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2026-01-28 18:38 UTC
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ScienceAlert: Scientists Found an Early Signal of Dementia Hidden in Terry Pratchett's Novels
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-an-early-signal-of-dementia-hidden-in-terry-pratchetts-novels
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@PetraPhoenix@beige.party 2026-01-28 19:16
@Anoia@mendeddrum.org Wow! Somehow I think he would like the idea that he is still helping despite his untimely death.
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@AnarchoWalrus@todon.nl 2026-01-29 07:30
@Anoia@mendeddrum.org That's fascinating. I've actually said something like this to people before about his later books. It's cool that this was studied!
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@Doomed_Daniel@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-01-29 12:30
@Anoia@mendeddrum.org Has this theory been checked with anyone who knew him? Could also be that someone asked him not to use too complicated words or something (or he had a new copy editor)
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@agowa338@chaos.social 2026-02-01 20:47
@Anoia@mendeddrum.org > a slightly narrower vocabulary, less variation in description, a gentle flattening of language. This is what I notice in myself when I got covid. It got way better by now though... #covid #dementia