247 - Phonias

247 - Phonias

Listening to 'The Life Scientific' on BBC radio 4. Today there was discussion with Professor Julia Simner (who runs the Multisense lab at the University of Sussex) about synesthesia, misophonia, philiophonia (ASMR) and other ias and onias. The best part was at the end, when she explained the research team's successful search for people in love with the sound of their own hearts...

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Macmillan Cancer Support

This year I challenged myself to write one blog post per day, for 365 days. The project began on 3 March 2025.

I have linked this challenge to a charity fundraiser, because I want to look outside as well as inwards and contribute to society. It also holds me accountable and adds motivation to write everyday.

Macmillan is an organistation that offers powerful help to anyone (in the UK) who has been affected by cancer.

Head over to my Just Giving page, to donate to Macmillan Cancer Support using the button below.