F. (S.) Tabassi Mofrad

Research Fellow (Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, Neuropathology, Neuroimmunology), Department of Psychiatry and Dementias Platform UK, @UniofOxford

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

When the perpetrator is a white Christian man and the victim is a brown Sikh woman, funny how all of those details are left out of western media headlines.

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

"The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think."

-- A. Einstein (1879 - 1955)

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

Golden hour in the city of dreaming spires ✨

📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford (April, 2026)

[Nature Neuroscience @NatureNeuro]

Parietal cortex output neurons form a specialized population code that enhances the propagation of information to a downstream target and potentially improves the accuracy of decision-making

https://t.co/8WqgtdEteS

[The Cradle @TheCradleMedia]

Iranian political scientist sues FIFA for $1 billion over disputed World Cup elimination
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Iranian political scientist, Lotfolah Kaveh Afrasiabi, who was previously accused by federal authorities of acting as an unregistered agent for Tehran, has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against FIFA, its president Gianni Infantino, and an unspecified group of unnamed FIFA officials. The case follows Iran’s national football team being eliminated after a disputed on-field decision.

Afrasiabi is seeking class-action status on behalf of up to 91 million “Iranian nationals and/or Iranian-Americans who supported the Iran football national team and who were emotionally scarred by the flagrant discrimination against their beloved team,” according to a civil complaint filed on 30 June in a federal court in Boston.

In the filing, the 68-year-old Massachusetts resident alleges FIFA showed “double standard, hypocrisy and outright discrimination” toward Iran’s team. He argues that a match-winning goal against Egypt was disallowed after video review determined the scorer was offside. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, allowing Egypt to advance to the knockout stage for the first time, while Iran was eliminated from the tournament.

Afrasiabi’s complaint claims there is “clear and incontrovertible” evidence that FIFA’s VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system issued an “erroneous” ruling that was “deliberately designed to deprive Iran of victory” in the 26 June match. The disallowed goal by center-back Shoja Khalilzadeh was described by Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a “theft” and one that required an apology to Iran, citing what the complaint says was clear evidence an Egyptian defender was onside.

The filing states that the defendants’ actions led the plaintiffs and others in the proposed class to believe Iran had been “robbed” of victory and denied advancement to the knockout stage of the World Cup, resulting in a traumatic experience of victimization.

[Iran Observer @IranObserver0]

⚡️BREAKING: Iran has Developed a laboratory-scale Artificial Brain using living Human brain cells

This breakthrough introduces the opportunity to utilize Biological Computers to power Artificial Intelligence instead of relying solely on traditional silicon AI Chips

Current AI infrastructure demands massive amounts of
Electricity and Water. This biocomputing method could drastically reduce energy consumption

[F. (S.) Tabassi Mofrad @SimeenTabassi]

Damage to Pasteur Institute of Iran threatens regional health security - The Lancet https://t.co/w9kCTeCxmS

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

In March 2026, the Pasteur Institute of Iran sustained considerable damage from airstrikes, representing a severe threat to public health infrastructure.

In a letter, authors urgently call for international support in its restoration.

Read this & more: https://t.co/5hGOjNpBs2

[Mathematica @mathemetica]

Today, May 12, we celebrate the birthday of Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017) - the first woman and first Iranian to win the Fields Medal.

Her groundbreaking work on Riemann surfaces and moduli spaces continues to inspire mathematicians worldwide.

May 12 is now International Women in Mathematics Day.

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

View from Magdalen Tower this morning.

Over 18,000 people welcomed May Morning in Oxford 👏

📸 Instagram | BethStenlake

#MayDay

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

UK Biobank data hacked and listed for sale in China https://t.co/LJ7FCIvh0u

[Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories]

Around 400 BC, Persian engineers built structures that could maintain sub-zero temperatures in the middle of a desert summer. No electricity. No refrigeration. No modern technology of any kind. Just literally physics, geometry, and an extraordinarily sophisticated understanding of how heat moves.

The yakhchāl, which translates literally from Persian as ice pit, was an ancient refrigeration structure that allowed the Persian court and eventually broader Persian society to have access to cold food, cold drinks and ice year-round in one of the hottest climates on earth. The above-ground structure was a large domed building, typically built from a heat-resistant mud brick mortar called sarooj made from sand, clay, egg whites, goat hair and ash, thick enough to provide substantial insulation against the desert heat outside.

Ice and snow were brought down from the Alborz mountain peaks to the north by runners and pack animals and stored in the yakhchāl through the summer. The ice came from a mountain range via a supply chain that the Persian court had been maintaining for centuries. Today we take for granted the easy ice bag from the gas station, just imagine how rare and expensive these frozen treats were in Ancient Persia.

The oldest documented yakhchāl structures date to approximately 400 BC. Some are still standing in Iran today. The largest known examples could store up to 5,000 cubic metres of ice. Sometimes we need to give our Ancient Ancestors a bit more credit. This feat of engineering is incredible.

© Eats History

#drthehistories

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

Nothing beats an Oxford sunset 🌅

📷 Instagram | UmairAtOxford (March, 2026)

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

For National Geographic Explorer Hana Raza, moments of wonder can come at the most surprising times—like when her camera trap photographed a Persian leopard, an animal thought lost in Iraq's Zagros Mountains. @insidenatgeo

[Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 @jacksonhinkle]

❤️🇮🇷 Beautiful railway in Lorestan Province, Central Zagros Mountains, Iran

I can't wait to visit this civilization one day...

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

This video is both heartbreaking and life-inspiring.

A film crew tries to film the destruction caused by US/Israeli bombing at an apartment complex in Iran. One of the tenants, an old man whose apartment has been almost completely shattered, insists on inviting the film crew in and offering them something to eat.

"We have only come to film, we don't want anything," the crew says.

But the old man insists on at least offering them oranges and apples.

Ultimately, those who come out victorious from conflicts are those who retain their dignity. Who never let war make them lose their humanity and self-respect.

Who, even in the worst of situations, insist on upholding sacred traditions and beliefs, including that of hospitality.

That's what makes a civilization indestructible.

Please remember this video and do your best to forget the videos of the lost souls dancing and cheering on the streets when their countrymen, women, and children were being killed by "democracy and freedom" bombs.

[F. (S.) Tabassi Mofrad @SimeenTabassi]

@Dehshiri4Law @amnesty @AmnestyUK @GhonchehAzad What is the BBC’s position on this @BBCNews @BBCWorld? Will you review this journalist’s work and clarify whether the quote was authentic, and if so, how it was edited without explanation? Audiences deserve clarity and accountability from a public broadcaster.

[F. (S.) Tabassi Mofrad @SimeenTabassi]

@ShaykhSulaiman @zei_squirrel There are concerns about whether some of these quotes are authentic. A broadcaster like @BBCWorld @BBCNews should remain neutral rather than presenting certain voices as representative of 90 million Iranians.

[Dementias Platform UK @DementiasUK]

Analysing health records from over 100,000 patients with a transformer based AI model has shown that Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases each contain five distinct clinical subtypes. Dr Fatemeh (Simeen) Tabassi Mofrad at #DPUK co-authors.
https://t.co/QrPKYVyopp