michael-okun.bsky.social
Associate Professor of (Systems & Computational) Neuroscience @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Interested in cortical dynamics.
👤 Joined on 01 October 2023
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@michael-okun.bsky.socialThis is a very disturbing read by Philip Moriarty about the corporate consultants at University of Nottingham, whose "bloodless prime-LLM-grade corporate boilerplate" called Future Nottingham 2 is guiding decision-making - cuts, cuts and more cuts. muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.com/2026/10/07/j...
Show PostMass production has hit mathematics. Science is next. Back in July this article made some predictions for how AI will transform science research. So far, it seems about on track. www.thetransmitter.org/artificial-i...
Show PostInspiring morning at UF with Nobel Laureate Thomas Südhof. One striking takeaway: the brain is constantly remodeling its connections with some synapses turning over on the order of ~10 days. A powerful reminder of the extraordinary plasticity of the human brain.
Show PostThat’s a wrap on the #BernsteinConference 2026! 🎉 Four days of talks, posters, workshops, discussions and plenty of opportunities to connect. Thank you to everyone who joined us in Frankfurt! #BernsteinNetwork #Neuroskyence #CompNeuro @goetheuni.bsky.social
Show PostI hardly ever take flights any more, but I have to admit that coming in to land in London at sunset with a window seat is a pretty spectacular experience.
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