Dwayne Godwin 🧠
@BrainyActs
Neuroscientist. Sr Assoc. Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. RT≠Likes. "Out of Your Mind" with @PhdComics https://tinyurl.com/OOYMindBook
Excited to see my work on visual plagiarism with @rahll hit the big time! And hooray for this incredibly sensible decision from the US copyright office!
Next time someone asks me what I'm doing about AI other than complaining on Twitter, I can say helping influence US Copyright policy. Extremely humbled and excited to have had a small part in their decision making. The fight continues!
MASSIVE claim in this paper. AI Architectural breakthroughs can be scaled computationally, transforming research progress from a human-limited to a computation-scalable process. So it turns architecture discovery into a compute‑bound process, opening a path to…
An example from the history of mathematics shows how views on the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence can quickly start to change newscientist.com/article/mg2673…
It's #WorldBrainDay - or if you're a neuroscientist, Tuesday! If you're not, you can be the next best thing by grabbing a copy of my book "Out of Your Mind" with @PHDcomics from your local bookstore, or right here: amazon.com/Out-Your-Mind-… @PantheonBooks
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New paper & surprising result. LLMs transmit traits to other models via hidden signals in data. Datasets consisting only of 3-digit numbers can transmit a love for owls, or evil tendencies. 🧵
Pretty awesome deal on the hardcover edition of my new book with @PHDcomics - perfect timing for your summer reading list. amazon.com/Out-Your-Mind-…
My editorial on NIH budgets was published in my local newspaper yesterday (link to the original is at the end). I think it’s important to try to reach people outside of professional circles. Please help do your part. open.substack.com/pub/dwaynegodw…
Where are the T32s? drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/whe… via @drugmonkeyblog
Hey, are we on your summer reading list? #reading #neuroscience @PantheonBooks @PHDcomics
My summer reading list: A mix of science, politics, and human nature. @MollyJongFast @RichardDawkins @PHDcomics @BarbMcQuade
NIH cuts will ensure that studies like this one never see the light of day. Call your Senator. #NIHbudget #diabetes nytimes.com/2025/06/20/hea…
NIH intends to bet big on AI. Are we really ready to do that? I share some doubts, but also point to successes and a path forward. open.substack.com/pub/dwaynegodw…
The NIH is considering a big push in AI. But are we ready? In this commentary I assess limitations of LLMs and propose a rational path forward. #NIH #AI #policy #Neuroscience substack.com/home/post/p-16…
It's never too late to celebrate Brain Awareness Week! Expand your mind with this fascinating conversation with Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin —co-authors of OUT OF YOUR MIND. @PHDcomics @BrainyActs youtube.com/watch?v=eVcZ78…
A physics PhD’s disillusioned perspective on AI for science.
In a guest post for Understanding AI (@binarybits), I write about how I got fooled by AI-for-science hype, and what it taught me. I argue that AI is unlikely to revolutionize science, and much more likely to be a normal tool of incremental, uneven scientific progress.
Some very nice reviews from @goodreads - "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of The Human Brain" available at your favorite bookseller or the hardcover on sale online here for $18 for a limited time: amazon.com/Out-Your-Mind-… @PHDcomics
Putting together your summer reading list? Check out my fun new book with @PHDcomics : "OUT OF YOUR MIND"🧠. It's for grown ups, but accessible to budding scientists. An exploration of philosophy, psych and brain science. Online or at your favorite bookstore now. #neurotwitter
Putting together your summer reading list? Check out my fun new book with @PHDcomics : "OUT OF YOUR MIND"🧠. It's for grown ups, but accessible to budding scientists. An exploration of philosophy, psych and brain science. Online or at your favorite bookstore now. #neurotwitter
"Cham and Godwin have succeeded in impressing at least one neuropsychologist while also wonderfully illustrating that there is so much still to learn about the brain." Sounds like a no-brainer—OUT OF YOUR MIND is a must read! @PHDcomics @BrainyActs americanscientist.org/article/the-il…
Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman, born on this day in 1918, married the love of his life, knowing she was dying. The extraordinary love letter he wrote to her after she died—a beautiful and terrifying reminder of what a precarious miracle love is: themarginalian.org/2017/10/17/ric…
Born on this day in 1918, Richard Feynman won the Nobel Prize for his physics. He was also one of the most poetic writers of his time. Savor his timeless ode to the wonder of being alive, brought to life by Yo-Yo Ma and artist Kelli Anderson: themarginalian.org/2022/04/22/ric…