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Laura May, PhD

@explauramay.bsky.social
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Adventurer, avid reader, feminist. Host of the "Conflict Tipping" podcast on social #conflict (and what to do about it). PhD in International Relations, she/her. Escapee from academia.

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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
From out-group hostility to in-group <3 (or solidarity, anyway) - "Social identity correlates of social media engagement before and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Social identity correlates of social media engagement before and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine - Nature Communications
Why people like and share content on social media is poorly understood. Here, the authors investigate social media engagement with posts mentioning identity and expressing ingroup solidarity and outgr...
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
One loves the passive. "How linguistic patterns obscure responsibility in newspaper coverage of traffic crashes in German-speaking countries: an interdisciplinary study" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #blame
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How linguistic patterns obscure responsibility in newspaper coverage of traffic crashes in German-speaking countries: an interdisciplinary study
In this interdisciplinary study, we examine how linguistic patterns in newspaper coverage of traffic crashes in German-speaking countries (Austria, Germany and Switzerland) obscure responsibility a...
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🧠 Why are some brains more vulnerable to extremism? In the latest Conflict Tipping episode, I speak with Dr Leor Zmigrod about what neuroscience can teach us about radicalisation. 🎧 Listen now + buy her book #TheIdeologicalBrain! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8g82b... @leorzmigrod.bsky.social
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Institute for Strategic Dialogue @isdglobal.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Deadline tomorrow! We're hiring for our Germany & US teams 🚨 ISD is looking for 2 Analyst & Editorial Manager hybrid roles to work with our Comms and Research teams. If you have expertise in extremism, hate, info ops or digital policy—and a sharp editorial eye—apply below.
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This was my discussion project, and my first time facilitating in Spanish!
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🧠 Why are some brains more vulnerable to extremism? In the latest Conflict Tipping episode, I speak with Dr Leor Zmigrod about what neuroscience can teach us about radicalisation. 🎧 Listen now + buy her book #TheIdeologicalBrain! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8g82b... @leorzmigrod.bsky.social
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
What happens when young people in Haiti lead community dialogues on insecurity, justice & inclusion? Students share how it changed their perspectives—and their communities. Want to lead dialogue programs like this? Join the summer CDP Training: iftalks.org/lwToR 🔗 Read story: iftalks.org/3Ppyd
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Lo hice desde Cadiz hasta Sevilla durante Navedad el año pasado, por la Via Augusta. Es mejor que el Camino Ingles, pero algunos días son muy aburridos (caminando en línea recta sin variación).
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Congrats!! Very excited to check this out.
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
🌍 World Day of Social Justice: Who Belongs, and Who Gets Left Behind? Today, millions at home and abroad are facing job losses, social exclusion, and threats to fundamental rights. How did we get here? What can we do about it? 🧵👇 #WorldDayofSocialJustice #WhatIF
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Artwork by my discussion group participants!
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Apparently my attachment to @zotero.org is still so profound, I just got excited about the new update and interface?!?
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Jakub Eberle @jeberle.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Well-funded postdoc in Prague (42 months). Spread and share!
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
🚀 Meet the 2025 Collaborative Discussion Visiting Fellows! 🚀 This year’s Fellows will be developing new activities for the free Collaborative Discussion Toolkit and enhancing content for workshops and trainings. Learn more at iftalks.org/HNePg #WhatIF #CollaborativeDiscussion
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This is me! This is a discussion series I'm doing!! Max enthusiasm!!!
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I've been doing a fellowship with this org, and this content is legit good. Particularly helpful for facilitators and people in higher ed!
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
In the latest ep of the Conflict Tipping podcast, I speak with Fleur Ravensbergen--conflict mediator extraordinaire! She's spent years working in some of the world's most challenging conflict zones, from Northern Ireland to Iraq & the DRC. conflicttipping.podbean.com/e/violent-co... #mediation
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This is me! This is a discussion series I'm doing!! Max enthusiasm!!!
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I've been doing a fellowship with this org, and this content is legit good. Particularly helpful for facilitators and people in higher ed!
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
In the latest ep of the Conflict Tipping podcast, I speak with Fleur Ravensbergen--conflict mediator extraordinaire! She's spent years working in some of the world's most challenging conflict zones, from Northern Ireland to Iraq & the DRC. conflicttipping.podbean.com/e/violent-co... #mediation
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
This is so, very, creepy
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The more I look at some of the books I rated 5 stars this year, the less sense it makes.
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
New year, new role? 🤔 There's still time to apply to become the new Director/VP of Programming at IF! Find out more below 👇 #job #goodcause #WhatIF
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Benjamin Brigant, PhD @crisprandbeyond.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🌍🧪 Want to do something different and have fun? Try Skype a Scientist! It's an amazing chance to connect with a classroom anywhere in the world 🌎 and share your journey as a scientist. 👩‍🔬 The new 2025 volunteer form is out 🥳 Let’s inspire the next generation! 💡✨ #PhDSky #AcademicSky #MedSky
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SKYPE A SCIENTIST
Skype a Scientist matches your classroom, scout troop, or library with scientists for Q&A sessions for free!
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Why I need a powerful laptop: ❌ Data analysis ❌ VR or AI applications ✅ The sheer number of browser tabs I have open at any one time
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
One of the oddities of #academia is that you can spend 4.5 years writing a thesis that only your two supervisors and two examiners will ever look at - and you can spend 4.5 days writing an academic paper that has 4000 people read it. 🤔 www.researchgate.net/profile/Laur... #paper #humantrafficking
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Laura May | Achievement
See this researcher's achievement on ResearchGate.
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Interactivity Foundation (IF) @iftalks.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
#GivingTuesday is here! #WhatIF… your gift could strengthen democracy & improve public discourse? 💪 Every donation helps empower meaningful conversations & build stronger communities. Help foster collaboration: zurl.co/MUWc 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 501(𝑐)(3).
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I’m delighted to share the latest ep of the Conflict Tipping podcast, feat Dr Rachel Adams, author of "The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality". 🤖📖 🔗Podbean: conflicttipping.podbean.com/e/the-new-em... #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIGovernance #GlobalInequality #ConflictResolution
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Gouda take.
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I've been working with IF for the past couple of months, and they have some really great resources available for hosting and facilitating community discussions--even on the trickiest of topics!
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I’m delighted to share the latest ep of the Conflict Tipping podcast, feat Dr Rachel Adams, author of "The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality". 🤖📖 🔗Podbean: conflicttipping.podbean.com/e/the-new-em... #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIGovernance #GlobalInequality #ConflictResolution
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