Luc 🎶

Music, minds, & mischief ~ PhD student @McMasterU / @musicandthemind ~ Group dynamics, flow & attention @ #LIVELab ~ On the side: mountains, frisbee, bikes.

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

Conferencing (noun)
Definition: galavanting with a gaggle of nerds
@musicandthemind putting on an inspiring and insightful #Neuromusic2024

[MIMM @musicandthemind]

Poster session 2 today! #NeuroMusic2024 #conference #musicscience

[Emily Wood @Wood_EA]

Music researchers out in the wild! Last night after the #NeuroMusic2024 Synaptic Rodeo performance ☺️

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

This one feels different somehow.

[Ruben Laukkonen @RubenLaukkonen]

Our new theory of consciousness reveals meditation, psychedelics, and the future of AI in a whole new light. Suggests meditation may boost the “general” nature of intelligence.

⚡️1/60⚡️

[Eric Weinstein @ericweinstein]

Ouch! This is actually an excellent question, and I get it often.

Answer: No,

I will not stop talking about “irrelevant nonsense” like tropical fruit, blues music, or the Azores. Here’s why.

I don’t think I would care so much about the coming self-inflicted disasters we are seeking if I didn’t love being alive on this amazing planet as much as I do.

I believe we *are* courting disaster in Russia, in the Middle East, in European and North American cities, in the Oval Office, and in our universities. And I talk about this suicidal impulse all the time.

But why fight for survival at all costs?

It’s because of the Cello suites. And the Mangoes. And the grandchildren I hope are in my future. And the glorious sunsets and dirty limericks. And the jam sessions that last until dawn.

And if I forget that, I’m not going to fight as hard for awareness of what is going on and for our long term survival. Quite frankly, too many accounts on this platform are so negative that I don’t think they are *for* anything. Everything is “cringe” or “lame” or … I dunno…it’s just so pathetic.

So, sorry. I am going to talk about tropical fruit and avoiding Armageddon *simultaneously* and without apology. Because WWIII and revolutionary postmodernism risk destroying everything I love about this planet.

And I absolutely love this place. It’s just that we technical people gave the political and money people the power they sought. And, frankly, they aren’t that good not to use it. So it’s time to plan for what is coming sooner or later when they finally go over the line.

It’s not that I want to talk about how much danger we are in. Not at all! Sorry if I left that impression.

What I really want to talk about is Mississippi John Hurt and Custard Apples. And what motivates me to talk about the problems is how much everything I love has suddenly been put at risk by terrible leadership. Who are Sinwar, Putin, Biden, Netanyahu, Trump, Schwab and Xi?? Are you waiting for the 4th turning to sort this out?? I’m not.

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Hard times make strong men.

Strong men make Good times and Nuclear weapons.

Good times make weak men.

Weak men and Nuclear Weapons make End Times.

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So let’s talk about the serious stuff. But let’s *not* find purpose in that. Ever.

The goal is for our great great grandchildren to be able to hold their grandchildren on their laps sharing some mango while listening to the cello suites.

Or “Whole lotta love”…or whatever it is you love most about this place.

And on and on. Generation to generation.

For all our faults, I am still in awe of us humans and what we accomplished in a short time on this planet.

And because of that, it’s now time to diversify our risk and truly, at last, reach for the stars. Let’s find our way back to looking for long term solutions that preserve what we have accomplished and all that we have. It’s amazing what we can do when we are motivated to thrive as well as survive.

And just the thought of sharing fresh tropical fruit with my kids motivates me.

For whatever reason. 🙏

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

A message from the union I'm becoming increasingly embarrassed to be a part of: "we are so committed to viewing everything through the 'oppressor vs. oppressed' lens that we can't outright condemn the acts of terror...but we can at least bloviate with academic jargon."

[CUPE Ontario @CUPEOntario]

Hope for a just and lasting peace that offers security and freedom for everyone in Palestine and Israel: this fervent desire is at the heart of CUPE Ontario’s and the ISC’s calls for justice and it joins us to the global solidarity movement fighting for the rights of all peoples to liberation and self-determination.

Read the full statement here: https://t.co/qwq7NIBjIS

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

An Open letter to the Harvard community from me and more than a hundred colleagues (so far): https://t.co/V7yH9kRZMY

[Andy Lee @RealAndyLeeShow]

Justin Trudeau makes a strong statement on Hamas.

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

When a political group is dogmatic to the extreme, there is no limit to the horrors they will condone and justify for their cause—no ability to depart from those they consider on their team, no matter what it is their teammates are doing: kidnapping children, killing kids in front of their parents, massacring hundreds at a concert, whatever.

(Of course, the obvious implication here is that if the same exact nightmare happened tomorrow to white people in America, it should be supported and applauded.)

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

@2hezonja3 @bostongloryaudl @theAUDL Anyone know where I can find the results from this challenge last year?

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

@JannaLevin (asking out of pure interest because I think you could be right..) what scientific value do we get from a metaphorical soul?

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

Can you have a science of the soul without sliding into dualism though?

[Janna Levin @JannaLevin]

As a brutal atheist, I admire the electro mechanics that has led to thought. And I feel there’s a place, scientifically, to revamp the notion of a soul. Every configuration of neurons is unique and we undeniably know a person when we see one

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

@LRCkcrw @fearless_greene @MoElleithee @whignewtons @laurenvillagran This panel has really hit its stride, bringing out the sanest arguments to be found on the LR spectrum. Much applause.

[Jenna McHugh @jennaratorr]

https://t.co/BQ8NsSeYT8

[Heterodox Academy @HdxAcademy]

Classroom discussions are necessary for student learning, but when conversation wades into tough areas, self-censorship and fear can arise.

What can faculty do?

@CDI_America shares their "PSI" model to help faculty.

https://t.co/WZyRqjvCUz @timeshighered

[Heterodox Academy @HdxAcademy]

HxA Members: Bring Heterodox Academy to your campus in the form of a new HxA Campus Community! We'll help you advocate for open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement on YOUR campus. Apply today! https://t.co/ikVkkCeG7e

[Dobromir Dotov Добромир Дотов @Dobri_Dotov]

Undetectable very-low frequency sound increases dancing at a live concert.
Check out a very special project from my colleagues at McMaster U + @DoctorHove + orphx from @HandsLabel :o. https://t.co/kIzXgNpvj4 @Dan_Cameron @FlatenErica @musicandthemind

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

Couldn’t ask for more excellent colleagues over here

[chantalcarrillo @chantalcarrillo]

Say hi to the Trainor Lab 2022/2023 (Our first group pic in three years!) 🎼

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“It’s what I called ‘structural stupidity’... And when the moderates, or when anyone is afraid to question the dominant view, the organization, the institution, gets stupid,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt tells @BillWhitakerCBS. https://t.co/tQwdgbEoX0

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

In real conversations, speakers who frequently spout anger, contempt, insults, and obscenity are shunned. On Twitter, they are amplified. Twitter is not a public conversation, it’s a public coliseum. @elonmusk, please rethink the social incentives.

[Luc 🎶 @lucastklein]

@RCarhartHarris Second vote for MBT Smarting. Another low density mobile setup is from Mentalab, easy to integrate with other physiological sensors