Marjane Satrapi (Rasht, Irán, 1969) Historietista “Once again, I arrived at my usual conclusion: one must educate oneself.” Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Creator of “Persepolis” Marjane Satrapi: “Nobody leaves their own country because they think it’s fun. Everybody loves the place they’re born, they love the food they eat, they love the geography of the place. If we go, it’s because we don’t have any choice.”

Having trouble focusing, distinguishing between the days, and establishing new memories since the pandemic began? :-) On this NPR program, I briefly explain what's going on with time perception and the brain during lockdown... bit.ly/2ZWu4CZ kuow.org/stories/this-i…

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What a fascinating #longlist. Fantastic discoveries here. 5 I haven’t read and now look forward to. The others are terrific. 2 of them are great.

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GlobalWelsh Supporter Peter Florence CBE, Founder of Hay Festival has lifted our spirits this afternoon with his #MomentOfMotivation. "Simplicity is everything... Fun is everything" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❣️ #GlobalWelsh

#AI on the slate for this week’s Hay Festival podcast as Garry Kasparov Sir Stephen Fry Nigel Shadbolt Prof. Dr Beth Singler. Marcus du Sautoy explore neural networks, machine learning, pattern recognition and the imagination of Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace #chess #go hayfestival.com/podcast

The more we learn about #AI the more astounding human intelligence appears. #whatapieceofworkisaman this week’s Hay Festival #podcast conjures the complexity of #machinelearning and #technologicalsingularity in search of artificial intelligence hayfestival.com/podcast

Trying to limit myself to a chapter at a time of Matt Haig Midnight Library. Hellish tricky. Tantric reading.. Want to scoff each clever, beautiful page — join us 18 August 7pm - all welcome Hay Festival crowdcast.io/e/hayfestivald… #feast #fiction

Thrilled by response to this season’s Hay Festival podcasts - and today’s is a peach: Margaret E Atwood Owen Sheers FRSL @thatdanstevens The Poetry Hour and Tishani Doshi, Ulrike Almut Sandig, Mererid Hopwood on War #poetry supported by Baillie Gifford hayfestival.com/podcast

From Thursday 27 August the British Museum will be open again. You'll need to book online (dead simple).. then come along, to find plenty to wonder at, to enjoy, to argue about and debate. All for free. That is where I shall be heading!

Utterly captivating, and revelatory. And great entertainment. William Dalrymple is a wonder. Perceptive scholar, compelling storyteller, and it’s a story about the evrywhere and now.

On this week's Hay Festival Podcast we're looking at the scale and urgency of the climate crisis with Nick Stern, Christiana Figueres and Dr Gabrielle Walker. Supported by Baillie Gifford. apple.co/2RcGodz / spoti.fi/2ytauCR / #ImagineTheWorld

How will the #coronavirus crisis effect the way in which the three superblocs #China #America and #Europe manage #climate crisis? And what does it mean for #Antarctica for #oceans and for #Humankind ? this week’s Hay Festival podcast hayfestival.com/podcast

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A chance to own some beauty and offer much needed support to our colleagues in Beirut.