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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Haven't been much here. Just wanted to say: @leorzmigrod.bsky.social, I'm reading your book this week for a class on neuropolitics. It is absolutely brilliant! You made such a serious topic sound fun with your writing! A great discovery of this year! Congratulations!

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Gates Cambridge @gatescambridge.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Watch Leor Zmigrod's new TEDtalk, “How to Protect Your Brain Against Extremism”, based on her book & selected as a Global TED Editor’s Pick - www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEa1... @leorzmigrod.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

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Are you susceptible to extremism? Take this cognitive test. | Leor Zmigrod | TEDxNewEngland

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Suhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · 05/08/2026

@leorzmigrod.bsky.social gilt als Begründerin eines neuen Wissenschaftsfelds: der politischen Neurobiologie. Jetzt hat sie einen TED Talk zum Thema ihres Buches gehalten – mit der Frage: Wer ist anfällig für Extremismus? Mehr über »Das ideologische Gehirn« erfahrt Ihr hier: shrk.vg/Ideologische...

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Are you susceptible to extremism? Take this cognitive test. | Leor Zmigrod | TEDxNewEngland

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🔴 My TED talk “How to Protect Your Brain From Extremism” is finally out! And I’m so honoured it’s been selected as a Global TED Editor’s Pick — especially given the talk’s final minute, where I go against one of TED’s strictest rules 🤫 Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEa1...

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Are you susceptible to extremism? Take this cognitive test. | Leor Zmigrod | TEDxNewEngland

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Ole Meinefeld @meinefeld.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Ideologiekritik trifft Hirnforschung Debatte zum Buch „Das politische Gehirn" (@suhrkamp.de) 🗓️ Mi, 11.11., 18h mit @leorzmigrod.bsky.social 👉 Wie verändern Ideologien unser Gehirn? 👉 Machen uns bestimmte neurobiologische Veranlagungen empfänglich für extreme Glaubenssätze? @boell.de & online 👇

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Leor Zmigrod: Das ideologische Gehirn Wie politische Überzeugungen wirklich entstehen

Leor Zmigrod gilt mit nur 29 Jahren als Begründerin eines neuen Wissenschaftsfelds: der politischen Neurobiologie. Darin erforscht sie den Zusammenhang zwischen politischen Einstellungen und der Biolo...

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The Ideological Brain has been chosen by the Financial Times and New Scientist as one of the best summer books of 2025 ☀️ Thank you to all the readers and listeners who have enjoyed it this spring 🌸 and summer 🌻 and now onto the fall 🍁!

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Tom Howarth @tomhowarth.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🧠 Had the pleasure of sitting down with @leorzmigrod.bsky.social a few weeks ago to chat about her new book, The Ideological Brain. 🧪 We talked politics, neuroscience, and how they come together in the emerging field of (you guessed it)… political neuroscience. open.spotify.com/episode/2WdQ...

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Why your brain might be wired for extremism

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Sage @sagepub.com · 01/07/2025

“[W]e really need to think about what it means to have people with rigid minds and how they encounter our political world.” Neuroscientist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social explores ideological thinking on a new episode of Social Science Bites. Listen now: www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/07/leor...

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Suhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · 26/06/2025

In der neuen Folge »Dichtung & Wahrheit« ist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social zu Gast und spricht über »Das ideologische Gehirn«, über Identität, Denkstile, digitale Radikalisierung und die Frage, wie wir lernen können, offener zu denken – und so Extremismus entgegenzuwirken: shrk.vg/DichtungUndW...

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taz @taz.de · 23/06/2025

Leor Zmigrod hat ideologisches Denken untersucht. Sie erklärt, was Hirnscans zeigen, wie Dschihadisten ticken und warum Social Media extremes Denken befeuern.

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Neurowissenschaftlerin über Denkmuster: „Ideologien verändern Körper“

Leor Zmigrod hat ideologisches Denken untersucht. Sie erklärt, was Hirnscans zeigen, wie Dschihadisten ticken und warum Social Media extremes Denken befeuern.

