Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 18hNever buy a special little bed for your cat. They will not sleep on it. 170
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And nonetheless, I'm sure Aristotle would still have been appalled! 😆 020
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I got it from Watson's biography of Descartes (p.32). But having re-read it, it's insinuated rather than directly stated. What's clear is that people were burned during this time, but whether or not it was for specifically transgressing this rule, or just being 'heretical', is unclear. Good point! 210
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In 1624, the French government passed a law forbidding any criticism of the works of Aristotle. More than a dozen people were burned at the stake for transgressing this rule. It's ironic, really. Aristotle would surely have been appalled. 171
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A few posies from the garden. It's definitely Dahlia season... 090
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I have seen it once. In France. I was unimpressed. But I was a teenager at the time and unimpressed by pretty much everything. 000
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yes, FOMO perhaps. And there's been a lot of media hype. Seems like the BBC run an article a day about it. 110
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 · 03/09/2026For the solution to the puzzle, see... youtube.com/shorts/NOymH...youtube.comPlato’s Sock Drawer | Solution To Friday Puzzle #1YouTube video by Dr Dave Cornell 000
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 · 11/07/2026Thank you! They're a marvel of nature aren't they. 100
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 · 12/05/2026Agreed. Ever since they introduced tuition fees, it's the students that have suffered. And it's worse now than ever. 010
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 · 08/05/20261985 was the best ever. No doubt. But I didn’t see it. I was only four! 030
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 · 07/05/2026He was huge. Biggest Hedgehog I've ever seen. Those cats wouldn't have put a scratch on him, I reckon. 100
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026He did say that, yes. He thought animals were biological machines. No consciousness or sentience at all. A strange view to hold, I admit, given that he was one of the truly great geniuses. But he did also have a dog called Monsieur Grat (Mister Scratch) that he was apparently very fond of. 😁 020
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026😂 I didn't give it a name. But I chased the cats away and then moved the hedgehog into the safety of a big hedge. It seemed the appropriate place. 120
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