Things to do in Eastbourne this Sunday: 1) look at the sea 2) look at it again 3) the LitFest, 11am, where @lucyannunwin.bsky.social and I will let your kids squish a brain and enlist them in a neuron choir. Ages 7+. The brain is a replica. eastbournelitfest.onlineticketseller.com/events/173023

On Tuesday, as @lucyannunwin.bsky.social and I were having lunch, a poorly sounding plane passed overhead. An hour later we read that it had made an emergency landing near the next village. This morning I cycled over and went to see it. It was surprisingly intact!

Also ... if anyone's looking for Christmas presents for a budding neuroscientist I know a good book. Just sayin'

Wooo! Exciting news - Inside Your Brain - the children's neuroscience book I wrote with @lucyannunwin.bsky.social has been listed in the 2025 Children's book of the year shortlist. Please vote for us: tinyurl.com/yhr8vawe (some of those other books look amazing too)

Books of the Year 2025 Voting Form

School Reading List Children's Books of the Year 2025. To take part, vote for one book in each category and press 'submit' at the end of this form. For more information, book synopses and purchasing ...

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Happiest I've been all year! ☺️☺️☺️😅 #Connections #PurpleFirst

Bit of present shopping for my friends kids today by my talented friend and podcast cohost @caswell.bsky.social ! Reading myself before it goes in the post….!

This was such a fascinating chat to be part of! Have a listen....

Selina Wray@selinawray.bsky.social · 12mo ago

New episode of @uclbrainstories.bsky.social is out! Me & @smfleming.bsky.social chat to our cohost @caswell.bsky.social & Lucy Unwin about their new book “Inside your Brain”. Have a listen & buy the book for any budding young neuroscientists in your life! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

Going into my children’s school later to give a talk about science and history of timekeeping after which the children will design their own clock faces before attaching a quartz mechanism to them. If you want to do this yourself, template and details of where to buy clock kits below

“About Time” Teaching Resources

The lovely people at DK have made some teaching resources to accompany “About Time” which include activities to help children think about the importance of time, practise telling the ti…

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King Of Meat is currently ✨ VERY POSITIVE ✨ On Steam 👍❤️👍❤️👍 store.steampowered.com/app/1926980/...

King of Meat on Steam

Compete in a co-op party platformer, pitting up to 4 players against community-built dungeons filled with puzzles to solve, challenges to traverse, and ridiculous monsters to fight. Progress through c...

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I've had my shoulder to this project for 6+ years at this point. I'm terrified about the response (or worst of all, lack of response). I'm not sure what I even am once it is out there.

Jim Unwin@jimunwin.bsky.social · last yr.

Our game is out next week AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA www.vice.com/en/article/k...

I've seen the birdwatching documentary. It filled my brain and my heart. I cannot recommend it enough. It is free on YouTube. Try the first five minutes, if you like that then you'll like the rest 👍

K. M. Alexander@kmalexander.bsky.social · last yr.

"Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching" might be one of the best movies I've seen this year, and for some reason, it's not on Letterboxd. Seriously... watch it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...

The UN Speech that should have been covered wall to wall

Brilliant

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING - however had you think things are in Gaza, they’re worse. We speak to James Elder from @unicef.org who has worked in crisis zones all his life and says he has never seen anything as bad we this “war on children” alastaircampbell.org/2025/09/152-...

152. "A War on Children": A Generation in Gaza at Risk (James Elder) - Alastair Campbell

Why is the humanitarian situation in Gaza the worst that James Elder has ever seen? What does the process of rebuilding Gaza look like? How do the people working on the ground not lose hope?  UNICEF s...

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Just realised the guy with old military vehicles outside his house who has flown an English flag for as long as we’ve lived here on a massive flagpole in his garden has recently taken it down and replaced it with the flag of Hertfordshire. Comforting to know the proper flag guys know what’s up atm.

❤️ Now feels a good time for hope! ❤️ If you want to spread a little....👉🏼 uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...

Stephen Connor@sconnor7.bsky.social · last yr.

103. How to be a Revolutionary Lucy Ann Unwin @lucyannunwin.bsky.social A fast-paced and moving story of Natalie, who is dealing with the break-up of her parents while learning what it means to make a difference. A story full of hope.

