Brian Wecht

Wife: use the newspaper to get that spider down Me *reads the news out loud* Spider *depressed* holy shit

hearing lots of chatter about hungry little duckies showing up at these starbomb shows

My new Trey Magnifique album is out today! Check it out at treymagnifique.bandcamp.com/album/bebop-...

Nice to see this getting some attention. It's completely true, and I dearly wish more journalists understood where these common narratives about AI actually come from.

Brian “Ninja Brian” “Trey Magnifique” Wecht was teaching physics in London before his music career took flight. And now, his irresistible force of knowledge meets an immovable object (Paula couldn’t get through high school physics!). And it’s a new round of ”Show Descriptions!” @bwecht.bsky.social

The first music video from my upcoming Trey Magnifique album is out now! I am very excited about this album and heartily encourage you to go check it out youtu.be/6L6yXlwa8v8?...

I can’t BELIEVE I fell for this 🎟️ www.caveat.nyc/events/our-f... 🎟️

Yes! BOOMERANG HIVE RISE UP! If you want signed copies in the mail there’s still a few more days to order via @collectorsparadise.bsky.social. Go to: bit.ly/goofriends 🪃🪃🪃🕸️🕸️🕸️

There is no evidence that the MMR vaccine is dangerous or that splitting it into its three components is any safer or more effective. It would take 5-10 yrs to make new individual vaccines in any case. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/h...

been having fun bothering my 12yo by making oblique TADC references while insisting it must be a coincidence that the stuff I’m talking about is in “that show you like”

consistently bothers me that Ulysses Everett McGill ruins that take of Man of Constant Sorrow by screaming “woo!” at the very end

Come see me in LA, Sydney, and Christchurch with The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe!

Just a reminder that there's only about a week left to leave comments on the OMB proposal that will cripple federally funded research. Here's my attempt to convince you that you should, along with info on how to do so effectively.

For fifty years, fans, critics, and scholars have debated the meaning of the Eagles’ acclaimed 1976 recording “Hotel California.” Our new paper uses advanced AI analysis to finally reveal the hidden truth: it’s about what if there was a spooky hotel

this was a cool thing to see

Me: the paper sizes are different in Europe 12yo: nope, you’re lying Me: look, here’s European paper, it’s different 12yo: you cut that Me: no I didn’t 12yo (talking to nobody as she walks away): why would he make different paper

top-tier passive-aggressive map name here

we all know I have no life, so:

yeah, the oscars are happening right now, but is that honestly more interesting than this photo of a lizard I took in my backyard? bear in mind that the lizard looks like it’s chairing a tiny committee meeting

Our VERY FIRST Under the Covers album turns TEN YEARS OLD today!!! Check out these throwbacks from 2016! We can’t believe we’ve done FOUR of these cover albums now, and that we remain non-adversarial with @twrpband.bsky.social!

working on a new signature look

So it’s NOT my imagination

CORRECTION: A *third* potato has been named after Prince.

We need to tell our non-scientist people that the CDC is no longer a trusted source of information. I follow mostly scientists here and we’re all right on top of what’s going on at federal agencies but I wouldn’t take it for granted that lay people have the same awareness.

A new, abstract tale about Dracula - starring Danish actors Lars Mikkelsen and Sofie Gråbøl - is coming in 2026. Directed by Simon Macko. Produced by Skjaldborn. More info coming soon! We are so excited to share more about this short film!

Mathematician Karl Weierstrass was born #OTD, Halloween, in 1815. 🧪 🎃 The fools at The Academy all said he was mad, but he showed them all in 1872 when he announced that he had created a MONSTER. Let's learn about the terrible thing he did. Image: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

lol no they absolutely will not, for so many reasons I'd bet everything I own that in 20 years there will never be more than 1000 people in space at any one time. (It'll probably be well under 100.) Nobody will be living there with their kids. Tech billionaires don't know a damn thing about tech.

We find a mantis near our house like once every 3 years and just spotted (& caught, observed, & released) this one. Such a beautiful bug!

An early take of @bwecht.bsky.social doing his career-defining, award-winning role “Count Whackula”

Come see me (as part of Hasco Enjoyments) open up for Pinback on a lil West Coast tour this week!

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

The only ethical use of AI is to create a deepfaked cut of Tron 3 that replaces Jared Leto with Tim Robinson released to torrent sites the same day it premieres in theaters

A BRAND NEW music video for "Walk the Dinosaur" is OUT NOW!!!! Journey to 65 million years ago with us and @twrpband.bsky.social!!!!

pleased to report that amazon’s ban on my buying of shrek 2 dvds appears to have been lifted

guess who booked a Vegas residency

solid contender for product with the most upsetting spelling

Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days

alt-J should have done the music for F1 for the ultimate keyboard experience

Dry cleaner: What…uh…caused these stains on the pants? Me: Corn Dry cleaner: …OK

New Flula Borg/Go Banana Go album “Slippery When Peeled” is out TODAY! Give it a listen here: onerpm.link/slippery-whe...

probably my proudest accomplishment is that amazon cut me off from buying dvds of shrek 2

hummingbird nest in a backyard tree!

11yo got a hold of my wife’s phone this morning

Had enormous fun talking with @bwecht.bsky.social and Leighton Gray about tech bullshit, the writing process, Easter eggs, Star Trek, They Might Be Giants, the worst Harry Potter fanfic, bizarrely horny transhumanists, @learnedleague.com, and dril. shows.acast.com/leighton-nig...

I’m playing a record release show this Fri (Mar 7) in Pasadena - come check it out! (Also listen to the album by Hasco Enjoyments, it’s great)