I'm under the weather but 'Thank Goodness You're Here!' is really cheering me up. It's a whimsical little jaunt round a fictional Northern English town, where you help the locals sort out their problems. Cheers for the laughs, Coal Supper :) ...especially the Sheffield joke!

Recent comments from ex-PlayStation boss inspired this week's newsletter: "“We’re at the stage of hardware development that I call ‘only dogs can hear the difference’. We’re fighting over teraflops and that’s no place to be." theguardian.com/games/2024/oct…

Our new review "Understanding the Sense of Self Through Robotics" just came out in Science Robotics exploring how theories of self can be tested using robots as physical models or lab tools. With Agnieszka Wykowska & Kai Vogeley science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Sheffield Comp Sci Sheffield Robotics

Can't believe no one's commented on this music video in 5 years, it could quite easily explain - without excusing - a lot of Trump's abhorrent behaviour: Clean Bandit - Mama (feat. Ellie Goulding) [Official Video] youtu.be/Ao3XJ-UDdzI?si… via YouTube

Would people like a talking robot pet? We took our LLM-enabled MiRo-e robot to the Sheffield Festival of Mind to find out youtube.com/watch?v=quVza0… @itdfproject EngineeringSheffield Sheffield Robotics

Thank you to all who joined our live study of Tales of Eternia! We look forward to carrying the insights from this foundational text forward to the rest of the Tales series and beyond. Tales of Legendia begins TOMORROW, 5pm-11pm ET! Don’t miss the boat. twitch.tv/terrible__fate

A blog post on teaching at a Critical Disability Studies PhD course in Copenhagen with the great Prof Katherine Runswick-C & Professor Dan Goodley ! I introduced my Anti-Ableist Pedagogical Principles & led a lecture on positionality & disability Education@Sheffield DisabilityMatters sheffield.ac.uk/ihuman/news/ih…

For anyone who hasn't got a copy of Psychology of AI yet I have added a summary to my blog page so you know what you are getting :-) tonyjprescott.com/2024/11/23/the…… Routledge Books

Fab, my book #PsyofAI got reviewed in The Psychologist. Any other potential reviewers looking to be enlightened (even if slightly alarmed) please get in touch 😀 @tandfpsychology Sheffield Comp Sci

I'm giving away a Steam key for On Your Tail just retweet this tweet and follow me to enter. Winner will be selected later today.

Our @itdfproject issue is now the current MedHums_BMJ publication. It's a wonderful collection of approaches to disability, technology and the future and I'm proud that so many contributors are disabled non-academics and recognised here as researchers. mh.bmj.com/content/50/4?c…

My lecture this Thursday on "The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence" will now be livestreamed from around 5-5.15pm GMT (n.b. registration now closed for in-person attendance). If interested, please join by this link meet.google.com/qbk-hagv-nrc

I can't believe they send reporters to areas experiencing dangerous weather conditions. It gives people the idea they can still go outside safely. Footage of reports like this, although funny in hindsight, could so easily have been deadly: youtu.be/FVlq-mHbHFg?si… #StormÉowyn

Delighted to announce that Prof Murray Shanahan, of Google DeepMInd and Imperial College London, will give a plenary talk "What Sort of Thing is a Large Language Model?" at Living Machines 2025 in Sheffield next July. CfP now open. livingmachinesconference.eu/2025/plenary-s…

I'm finishing my PhD and one of my favourite examples of (visual) storytelling is the music video for Sunburn by muse. It's a simple story told efficiently but to devastating effect: youtu.be/N9SZaOJEWXU?si…

Did a review: Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered review – the good, the bad and the gloomy of Lara Croft releases theguardian.com/games/2025/feb…

Delighted to announce that Dr Maria Guix, of Uni. Barcelona, a rising star in the field of nanotechnology, will give a plenary talk "Designing Biohybrid Robots" at Living Machines 2025 in Sheffield next July. CfP now open till March 30th livingmachinesconference.eu/2025/plenary-s…

With a Terrible Fate is thrilled to invite you to another live conversation with Sean, creator of Hero’s Purpose, this Sunday at 6p ET. Join us to discuss all things Zelda, Hero’s Purpose E6, philosophy of fan fiction, gaming, and more. withaterriblefate.com/2025/03/24/joi…

The collection I’ve built is in peril. I’m launching a fundraiser to help cover storage costs while I work toward a permanent museum. Please share and donate to the campaign if you can! 💕gofund.me/726df2f0