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

If you’re in Cambridge, UK, tomorrow Wednesday 18 June and looking for a break from this beautiful sunny weather (it’s relentless), join our conversation about The Ideological Brain at Bill Gates Sr House with legendary neuroscientist Usha Goswami @uniofcam.bsky.social ☀️📘

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

On our capacity to resist, political neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the human mind in our free film of the week. Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Political neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the ideological brain in our free film of the week on Hay Festival Anytime now. Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Cool that the @nytimes.com thinks The Ideological Brain would be a great Father’s Day gift “for the dad who’s a politics buff” 😎🎁

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Gates Cambridge @gatescambridge.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Political neuroscientist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social will be speaking to Prof Usha Goswami about her new book The Ideological Brain at Bill Gates Sr. House on 18th June, 5-6pm. Sign up here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-... #neuroscience @downingcollege.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social

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Rebecca Carter @rebeccasbooks.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

And @leorzmigrod.bsky.social is appearing with Dr Julia Ebner in a sold out event at the Cheltenham Science Festival this evening which promises to be really interesting for the lucky people with tickets. www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/going...

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Going to Extremes: The Science of Susceptible Minds | Cheltenham Festivals

Extreme groups like Anti-Vaxxers and Neo-Nazis have started to enter the mainstream. Why is disinformation on the rise, and why are some brains more suscep

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Suhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · 04/06/2025

Mit nur 29 Jahren begründet @leorzmigrod.bsky.social ein neues Forschungsfeld: die politische Neurobiologie. In ihrem neuen Buch zeigt die preisgekrönte Wissenschaftlerin, wie Denkmuster unsere politische Haltung formen und wer für extreme Positionen anfällig ist: shrk.vg/Ideologische...

Das Buch »Das ideologische Gehirn« liegt auf rotem Hintergrund.

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

On BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme talking about my book THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN with Nick Robinson and Julia Ebner about how we - as individuals - can cultivate resilience to extreme ideologies 🧠

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Goethe-Universität Frankfurt @goetheuni.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🧠 🧪 How does our #brain influence our political stance - and vice versa? Neuroresearcher @leorzmigrod.bsky.social presents her #book "Das ideologische Gehirn" on June 10 | 6 pm at Campus Westend, Cas. 1.801. Event on EN. | 🔗 www.suhrkamp.de/buchpraesent...

Plakat zur Buchvorstellung und Diskussion mit Dr. Leor Zmigrod. Links ist ein Porträtfoto von Dr. Zmigrod zu sehen, daneben das Buchcover ihres Buches „Das ideologische Gehirn – Wie politische Überzeugungen wirklich entstehen“. Rechts stehen die Veranstaltungsinformationen: Dienstag, 10. Juni 2025, 18 Uhr, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Campus Westend, Casino-Gebäude, Renate von Metzler-Saal, Cas. 1.801. Moderation: Prof. Dr. Martin Saar. Unten sind die Logos des Suhrkamp Verlags und der Goethe-Universität abgebildet.

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Harvard Brain Science Initiative @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

How Do Extremists Get That Way? Probably Quite Naturally The Harvard Gazette shares an excerpt from @leorzmigrod.bsky.social's new book. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

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Excerpt from ‘The Ideological Brain’ by Leor Zmigrod — Harvard Gazette

In new book, neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod traces connections between brain biology, political beliefs.

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Had such a wonderful time talking with @jburnmurdoch.ft.com at the @hayfestival.bsky.social this weekend about The Ideological Brain! 📘 So grateful to the incredible audience and the @financialtimes.com for supporting the event!

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Rebecca Carter @rebeccasbooks.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Brilliant conversation @hayfestival.bsky.social today between @leorzmigrod.bsky.social and @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about her book THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN. Thanks to @ftweekend.com for sponsoring :)

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Awesome to see this excerpt of The Ideological Brain featured in the @harvard.edu Gazette! If you want a glimpse of the book, check it out here: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🔵⚪️🔴⚫️ It’s publication day for the German translation of The Ideological Brain — Das Ideologische Gehirn! Delighted that the book can now be found in bookstores across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in this bold and beautiful Bauhaus cover ⚫️🔴⚪️🔵

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Oxford 👋 can’t wait for this conversation with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social about The Ideological Brain at the beautiful @blackwells.bsky.social bookstore 📚 There are still FREE tickets available for this Saturday so start your weekend with a dose of philosophy ☀️

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

11am this morning (Saturday) upstairs @blackwelloxford.bsky.social - @leorzmigrod.bsky.social on The Ideological Brain - free event in the Philosophy in the Bookshop series

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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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derekthetech.bsky.social @derekthetech.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

It was a great interview!

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Had a blast on Offline with Jon Favreau @jonfavs.bsky.social talking about my new book The Ideological Brain! Thanks for the great discussion about nature vs nurture in political extremism. Full interview on YouTube & wherever you get your podcasts! @crooked.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqvD...

