Dean Burnett

@garwboy

Neuroscientist writer/humour person. Author of 'The Idiot Brain' and 'Brain Flapping' at the Guardian. Contact via

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    May 29

    The Happy Brain: The science of where happiness comes from, and why As recommended by The Daily Mail, The Guardian, Stylist Magazine, Kirkus, and probably Horse and Hound before long It is good like, you'd probably enjoy it

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  2. 2 hours ago
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    Nice to know the dropped my science blog and the rest of the network in order to focus on really important scientific stories like this. 😒

    'You’ve had what we call a cosmic orgasm': the rise of conscious breathing
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  3. 2 hours ago

    I'll be resuming The Happy Brain book tour in a few weeks, with some exciting (to me) new events, but in the interim you can get the book now. And should. Because it's brilliant. Admittedly, I'm not exactly objective here

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  4. 5 hours ago

    There are good reasons why every monarch has come from an aristocratic family and not any working class ones. In fact, it's pretty much the exact same reason for the disparity highlighted here

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    10 hours ago

    Suspect not a single person who went to my large Birmingham comprehensive school would have made the same idiotic decisions as Cameron, Johnson and Rees-Mogg.

    With Etonians shunned in the modern Cabinet, where will the new talent come from?
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    24 hours ago

    I was the science consultant on this show so if you disagree with any of it I will fight you, and I'll lose because I'm crap at fighting. I assume. Never tried. It'll probably be really funny to observe But I'll only fight you if you've seen the show first, so get your tickets

    (Not the sex shop in Cardiff) is coming to with and I also provide cwtches (Welsh hugs) in abundance,some cheeky neuro-rapping (it’s all about the brain) and an 80s power ballad to a Tinder profile! Tickets link in bio. 🧠💋🧡🌈
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  7. 16 hours ago

    Just did my first stand up set in Lord knows how long. Went ok, but I'm extremely rusty. I *think* I remembered to face the right way, but cant promise

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  8. 22 hours ago

    Am doing a last-minute (and very rare) stand up set at The Drones club at tonight, if anyone local is free and fancies observing such a peculiar occurrence

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    Aug 3

    !! IDIOTS ARE FANS TRUMP'S

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  10. 24 hours ago

    Hey, here's an idea; how about we stop uncritically reporting every guff of bullshit that is emitted by this soulless racism-powered gammandroid as if it actually means anything? Would that be too much of a challenge?

    Tommy Robinson complains about treatment in prison 'like Guantanamo Bay'
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    24 hours ago

    Everyone should go and see show! 8.30 at the Pleasance Courtyard. Thank you for the shout out in this write up!

    See 's interview with stand-up about hotly-anticipated show Bleed in our second preview. Brookes talks about the pressures of following up a hit show, splitting rooms and an attempt to crowd-fund an autofellatio campaign.
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  12. 24 hours ago

    I am WELL GOOD at plugging stuff!

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  13. 24 hours ago

    I was the science consultant on this show so if you disagree with any of it I will fight you, and I'll lose because I'm crap at fighting. I assume. Never tried. It'll probably be really funny to observe But I'll only fight you if you've seen the show first, so get your tickets

    (Not the sex shop in Cardiff) is coming to with and I also provide cwtches (Welsh hugs) in abundance,some cheeky neuro-rapping (it’s all about the brain) and an 80s power ballad to a Tinder profile! Tickets link in bio. 🧠💋🧡🌈
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    24 hours ago

    {Pixar Meet & Greet} Buzz Lightyear: I'm a talking toy Dory: I'm a talking fish Lightning McQueen: I'm a talking car Guy from UP: My wife died Everyone: Dory: I'm a talking fish

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  15. 24 hours ago

    Bankrolling dozens of politicians ain't cheap, after all

    BANG: The NRA Says It’s in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’
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    24 hours ago

    This is a powerful article from , a brave and brilliant woman. should be utterly ashamed.

    The most difficult thing I've ever had to write:
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    Aug 3

    if you don't include any people who are intended to benefit from the use of the thing you're assessing, what is the value of a study assessing the benefit of the thing?

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    Aug 3

    Issues with this study: a. online mechanism for assessment of this, not in person. b. trigger warnings are designed to assist those with ptsd to prepare to engage with material. Those with trauma symptoms were excluded from the study. So those intended to benefit not assessed.

    A study conducted by three researchers at University finds that people actually experience more anxiety and "emotional vulnerability" when given "trigger warnings" prior to reading disturbing content.
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  19. Aug 3

    Ironically, this is the sort of thing I'd say when I'm drunk

    Everything in moderation: People who drink heavily are more likely to get dementia, but people who don't drink at all are also more likely to get dementia via
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  20. Aug 3

    I remember when Lidl were the perennial butt of jokes about how cheap and tacky they were. This 'force for good' approach is an excellent retort to that

    A fruitful idea for cutting food waste: we're trialling new 5kg boxes of fruit and veg that is slightly damaged, but still perfectly good to eat, for just £1.50. It's being piloted in 122 of our stores, so if you come across any, let us know what you think.
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    Aug 3

    Tell you what, for somebody who likes to portray himself as a tough guy, Yaxley-Lennon is whining like a stubbed cock about spending a few weeks in a Cat C prison, isn’t he? Suck it up, buttercup.

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