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Charles Fernyhough
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Writer, scientist, musician, broadcaster. Books: Others, The Voices Within, A Box of Birds, Pieces of Light, The Baby in the Mirror, The Auctioneer. Music: Pop-Up Kings on Bandcamp and streaming.
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I made this playlist: #ambient for #study, #coding, #chill. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/5JA...
Ambient for Study, Coding, Chill
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November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Great talking to Emily and Rachel from @npr.org's Short Wave podcast about the mysteries of inner speech - and how difficult it is to get good data on who uses it and who doesn't. www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n... #innerspeech
What does science say about our inner monologues? : Short Wave
Emily Kwong is pretty sure she lacks an inner monologue, while the inner monologue of producer Rachel Carlson won’t stop chatting. But how well can a person know their inner self? And what does scienc...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Any last takers for this concert on Wednesday? Should be fun! www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Svetlana Rudenko: Dreaming with Mixed Reality - Durham University
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November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Very sad indeed to hear about the death of Rachel Cooke. Her focus, attention, wit and worldliness were what we needed - what we need - in our frenetic over-mediated world.

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
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November 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
cfernyhough.bsky.social
I made this playlist: #ambient for #study, #coding, #chill. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/5JA...
Ambient for Study, Coding, Chill
open.spotify.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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My solo musical project is called Pop-Up Kings. This is the new album. Find it on Bandcamp or anywhere you can stream music. #PopUpKings #North #nordicjazz #instrumental #ambient #chilled
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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My solo musical project is called Pop-Up Kings. This is the new album. Find it on Bandcamp or anywhere you can stream music. #PopUpKings #North #nordicjazz #instrumental #ambient #chilled
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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It's not #BandcampFriday but it is nearly the weekend, so a good time to check out my new album release, 'North'. Songs without words for the hours after the transmitters close down. #nordicjazz #ambient #instrumental #mellow #postrock #distrokid #minivideo
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November 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Full music video for the track 'Wolfgang' from my new solo album, North, released yesterday. Find it on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms.

#popupkings #nordicjazz #ambient #postrock #instrumental

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Wolfgang
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October 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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One more day!! Please consider joining us in Durham if you do research on imagined music and wellbeing!
November 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Cassette vibes! Lofi Nordic jazz chill! My new album, North, now streaming everywhere. #ambient #postrock #instrumental #nordicjazz

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October 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Cassette vibes! Lofi Nordic jazz chill! My new album, North, now streaming everywhere. #ambient #postrock #instrumental #nordicjazz

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October 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Now streaming on all platforms… deliver some chilled sounds to your ears this weekend. #PopUpKings #nordicjazz #ambient #instrumental #postrock
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Now streaming on all platforms… deliver some chilled sounds to your ears this weekend. #PopUpKings #nordicjazz #ambient #instrumental #postrock
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Do you have a memory so vivid you can relive it?

@campsydept.bsky.social and @durham.ac.uk are exploring how vivid human memories work across our lives – and how ideas about them have evolved over time.

Your experiences could help us understand memory better.

Take our survey: bit.ly/3J1FQ8y
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October 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Full music video for the track 'Wolfgang' from my new solo album, North, released yesterday. Find it on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms.

#popupkings #nordicjazz #ambient #postrock #instrumental

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIyB...
Wolfgang
YouTube video by Charles Fernyhough
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October 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Released today! My new album, North, has been nearly three years in the making. Listen for free on Bandcamp, or buy a copy to download and help me with the mastering costs. #PopUpKings #nordicjazz #ambient #postrock #instrumental

popupkings.bandcamp.com/album/north
North, by Pop-Up Kings
9 track album
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October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Released today! My new album, North, has been nearly three years in the making. Listen for free on Bandcamp, or buy a copy to download and help me with the mastering costs. #PopUpKings #nordicjazz #ambient #postrock #instrumental

popupkings.bandcamp.com/album/north
North, by Pop-Up Kings
9 track album
popupkings.bandcamp.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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My new album, North, will be released on Thursday. Here’s a sneak preview. #PopUpKings #nordicjazz #ambient #postrock #instrumental
October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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The brilliant @kasiamojescik.bsky.social and Martha McGill join @claudiahammond.bsky.social and @catherineloveday.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 All in the Mind this morning to launch our new public survey of vivid memories. You can take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
BBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, Are there multiple subtypes of autism, and how vivid are your memories?
A new study suggests that autism’s genetic profile differs with age at diagnosis.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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My new album, North, will be released on Thursday. Here’s a sneak preview. #PopUpKings #nordicjazz #ambient #postrock #instrumental
October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Cover reveal! My new album, North, is out next week (23 Oct). Cover design by Isaac Fernyhough, based on original artwork by Clare Connor. Find it on Bandcamp and your usual streaming platform.
#PopUpKings #nordicjazz #ambient
October 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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This is pathetic.
royalsociety.org The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Oct 1
"I am increasingly concerned over threats to the values that allow science to flourish." Read the full statement from the President of the Royal Society Sir Adrian Smith: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...
A statement from the President of the Royal Society | Royal Society
A statement from the President of the Royal Society regarding threats to the values that allow science to flourish.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
September 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Good to recall that Elon Musk remains a fellow @royalsociety.org - so pleased they took no action when he was busier undermining science than threatening other countries’ governments with violence
September 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM