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Dave Cornell

@drdavecornell.bsky.social
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Philosopher | Writer | Lecturer www.drdavecornell.com

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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A few posies from the garden. It's definitely Dahlia season...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's a hard life...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dont really understand all the fuss about the Bayeux Tapestry (which is, of course, not actually a tapestry). Tickets sold out, queues round the block. Of all the amazing cultural artifacts you could go and see, the frenzy about this one seems odd.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Twelve baboons, one see-saw... can you solve the puzzle? www.youtube.com/shorts/nxkvu... Loads more videos on my channel (@drdavecornell) – on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. www.youtube.com/@drdavecornell www.instagram.com/drdavecornell www.tiktok.com/@drdavecornell
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Baboon Island | Friday Puzzle #3
YouTube video by Dr Dave Cornell
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
You do some research. You realise you need to access a certain book. You sigh at the prospect of another trip to the library – an interruption to your productive day. Then you suddenly remember you have a copy of the book sitting on your shelf. One of life’s loveliest feelings.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I think my cat has a drinking problem... #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catlovers
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
One ancient philosopher, 37 socks... can you solve the puzzle? Lots more videos on my channel (@drdavecornell) – on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. youtube.com/@drdavecornell instagram.com/drdavecornell tiktok.com/@drdavecornell
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Could you be dreaming right now? How could you tell? Lots more videos on my channel (@drdavecornell) – on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. www.youtube.com/@drdavecornell www.instagram.com/drdavecornell www.tiktok.com/@drdavecornell
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’ve started a series of short, accessible philosophy videos. If you’re curious about some of history’s most fascinating thinkers and ideas, you can find them on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok: www.youtube.com/@drdavecornell www.instagram.com/drdavecornell www.tiktok.com/@drdavecornell
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Dr Dave Cornell
Exploring philosophy and the history of ideas, one video at a time.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Heartwarming...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Pretty thrilled to have just signed a publishing contract with @yalebooks.bsky.social for my book on The History (and the Mystery) of Consciousness. Guess I'd better get writing...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It’s proving difficult to work today…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The people of Clacton have spoken. And it turns out that a third of them would prefer to be represented by an intergalactic space warrior who wears a bin on his head, than by Nigel Farage. Maybe this by-election wasn’t quite the colossal waste of time that I first thought…
bbc.co.uk
Parliamentary investigation resumes into Nigel Farage hours after he wins Clacton by-election - live updates
The Reform UK leader won the contest, which was boycotted by major political parties, but didn't attend the declaration.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Ancient Agora, Athens. This morning. It was strangely emotional to tread what could have been the very footsteps of Socrates himself.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Come on, Clacton. Do the right thing. #votebinface theconversation.com/could-count-...
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Could Count Binface actually win?
Reform UK’s popularity has dipped in the last year.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Back in December, I posted this. Well look at 'em now! (see comments)
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This completely stinks… www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
World Cup 2026: US striker Folarin Balogun's one-game red card ban suspended by Fifa
Folarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban is suspended by Fifa.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Borrowed yet another library book that's been covered in scribbles today. Including this particularly insightful annotation...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I have never been less excited by a World Cup.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Surely that can’t be comfortable.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Nice and shady in the undergrowth…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Picture perfect English countryside in the lakes today…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Happy 154th Birthday, Bertie...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I’m marking essays. It’s that time of year. I don’t have nearly as many essays to mark as I would have had, say, 10 years ago, but somehow, it takes me just as long anyway. I believe this is an instance of Parkinson’s Law. Well, Parkinson, you know what I say? The law is an ass.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Only a matter of time before the first UK university goes bust. There's something deeply sad about that. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/no-plan...
timeshighereducation.com
No plan to stop ‘disorderly exit’ if university goes bust, say MPs
Uncertainty remains on whether students would be locked out of classrooms mid-semester if a university folded, education committee warns
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
First day at the cricket for me this season. The sun’s peeking through, the beer’s cold, and lancs are going steady.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun.” Raymond Chandler. He sure had a way with words.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Delighted for Wu Yize. What a player. And that has to be the greatest World Championship final since 1985... www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
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Wu Yize beats Shaun Murphy in thrilling final frame to win World Snooker Championship
Wu Yize has won the World Snooker Championship final, beating Shaun Murphy 18-17, with a break of 85 in the deciding frame
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
It was all going off on my driveway last night…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Viburnum is in flower 🤩. My favourite plant in the whole garden.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Outlook's new security test to prove you're not a robot is impossible. I've failed it three times in a row. Or hang on... maybe I am a robot after all?
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Interesting stuff. But "electroweak penguin decay"? How can we be sure that these scientists aren't just taking the piss out of us? theconversation.com/our-large-ha...
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Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics
The behaviour of sub-atomic particles in the LHC seems to disagree with the Standard Model.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The sun is out and the tulips are in bloom. 😄🤩
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Excited about the start of the Cricket County Champs today. Got my fantasy team picked and I’m looking forward to the first ball being bowled. My money’s on Somerset to win their first ever title, inspired by the Rew brothers. And I’m backing Lancashire (of course!) to win Division Two.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The disdain with which Parfit sometimes dismisses critics is stunning. On p.354 he gets rid of one objection by saying: “This view is too implausible to be worth discussing”. What a great line. I intend to use it next time I’m having an argument with my wife. I’ll let you know how that goes…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Happy 430th Birthday René Descartes. The Father of Modern Philosophy. Here is a never-before-seen photo of him, recently unearthed by archivists, taken in preparation for this very day, back in 1640. (He looks pleased with himself because he’s just finished a first draft of the Meditations).
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
They say that Anaximander (in the 6th century BCE) drew the first ever map of the world. It wasn't very good. It doesn't even have Stockport on it.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Just a sliver of moon in Manchester tonight…
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Another day, another award...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Conscious experience really is remarkable. And mysterious! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG6...
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selective attention test
YouTube video by Daniel Simons
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Here's a fact to brighten your day: Gary Oldman is younger than Gary Numan. You're welcome!
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Looking feisty this morning...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Tomorrow, after a hiatus of more than a decade, I will again be teaching the ethics of Kant. Secretly, I was hoping that my ten years of extra wisdom would, this time around, make reading the Groundwork a doddle, but having revisited the text, it appears that hope was forlorn...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Remember this? It remains to this day, my favourite ever comedy show.
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Chillin'
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
My first daffodil of the season is here. 😁
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Excellent subliminal messaging in my daily email from The Conversation this morning...
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Why do so many people say 'yourself' when they mean 'you', and 'myself' when they mean 'me'? It infuriates myself!
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Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Is it possible to expect the unexpected? 🤷‍♂️
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