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Saul Garnell
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PHD student at AUT studying #computational #neuroscience using #drosophila in #flybrainlab. I'm also a core banking architect from time to time.
I saw #Tenet, a #sci-fi by Christopher Nolan while traveling. It got me so upset I had to write this post on substack. If you're a super Christopher Nolan fan, uhm, don't read this.

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Christopher Nolan’s genius has crossed the event horizon of self‑importance
welcome to the singularity of inverted logic, where meaning goes in but never comes out.
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August 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM
The internet is once again losing it's mind over the Chat GPT breakout. Here's my take on this.
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Take a Stress Pill, Dave.
AI is doing exactly what we told it to do. Big‑whoop!
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July 22, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Check out my post on stubstack. If anything, its soothing to look at : ) #drosophila #neuroscience

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Ephaptic Wave of The Fanshaped Body - L1
An animation of the ephaptic wave produced by the FB1G neuron in the first layer of the Drosophila Fanshaped Body.
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July 22, 2026 at 2:30 AM
So many folks think #AI is making us dumb, but I must disagree. So much so I wrote this post on substack. Check it out if you have time. #computerscience #technology #education
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AI Doesn’t Make You Dumb
Not Thinking Makes You Dumb.
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July 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
As a newcomer to academia I'm angry , but not surprised about the way funds are allocated in research. I guess we need more lawsuits to stir things up. But I'd really like to know if anyone has practical ideas on how to fix this entrenched system. Thoughts ?
A federal judge in the US has allowed a whistleblower lawsuit to go forward, in which a former official of the National Institutes of Health accuses a Harvard professor of repurposing research grants and falsely claiming he had met his objectives.

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Academia's Dirty Secret Is Going to Court
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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July 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Pushback on hidden prompts to snare #Neuroscience #AI peer reviews. share.google/97NbtBdXSxgV...

So, researchers shouldn't use AI to write papers: but they do. Conference organisers shouldn't inject AI prompts in submissions: but they do. And reviewers should not use AI: but they do. WTF?
Pushback on use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews
The invisible messages, which instruct LLMs to use telltale phrases in a peer-review report, catch AI misuse but also erode trust, some say.
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July 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Hey @hossenfelder.bsky.social , I'm not complaining.. but I see that red telephone on your desk. However,you haven't had many calls recently. Are you sure it's plugged in ? 😅
June 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
@earlkmiller.bsky.social Just sharing the early test of my ephaptic-coupling simulation and animation application. This recording shows an incoming 10Hz signal on FB1G that targets synapses in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th layers of the Fanshaped body. What do you think? #Drosophila #neuroscience
May 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Reposted by Saul Garnell
Spiking and synapses are important, but the brain also uses electric influences.
A historical review of ephaptic field research: from early foundations through contemporary renaissance
doi.org/10.3389/fnhu...
#neuroscience
Frontiers | A historical review of ephaptic field research: from early foundations through contemporary renaissance
Ephaptic field research has undergone a remarkable evolution spanning over nine decades, from pioneering observations in the 1930s through a period of severe...
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May 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Passed my viva last Friday — truly living la viva voce right now.
Huge thanks to my entire supervisory team for keeping me steady through every twist, turn, and neural circuit.

#Drosophila #FreeEnergyPrinciple #ComputationalNeuroscience #AffectiveNeuroscience #ThesisComplete
March 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Reposted by Saul Garnell
🚨 We are #hiring a PhD Student to study cerebellum-like circuits in #Drosophila.

Please spread the word!

www.groschner-lab.org/join

#Neuroscience #PhD
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
@mattferrell.bsky.social Just saw an article about scientists in China are developing a potentially cleaner way to extract lithium from salt water using solar-powered evaporation, which also produces fresh water. Looks like a win trifecta, no ?
October 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hey @gzeromedia.com , why don't I see #puppetregime as a fullblown streaming show?! Muppets meet political satire (strongly). I can't imagine a better surefire hit if I tried 🤩
May 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Reposted by Saul Garnell
Earth's magnetic field has a hole located over the South Atlantic Ocean. It’s called the South Atlantic Anomaly and according to NASA and the ESA, it’s changing. Could this be a sign that the Earth’s magnetic field is about to flip? I’ve had a look.

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Earth’s Magnetic Field has a Hole, and it’s changing
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
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February 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM