Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 21/07/2026My fourfold mantra: You’re not alone. This moment won’t last forever. There is hope. The world is better with you in it. 101
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Someone showed it was related to a fire so probably not a weather event, ironically the fire was at a soccer event! 020
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 13/07/2026In peripheral vision it seems red, in foveal vision it looks white. I often find white things look pinkish in peripheral vision. Is this part of the explanation? 110
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Researchers at Federation University are seeking adult participants to help improve our understanding of emotional experience. If you are 18 years or older, live in Australia, are able to read/understand English, and wish to take part, scan QR or go to federation.syd1.qualtrics.com/.../SV_a2xgw... 020
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Advisory panel members: Luke Martin Bronwyn Gresham Stephen Carbone Catherine Shepherd Hugh Miller 020
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 21/05/2026@brennanspiegel.bsky.social - principal collaborator, international guest and author of the book Pull. Andi Weis - principal designer. Dale Cornelius - music composer. James Donald - videographer. Yen Hoang - comms. Tiga Venture - app developers. Kohei Asakura - designer. 100
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Last night, Mental Gravity was born, surrounded by family and friends. With a heady mixture of pride and humility, I can’t thank all these wonderful people enough for being part of what I hope is a long, lustrous journey through inner space. www.mentalgravity.com.aumentalgravity.com.auMental Gravity | Helping People Find Their Centre of GravityDiscover Mental Gravity: a new app and coaching framework grounded in biogravitational science to help you build mental fitness and find your footing 100
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 03/05/2026@iandunt.bsky.social I wish your prediction about Australia being immune to far-right populism thanks to compulsory and preferential voting held true. Sadly, the centre has hollowed out here as well… 030
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 10/04/2026That piece was a gut punch, Ian. It mirrored the sinking feeling I carry around in the pit of my stomach all day like a deep foreboding. This can’t end well… 010
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 09/04/2026He’s on LNL often for extended interviews where he says that Trump’s economic “plan” (tarriffs) have a deep logic to devalue the USD to maintain hegemony. Do the producers know how you feel about him? I think you might be able to sway them… 000
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I’m so sorry - heartbreaking for him, his son, you, and science 0670
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The preferred nomenclature is Humanoid Language Models 000
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Don’t speak too soon. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation got 23% of the vote today in South Australia, 5% more than the conservative Liberals. Populism may yet get a foothold 000
Reposted by Lachlan KentDr Nick @nmwilkinson.eurosky.social · 10/12/2025New paper out on @openmindjournal.bsky.social * I propose balance is a core biophysical self-regulatory function, organisationally akin to thermo-regulation. Might seem radical off the bat, but by the end of the paper I hope you'll agree it seems pretty obvious. doi.org/10.1162/OPMI...doi.orgWhat is Balance? A Vital Mechano-Regulation ParadigmAbstract. Within minutes of birth a newborn gnu or giraffe works to stand and walk, asserting postural balance and organised animate behaviour in an apparently goal-directed manner. In contrast, robot... 5279
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Great article Sami - thank you. I work on a concept called ‘mental gravity’ which you may (or may not) find interesting. I also work in time perception/consciousness so your piece was fascinating! 110
Reposted by Lachlan KentJakob Hohwy @hohwy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026"The Self-Evidencing Agent" - my new book - is out now with @mitpress.bsky.social Can be purchased, or just download the whole thing for free, via the 'Open Access' option. I'm grateful to @anilseth.bsky.social and Karl Friston for the generous endorsements. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255389...mitpress.mit.eduThe Self-Evidencing AgentWhat is it to be a human individual, an agent? According to Jakob Hohwy, it is to “self-evidence,” to actively seek out sensory evidence for one&... 1110842
Reposted by Lachlan KentAnna Ciaunica PhD @annaciaunica.bsky.social · 02/02/2026New preprint on AI, consciousness and embodiment with the brilliant @erikjbekkers.bsky.social arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016 We introduce a new metaphysical view - Biological Idealism 😎 0245
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Thanks Bill, glad to hear it resonated with you. Sounds like you’re working on a related project? 110
Reposted by Lachlan KentBen Kanter @beneuroscience.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Check out our commentary on a recent paper arguing that neural activity in the (lateral) entorhinal cortex intrinsically drifts over a month-long period in humans. With @virginievanw.bsky.social @vigano.bsky.social and Raphaël Bordas. www.eneuro.org/content/13/1...eneuro.orgA Passage of Time Signal in the Human BrainIn a dense-sampling resting–state functional magnetic resonance imaging study, Wang et al. (2025) recorded two individuals’ functional connectivity patterns over 30 consecutive days to find a marker o... 1206
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Brilliant piece but “cheerleaded”? C’mon Ian, I shan’t abide such a word! Planting a vast lexicon-forest, on the other hand, *chef’s kiss* 😅 000
Reposted by Lachlan KentAlexander Berezkin @birchalexander.bsky.social · 12/01/2026New paper by Thomas Fuchs, The Experiential Basis of Concepts, is about how concepts “scale up” from embodied experience to abstract thought. Concepts are rooted in bodily action and intersubjective practice. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #EmbodiedCognition #Enactivism #4EA #PhilosophyOfMindfrontiersin.orgFrontiers | The experiential basis of concepts: integrating embodied and enactive accountsThe paper argues for an embodied and enactive view of linguistic concepts as a solution to the “scaling up” problem, namely the transition from embodied expe... 163
