Kevin Mitchell
@WiringTheBrain
Neurogeneticist interested in the relations between genes, brains, and minds. Author of INNATE (2018), FREE AGENTS (2023). http://kjmitchell.com
"Free Agents - How Evolution Gave Us Free Will" will be out on October 3rd, from @PrincetonUPress 😊 amazon.com/Free-Agents-Ev…
I once heard a podcast or something by a C of E exorcist who said that his two most effective exorcism tools were new lightbulbs and a key to bleed radiators. (Now I will be accused of conflating spirits and ghosts. But you get my drift...)
Reasons why people think ghosts exist: 1. The human brain hallucinates a lot. 2. Unresolved grief/trauma. 3. People making it up. 4. It was a bit windy.
With the publication of these two reports, @btselem and @PHRIsrael become the first two Israeli organizations to state it loud and clear, based on meticulous documentation and research: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
A huge and very loud protest in Galway today, probably the largest I've been on here. Lots of people banging on pots and pans to draw attention to the starvation in Gaza. Allow real aid organizations to operate freely NOW! No to militarisation of aid!
Unfortunately, a significant proportion of the American people agree. It’s a reason we lost 200,000 Americans who refused Covid vaccines in 2021-22: Victims of antivaccine activists and wellness influencers who target people for their political and financial gain.
F#ck you, Hotez! I’ll take the vitamin protocol and Ivermectin, AGAIN, if Covid returns. I’ll never take your bullshit poison.
14 Republican senators urge White House to release delayed NIH funds - POLITICO share.google/lFiHdiPwKGGwQ1…
MUST WATCH: Former US special forces lieutenant-colonel tells the BBC that he has never in his entire career "witnessed the level of brutality and use of indiscriminate and unnecessary force against a civilian population, an unarmed, starving population. I've never witnessed…
Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀 jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/ass… - deadline is August 19th! @tcdgenmicro @tcddublin
🎙️ 🚀 NEW #BendiksenAirways EP (#108) w/ Dr. Kevin J. Mitchell! 🌌 Are we TRULY FREE, or just brain chemistry vibes? 🤔 Dive into a MIND-BLOWING mix of science & philosophy on free will! 🎉 Listen NOW: [insert link] ✨ #Podcast #FreeWill #Neuroscience 🌟🔬 open.spotify.com/episode/7e1GM0…
Had an interesting chat with Alexander Bendiksen on free will, cognition, consciousness, agency... all that good stuff! 😊 open.spotify.com/episode/7e1GM0…
My god, WHO IS KILLING THEM??
In recent weeks hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while waiting for food and aid trib.al/VUiFfe3
Been really enjoying the Complexity Science Discussion Group hosted by Paul Middlebrooks (@pgmid), where we're working our way through the Santa Fe Institute's "Classic Papers in Complexity Science". The group is open for anyone interested: braininspired.co/complexity-gro…
Are you a product of your DNA, or your experiences? Join renowned neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell @WiringTheBrain and host @bronwynwilliams for a salon on his groundbreaking book, "Innate," that will reframe everything you thought you knew about the nature vs. nurture debate.…
NEW salon just listed! A beautiful exploration of our human nature -- personality and free will: With special guest @WiringTheBrain, hosted by @bronwynwilliams 🧠 Online, tickets available: interintellect.com/salons/innate-…
A very clear-eyed and informative demystification of the hype around epigenetics by @WiringTheBrain and some excellent comments on the limitations of the concept of modularity. Kevin Mitchell gives you clear accurate scientific analysis not the blurry conceptual fuzziness you see
“It sounds cool. It adds truthy-ness.” I so admire how Kevin cuts through the nonsense.
Teacher explains why tariffs are bad | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | BINGE youtube.com/shorts/kR4qNNT… via @YouTube
What is epigenetics, and how does it work? Watch my second interview with Dr. Kevin Mitchell (@WiringTheBrain) about epigenetics and other fads in #Neuroscience. #Science Full interview: youtu.be/6Ugbm6HJko4
@WiringTheBrain has been saying this for years! Curt you should read his book Free Agents its great, really up your street.
EVERY SINGLE DAY. This should be a headline in every major media outlet! For god’s sake they’re slaughtering over a hundred people every day, where is the coverage??