most beautiful beaches on Earth

1. Zakynthos, Greece

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of cool maps you've (probably) never seen before 🧵

1. All roads lead to Rome

[Dan Mitchell @djmitch81]

A great blog post summarising this work, and suggesting that martial arts may be especially effective at promoting healthy cognitive aging:

Variety Is the Spice of Brain Health | Psychology Today https://t.co/MbGNIpeeUW

[Dan Mitchell @djmitch81]

New paper linking normal human aging, intelligence, brain activity, and exercise…
https://t.co/I3bgB3IfUH (1/15) 🧵

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

The beauty of wildlife - a thread 🧵

1. Dick Van Duijn captured the exact moment a squirrel stopped to smell a flower

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of photos that could be album covers

1. Oko by Marko Popadic