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Meta Trial Reveals Mark Zuckerberg & Silicon Valley Hung Out to Dry by Donald Trump

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Nautilus Magazine @nautil.us · 14/04/2025

Neuroscientist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social was among the first wave of scientists to start investigating the neurobiological origins of ideological thinking. Nautilus recently caught up with her to find out makes the human brain so prone to ideology. 🧪

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Why Our Brains Crave Ideology

A neuroscientist reveals how to nurture authentic and flexible thinking

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

☀️ My interview with The New York Times was featured in today’s @nytimes.com Morning Briefing 🥳 Q: If we’re wired a certain way, can we change? A: You have agency to choose how passionately you adopt these ideologies and what you reject or what you don’t. Interview: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/s...

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Rebecca Carter @rebeccasbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Love this NYT interview with @leorzmigrod.bsky.social about her book THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/s...

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Chris Powers @powers.eurosky.social · 10/04/2025

📚 What an amazing book by @leorzmigrod.bsky.social. As I read I couldn’t help but ask myself how rigid or not my own brain is, and reflect a lot on the current authoritarian moment we are living through… Superbly written, with warmth and humour as well as insight. Can recommend! 😊

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Peter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Exciting interview with @leorzmigrod.bsky.social in @nytimes.com today. Leor goes one step further than many of us, studying the neurophysiological basis of ideology. Read the interview, then read the book 🔽 Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/s...

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Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired

In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📰 Interview about The Ideological Brain for The New York Times @nytimes.com just released! Really enjoyed this conversation with Matt Richtel about ideologies, neuroscience, and our capacity for change Check it out: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/s...

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 02/04/2025

“Ideologies can literally shape our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems.” Neuroscientist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social uncovers how political beliefs aren’t just opinions—they can physically change how we process the world: www.prospectmagazine...

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“Ideologies injure our brains and bodies”—an interview with Leor Zmigrod

In her new book, the neuroscientist relates how our minds shape—and are shaped by—our beliefs

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Rebecca Carter @rebeccasbooks.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

There is a great and thoughtful review of @leorzmigrod.bsky.social THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN by @tomcalver.bsky.social in the Sunday Times

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Had a great time chatting with @rafaelbehr.bsky.social about whether some people are “hard-wired” for radicalization and all about The Ideological Brain 📘🧠

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Rumor has it that there are signed copies of The Ideological Brain on display at Shakespeare & Co in Paris… 👀 @shakespeareandcompany.com @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social

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Rebecca Carter @rebeccasbooks.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Just under two weeks until @leorzmigrod.bsky.social’s brilliant THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN is published by @penguinukbooks.bsky.social in the UK and Holt in the US.

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🎞️ New short film just released about my research on what makes a mind susceptible to rigid and extreme ideologies by @uniofcam.bsky.social! 🧠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOBI...

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Uncovered: Psychological 'signature' of the extreme mind

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The UK cover of The Ideological Brain is here! 📘 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social It contains a potentially polarizing visual trick - can you see the face? 👀 Waterstones is offering a special 25% discount on orders for the next 2 days 🎉 www.waterstones.com/book/the-ide...

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

🔬👀 Have a vision for your field? Consider creating a dedicated journal issue on an emerging topic, method, or new scientific avenue @royalsociety.org @royalsocietypublishing.org As a #PhilTransB Editorial Board member, v open to proposal ideas: psychology, neuroscience, cognitive sci all welcome!

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"The book makes a convincing case that 'perceptions of harm and judgments of immorality are inextricably linked', but does this mean that our moral intuitions are rooted only in how harm is perceived — and nothing else? What do we gain from this act of reduction? And what do we lose?" 📕📕📕

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

So excited that The Ideological Brain has been named one of The Guardian’s “Brilliant Books to Read in 2025” & one of The Telegraph’s AND New Scientist’s “Best Books of 2025”! 🤯 @theguardian.com @telegraphnews.bsky.social (& in love w the beautiful @newscientist.bsky.social cover by Sofia Bonati)

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"If I had to pick one, Zmigrod's would be my book to watch out for in 2025" by Simon Ings in the New Scientist

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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

First time on Bluesky 👋☁️ 🟠 Delighted to share that my book The Ideological Brain will be out in March (and in >10 languages later this year)! 🔵 📘 It’s about what makes some brains susceptible to rigid worldviews, how ideologies infiltrate our minds and bodies, and what it means to break free 📙

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