Tens of thousands protest in Israel over plan to escalate war on Gaza. Protesters took to streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose plan to seize control of Gaza City; wider Israeli cabinet expected to approve plan as soon as Sunday. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Tens of thousands protest in Israel over plan to escalate war on Gaza – latest updates

Protesters took to streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose plan to seize control of Gaza City; wider Israeli cabinet expected to approve plan as soon as Sunday

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I keep seeing generative AI being used on stuff for kids, like maybe they won’t notice, or it doesn’t matter as much. The opposite is true. Anyone who’s created anything for kids knows you should make more effort for them, not less.

Thrilled to be featured in @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social's wonderful Reading Realm today! I share the 🧠 5 mind-blowing things I learnt writing about brains🧠 ...covering memories, survival, identity & more. All thanks to my co-author and neuroscience professor @caswell.bsky.social of course!

Ian Eagleton@ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social · last yr.

Today I welcome Lucy Unwin into The Reading Realm to talk about her brand-new book INSIDE YOUR BRAIN, which is co-written with Professor Caswell Barry and illustrated by María Jesús Contreras… thereadingrealm.co.uk/2025/08/07/f... #KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky

Lovely (+ well paid) opportunity for BPOC writers in the South East! Deadline tomorrow though... writingourlegacy.org.uk/whatwedo/wri...

The criticism isn't of the children, it is that most of the books are *old*. By age 11 they're only choosing from what is offered to them, it isn't entirely "free choice" until they can take themselves to a bookshop/library. What books does their school own? What does their teacher recommend?

Would be interested to see if on ANY question about ANYTHING Reform and Conservative voters are the lowest "Don't Know" responders! Feel like it's a defining Reform characteristic to always have an opinion and never admit doubt! 🤣

YouGov@yougov.co.uk · last yr.

With three of Britain's most senior police officers calling for a tougher line on use of the drug, what do Britons think? Police aren't tough enough on cannabis: 30% Police are too tough: 23% About right: 27% yougov.co.uk/topics/healt...

Hurray for Amulet, but still depressing that the books 11 year olds have access to are all older then them! Really hope the #NationalYearOfReading involves some heavy spending on just NEW BOOKS in schools!

While I’m trying to hustle for work on here, if any Kids TV people are reading this, I have a TV treatment for this written up, in partnership with a top Kids TV script writer (Teletubbies, PJ Masks, Waffle the Wonder Dog etc) and producer. Cosy science for kids: alomshaha.com/portfolio/ho...

How To Find a Rainbow

“This charming story can be read on two levels – that of two sisters in search of a physical rainbow and that of emerging from a gloomy emotional episode and beginning to find joy again.  It …

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Exactly.

Greg the Miller@gregthemiller.bsky.social · last yr.

“Why is bluesky so incredibly dull” because you haven’t carefully curated a feed of the most unhinged people on the internet, like i have

Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.

Kate Aronoff@katearonoff.bsky.social · last yr.

Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event

I've written an article laying out my arguments for an extension of Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts. It crosses some of topics I've covered in other blogs, but I wanted to cover all these points in a single piece. oisinmcgann.com?p=5733&previ... #BasicIncomeForTheArts #UniversalBasicIncome

🧠 Lucy's book is out TODAY! It's gross, and great, and you'll learn stuff! 🧠 www.lucyannunwin.com/inside-your-...

Lucy Ann Unwin | Inside Your Brain

Inside Your Brain, by Lucy Ann Unwin & Prof. Caswell Barry. Illustrated by María Jesús Contreras and published by Thames & Hudson

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Lucy Ann Unwin@lucyannunwin.bsky.social · last yr.

My copies of #InsideYourBrain have arrived & they're SO gorgeous I gave in and did a video 🙈🙈🙈 It's out THIS THURSDAY and is a lighthearted (or light-brained? 🤔) gallop through the history of neuroscience co-authored with Professor @caswell.bsky.social & illustrated by María Jesús Contreras 🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠

A love letter to the independent bookshop 💌 As an independent, family-owned publisher, we understand the positive impact indie bookshops have on their local communities and we’re lucky to have a wonderful relationship with so many bookshops across the UK. #indiebookshopweek

@lucyannunwin.bsky.social beat me to the post with her top quality social media skills! Nearly as good as her authorship skills. I’m incredibly excited and proud to see this out. BUY IT NOW.

Lucy Ann Unwin@lucyannunwin.bsky.social · last yr.

It's publication day for INSIDE YOUR BRAIN!! 🧠 History, science & humour! 🧠 Shocking stories & gory details! 🧠 Covers brain basics but goes IN DEPTH and doesn't patronise... 🧠 Brain history from Egyptians to AI futures! 🧠 For ages 8+ @caswell.bsky.social Buy here: uk.bookshop.org/a/14951/9780...