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 13/12/2025You were one of my favourite comedians, and now you’re one of my favourite people fullstop. 000
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 05/12/2025"Music as a weighted blanket": We are inviting participants in Australia for a brief online survey about the interaction between gravity, music, emotion and sensory sensitivity. Please click the link or follow the QR. Thanks! federation.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 020
Reposted by Lachlan KentMatthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 08/11/2025If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article. 3331135
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Thrilled to announce my new podcast, "The Gravity Doctors," together with @brennanspiegel.bsky.social. We introduce the world of "Biogravitational Medicine"—how gravity shapes your body and mind for better or worse. All formats here: lnkd.in/gyviV7HY YouTube: lnkd.in/gAMB_Eq8 Hope you enjoy! 051
Reposted by Lachlan Kentstecar32.bsky.social @stecar32.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Save the date! @publichealthaus.bsky.social and Prevention United are proud to host the 2026 Preventive Mental Health Conference in Sydney, Australia next March. Check out the conference website to find out more. www.pmhc2026.com 021
Reposted by Lachlan KentLachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Hi folks - my honours students is seeking participants for research into mental gravity (online survey). See details in thread and link below. Thanks! 🙏 federation.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 121
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 07/07/2025f you are interested, please follow the provided link below for additional information regarding the project. This research has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at Federation University (Application ID: 2025/105) Thank you! 😊 020
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 07/07/2025We are looking for volunteer participants to take part in the research project and to complete a survey that is expected to take 20 minutes of your time. Your participation is a valued addition to our research, and we thank you for your consideration to participate. I 100
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 07/07/2025"Hi everyone. As some of you may know I’ve been undertaking an honours research project this year, which seeks to explore individual experiences of time and its influence on mental wellbeing. 100
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Hi folks - my honours students is seeking participants for research into mental gravity (online survey). See details in thread and link below. Thanks! 🙏 federation.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 121
Reposted by Lachlan KentJohn Englart / Indiana Jones & Juliet @takvera.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Climate Action Tracker #Australia 🇦🇺 assessment 11 June 2025. We are rated ‘insufficient’, still expanding #fossilfuels, reliant on LULUCF accounting for emission reduction, two thirds of #SafeguardMechanism reduction is based on offsets. climateactiontracker.org/countries/au...climateactiontracker.orgAustralia 15325
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Why do you think positive emotions feel light and negative emotions feel heavy? 000
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Serotonin as the 'molecular mediator of gravity management' in both body and mind, hence its role in depression and anxiety according to the principles of mental gravity neurogastrolatamreviews.com/frame_eng.ph...neurogastrolatamreviews.comGut-derived serotonin as a molecular mediator of gravity management | Neurogastro Latam ReviewsThis article advances a novel hypothesis that serotonin, especially gut-derived serotonin, acts as a gravity management substance, helping the body adapt to ... 010
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 03/02/2025How can we solve the youth mental health crisis? NEW PAPER: Let's try something new but evidence-based like mass-screening for low mental wellbeing, which is a predictor of future mental health according to the dual continua model. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F... 020
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 24/12/2024“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits… 050
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 24/12/2024If I could train to become an interoceptologist, I would. Brain-body states are at the centre of both mental and physical health. Great piece 020
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 15/12/2024My father-in-law retired from academia in the ‘90’s. I don’t think he recognise the profession now and would be dismayed to hear how staff are struggling these days. Extremely proud of @xuanluu.bsky.social for leading this quality qual work. Please follow him - PhD due for submission soon… 140
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 09/12/2024For new consciousness followers, this is my main contribution to consciousness science. CLaE is worth a follow as well for lots of good neuro links... 071
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Agree. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... and also my own theory of mental gravity. Mood is high/low and stable/unstable and I think this encodes value of emotional self-world relations using physical analogues (inertia, momentum, gravity, etc).tandfonline.comGetting stuck in depression: The roles of rumination and emotional inertiaLike many other mental disorders, depression is characterised by psychological inflexibility. Two instances of such inflexibility are rumination: repetitive cognitions focusing on the causes and co... 010
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 08/11/2024I want to do a podcast that monitors and fact checks AB called “U-Bolt”. Looking for a producer and/or cohost, hehe… 040
Lachlan Kent @lachkent.bsky.social · 11/10/2024Oo-ooh, lemme guess! Neutral buoyancy mimicking early foetal buoyancy in utero?? 200
Reposted by Lachlan KentBeck Todd @beckety.bsky.social · 01/10/2024In which @evanthompson.bsky.social discusses clock time and the time of the philosopher and the famous Einstein/Bergson debate: “[Einstein’s]real mistake… was his view that physical time, defined through the measurements of clocks, was more fundamental than lived time.” aeon.co/essays/who-r...aeon.coWho really won when Bergson and Einstein debated time? | Aeon EssaysHenri Bergson and Albert Einstein fundamentally disagreed about the nature of time and how it can be measured. Who was right? 042
