It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 14 years, since 6 Mar 2009 (via Twi Age 🥳).

On being a #neogeneralist. linkedin.com/posts/kennethm…

As it is with chat so it is with music: the lowest common denominator of tropes and stereotypes. #AI #ChatGPT #Music #ArtificialIntelligence

If you want straight talking about confirmation biases you can count on Tim Minchin for delivering it. From his latest show BACK. #confirmationbiases youtu.be/G1juPBoxBdc

Free diving in existence’s mighty ocean.

Word of the morning is ‘hurkle-durkling’ (19th century Scots): finding yourself still in bed long after it’s time to get up.

Disagreements — when managed well — have lots of positive outcomes, such as better work products, opportunities to learn and grow, better relationships, and a more inclusive work environment. hbr.org/2018/01/why-we…

Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life. Herman Hesse, Wandering: Notes and Sketches

What a myth never contains is the critical power to separate its truth from its errors. - Walter Lippman

#MosaicMonday: A sea life mosaic dating to the early 1st century BCE. Found in the garden area of San Lorenzo in Panisperna in #Rome. Now in the Musei Capitolini Centrale Montemartini. #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #Italy

"As much as narratives are communication devices, they are also valuable tools for formulating and testing strategies: Spelling things out — even if only for yourself — helps to structure thoughts and identify flaws in your logic." #strategicnarrative hbr.org/2023/05/why-co…

The Danish group Innovisor has identified "6 change blockers" based on analysis of networks/influence/change with organisations in 70+ countries. The 6 blockers are: 1) Leadership cohesion - leadership teams are more siloed than any other kind of team 2) The fragmentation

What is a Large Language Model? Is it accurate to say it "models" language? In a seminar last week, Walid Saba detailed how #LLMs model "statistical regularities" in language, and detailed "bottom-up reverse-engineering of language at scale." Read more: bit.ly/3vLhRUv

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This is basically how I'm performing the fast 16th note guitar part in the King Crimson song "Frame by Frame". I made a quick video while warming up for a gig one night so sorry for the bad audio. I perform this differently every night, enjoy! I was using my Spark MINI Vai.

Exactly :) The Jaguar Ad is facile and neutered, antiseptic and superficial. This old goat is the real deal :)

Your attention span isn’t fixed. It increases with practice. Evidence: After 20min sessions solving cognitively challenging problems (10-20hrs total), students show significant gains in sustained focus and test scores. Like physical stamina, mental stamina requires exercise.

We often mistake cynicism for intelligence. But the truth? Cynics tend to score lower on cognitive and academic tests. The real sign of intelligence is openness—to new ideas, experiences, and perspectives. Want to think better? Stay open.

Check out my latest article: On narrative cognition: do WEIRD folk live in a three act narrative prison? And what's outside it? linkedin.com/pulse/narrativ… via LinkedIn