Well that was rather wonderful and what a great book.
Congratulations David!
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03.03.2026 19:59
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Well that was rather wonderful and what a great book.
Congratulations David!
@kingschostm.bsky.social
Yes I get it. Or maybe Google glasses with a Teams style name tag at the bottom of the screen… eek
“Who is feeding our children while we are making history?”
That was Robert Chelsea’s question when asked about being the first African American face transplant recipient.
Robert and I talked to Annie Kelly @todayinfocus.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/p/x4dd6m?CMP...
#BlackHistoryMonth
Oh but that is another issue - because we judge terribly those who do.
I have had a scar on my cheek since I was 4 funnily enough - but because of my prosopagnosia can never remember what side.
Also when people are distinctive they are far more recognisable. I never mix Adrien Brody up with other actors. In the Face book I talk about this complex relationship between the familiar and the distinctive.
Yes absolutely!
Face blindness isn't well known and nor is its history. People with face blindness do *know* people - just not in the ways we are expected to!
To find out more see the Telegraph magazine - out this Saturday.
Photos Felicity McCabe
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/22/living-with-face-blindness/
Thank you so much Lindsey! X
Hooray hooray publication day! Huge thanks to the team at Allen Lane 🐧
🔔 Coming up in our seminar:
New Book Party!
Smart: A history of intelligence by David Brydan (with comments by Professor @fayboundalberti.bsky.social and Professor Federico Turkheimer)
🗓️ Tues 3 March, 18.00-19.30
📍 8th floor, Strand building
Register in Eventbrite ➡️ tinyurl.com/smart-brydan
Thank you!
Our colleague @fayboundalberti.bsky.social will be talking about #loneliness @britishacademy.bsky.social on Thu 19 Mar 2026, 18:30 - 19:45 www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
