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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It seems there’s scary news about artificial intelligence every day. My recent Substack posts deal with some of the questions our society is now facing about AI. They’re all heavily researched and presented in non-specialist language:🧵🧠

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The assumption that waking life consists of a “stream” of conscious representations has inadvertently led consciousness science to its current impasse, write Francis Fallon and Michael Pitts. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/consciousnes...

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Revisiting the neural correlates of consciousness

The assumption that waking life consists of a stream of conscious representations has inadvertently led consciousness science to its current impasse.

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

P(Doom): Why the Outlook on Extinction-Level AI Is Both Better and Worse Than You Think. I debunk the idea that you can calculate the probability of a doomsday scenario, outline more immediate hazards of AI, and propose regulatory solutions. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/pdoom #policy #neuroskyence 🧠

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Why the Outlook on Extinction-Level AI Is Both Better and Worse Than You Think

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Why the Outlook on Extinction-Level AI Is Both Better and Worse Than You Think

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In this essay, I compare devices meant to shock and immobilize people with each other, and with clinical devices, raising questions about the risk of escalation when they’re used to control a human being. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/shock-value #neuroskyence 🧠

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

New Post: Is it possible to live forever in a digital form? And if you manage to do it, is what remains really you? dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/how-to-liv... #neuroskyence 🧠 #neuroscience #cognition

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

New Substack Essay: A conspiracy theory has flourished on social media about Helen Keller. But a closer examination of her life reveals something far more interesting about language, thought, and our internal world. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/once-more-... #neuroskyence 🧠 #neuroscience

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Once More, with Feeling

Helen Keller and the Hidden Potential of the Human Mind

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Brenda Milner is 108 years old! Here's a comic about her famous patient, HM, reviewing her seminal contribution to our understanding of learning and memory. A chapter of our book, "OUT OF YOUR MIND" is devoted to memory, available here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence 🧠 #neuroscience

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New Post: Remembering the Future. On the relationship between mental time travel and human memory. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/rememberin... #neuroskyence #neuroscience @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

New Substack post: "The Lies We Tell Ourselves." An analysis and indictment of polygraphs. #neuroskyence @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Neuro Funding Finder helps you find grants, fellowships and funding opportunities for neuroscience research. Filter results by location, career stage and grant type to streamline your search. Explore now: thetransmitter.org/neuroscience... #neuroskyence

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Emily R. Trunnell, Ph.D. @ertrunnell.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🗣 “Having identified these fundamental building blocks, we’ve set the table for us to begin answering some really interesting questions,” said Cai. www.nih.gov/news-events/...

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Researchers discover single-cell brain activity that underlies human speech

With neuronal data, AI models predicted grammar, meaning, and context of spoken sentences.

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Neuroskeptic @neuroskeptic.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

In-scanner thoughts contribute to resting-state functional connectivity pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42365014/ I've long thought that this is the "elephant in the room" of resting state #fMRI esp. for comparing groups. If two groups think & feel differently in the scanner, of course rsfMRI will differ!

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

From my new piece on Substack: "The trolley problem becomes a live implementation trial, run on public infrastructure, with all of us as unwitting subjects." #Neuroskyence dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/non-compos...

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Non Compos Machinae

Who pays the price when AI goes rogue?

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El Jardín de Charles @crciencia.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

BIBLIOTECA CIENCIA 📚🆕 Más allá de la mente. Los mayores misterios del cerebro humano (Dwayne Godwin) www.planetadelibros.com/libro-mas-al... vía @planetadelibros.bsky.social #Neurociencia

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The question is less, "Will AI take my job?" and more, "Are we surrendering our jobs to AI?" #neuroskyence #neuroscience #cognition @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

New post: The cognitive cost of the shrinking gap between questions and easy answers. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/is-wonder-...

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Is Wonder Dead?

What we lose in a world of easy answers

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Lightning in a bottle: A tale of chemistry, seduction and survival at the edge of darkness. dwaynegodwin.substack.com/p/lightning-... #neuroskyence #neuroscience @pantheonbooks.bsky.social @phdcomics.com

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

¡Hola, amigos! Me complace anunciar la traducción al español de «Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain». Las historias incluyen las contribuciones de los neurocientíficos Santiago Ramón y Cajal y José Delgado. ¡Ya disponible! #neuroskyence www.amazon.es/M%C3%A1s-all...

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Más allá de la mente: Los mayores misterios del cerebro humano (Divulgación) : Godwin, Dwayne, Cham, Jorge, Baquerizo Castillo, Cristina: Amazon.es: Libros

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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Chemical compound clears cellular waste, protects neurons in model of frontotemporal dementia. Restoring autophagy is promising strategy for range of neurodegenerative diseases. medicine.washu.edu/news/chemica... #FTD #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence

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Chemical compound clears cellular waste in model of dementia | WashU Medicine

New research shows that restoring autophagy is a promising strategy for treating a range of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

In observance of #BrainAwarenessWeek I'm reposting the public lecture my friend @phdcomics.com and I gave last year at Harvard. We covered a lot of topics, and it was a ton of fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVcZ... #neuroskyence #BrainWeek

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The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain

YouTube video by Harvard Museum of Natural History

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It's #BrainAwarenessWeek, the annual celebration of brain science and its impact on our everyday lives. I'm sharing a teacher's guide for my book "Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain." Including a map to @sfn.org core concepts and ideas for using it in AP classrooms. 1/3

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Hey, I talked with my friend @phdcomics.com on his podcast about the weird and arcane neuroscience of popping your joints. TRIGGER WARNING: Knuckles will be cracked! #neuroskyence #brain #behavior @pantheonbooks.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Why Do Our Knuckles Crack?

Podcast Episode · ScienceStuff · March 11 · 38m

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The Chinese version of “Out Of Your Mind” is out, complete with some fun stickers! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social The english version is also on sale now at your favorite bookseller or on Amazon, here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence

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PHD Comics @phdcomics.com · 24/02/2026

The simplified Chinese edition of tinyurl.com/Mind-Book is coming out soon! Stay tuned for more translations. Get the book called "utterly delightful" and "a fizzy investigation of how the brain works" (Publisher's Weekly) @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day! Jorge and I explore the neuroscience of loving emotions in his podcast. You might love it! #neuroskyence 🧠 @phdcomics.com www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Neuroscientist @clionamurray.com knows the power of community. Murray explains how @blackinneuro.bsky.social expanded from its humble beginnings as a Slack channel to connect Black neuroscientists across the diaspora. By @alainaglevine.bsky.social #neuroskyence

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

"OUT OF YOUR MIND" just cracked 10k copies sold! A reviewer characterized it as "Neuroscience for the rest of us". It's an accessible, story-filled journey through your mind. And it's on sale now at your favorite bookseller or online here: www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Min... #neuroskyence @phdcomics.com

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Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain

Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain [Cham, Jorge, Godwin, Dwayne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a federal immigration operation. This post explores how people can see the same event, but draw two very different conclusions. open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego... #neuroskyence #brain #cognition @pantheonbooks.bsky.social

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

You may say I’m a dreamer - but I’m not the only one. What's happening in your brain when you're being imaginative? And can it affect your mental health? I talk to my friend @phdcomics.com to imagine the possibilities. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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The Science of Imagination

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Generative AI is getting so good at warping reality that even “cute animal” videos can be a gateway to something more insidious. I explain why this may work on normal brains, and suggest several firewalls to interrupt the hack. #AI #Neuroskyence open.substack.com/pub/dwaynego...

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AI Slop is Hacking Your Brain

(Here's how to stop it)

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Frank Corso @frankcorso.me · 04/01/2026

I really like how some nonfiction books are starting to include comics in them. I am reading Out of Your Mind by @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social and @phdcomics.com and there are comics throughout each chapter and some comic interludes. #Booksky 🧪🧠

A page in a book with a section discussing brain research in the 1800's. The page has a small comic showing a person sitting in a chair with a surgeon on their left, holding a saw, and a person on the right holding clips connected to something electrical. The caption says "Gulp, not a good time to be a brain research volunteer.

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