Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A few posies from the garden. It's definitely Dahlia season... 090
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Dont 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. 110
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Twelve 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/@drdavecornellyoutube.comBaboon Island | Friday Puzzle #3YouTube video by Dr Dave Cornell 020
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You 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. 0101
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I think my cat has a drinking problem... #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #catlovers 0160
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026One 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 100
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Could 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 011
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I’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/@drdavecornellyoutube.comDr Dave CornellExploring philosophy and the history of ideas, one video at a time. 020
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Pretty 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... 090
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The 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.ukParliamentary investigation resumes into Nigel Farage hours after he wins Clacton by-election - live updatesThe Reform UK leader won the contest, which was boycotted by major political parties, but didn't attend the declaration. 03715
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The Ancient Agora, Athens. This morning. It was strangely emotional to tread what could have been the very footsteps of Socrates himself. 1100
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Come on, Clacton. Do the right thing. #votebinface theconversation.com/could-count-...theconversation.comCould Count Binface actually win?Reform UK’s popularity has dipped in the last year. 0205
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Back in December, I posted this. Well look at 'em now! (see comments) 160
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 05/07/2026This completely stinks… www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukWorld Cup 2026: US striker Folarin Balogun's one-game red card ban suspended by FifaFolarin 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. 2151
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Borrowed yet another library book that's been covered in scribbles today. Including this particularly insightful annotation... 160
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I have never been less excited by a World Cup. 1120
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Picture perfect English countryside in the lakes today… 0200
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I’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. 160
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Only 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.comNo plan to stop ‘disorderly exit’ if university goes bust, say MPsUncertainty remains on whether students would be locked out of classrooms mid-semester if a university folded, education committee warns 260
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026First day at the cricket for me this season. The sun’s peeking through, the beer’s cold, and lancs are going steady. 060
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. 0152
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Delighted for Wu Yize. What a player. And that has to be the greatest World Championship final since 1985... www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...theguardian.comWu Yize beats Shaun Murphy in thrilling final frame to win World Snooker ChampionshipWu Yize has won the World Snooker Championship final, beating Shaun Murphy 18-17, with a break of 85 in the deciding frame 250
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/05/2026It was all going off on my driveway last night… 2263
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The Viburnum is in flower 🤩. My favourite plant in the whole garden. 0100
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Outlook'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? 0110
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Interesting 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...theconversation.comOur Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physicsThe behaviour of sub-atomic particles in the LHC seems to disagree with the Standard Model. 3194
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/04/2026The sun is out and the tulips are in bloom. 😄🤩 4797
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Excited 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. 1151
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The 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… 8527
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Happy 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). 98211
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026They 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. 4389
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Just a sliver of moon in Manchester tonight… 1576
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Conscious experience really is remarkable. And mysterious! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG6...youtube.comselective attention testYouTube video by Daniel Simons 4254
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Here's a fact to brighten your day: Gary Oldman is younger than Gary Numan. You're welcome! 35514
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Tomorrow, 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... 4493
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Remember this? It remains to this day, my favourite ever comedy show. 390
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Excellent subliminal messaging in my daily email from The Conversation this morning... 1151
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Why do so many people say 'yourself' when they mean 'you', and 'myself' when they mean 'me'? It infuriates myself! 6402
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Is it possible to expect the unexpected? 🤷♂️ 4172