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Lauren Smith, PhD

@lkmsmith.bsky.social
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SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow; Associate Faculty @ RRU Climate, emotions, behaviour change, gender, planetary (and death) care She/They 🌈🍁

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Doug King in San Jose @dekgreen.bsky.social · 7h
New faculty position "Professor of the Practice in Energy" (open rank) at Duke. Energy finance experience preferred, but not req'd. "seek an outstanding teacher and practitioner with expertise in energy systems and their interactions with the environment, economy, and society." #academicsky
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Duke University, NSOE-Faculty
Job #AJO32821, Eads Professor of the Practice in Energy, NSOE-Faculty, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#CfP: 'Anger, Rage, Resentment as Drivers of Political Identity' - International workshop at University Passau, Germany, March 4-5, 2027. Deadline for abstracts: October 4, 2026. Details and full call here: www.sobi.uni-passau.de/politische-t... #emosoc #sociology #socialtheory
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Anger, Rage, Resentment as Drivers of Political Identity • Universität Passau
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valerie berseth @valerieberseth.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
How do we conduct ethical environmental research in a world on fire? Excited to share a new article in #WIRES with Angeline Letourneau outlining Climate Change-Conscious Methodologies #cccm - open access here: dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcc....
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Climate Change‐Conscious Methodologies: Ethical Research in a Changing World
Caption: Climate-change conscious methodologies require responsible and human-centered research, attending to shifting vulnerabilities over time, adapting methodologies, and adopting a community-cent...
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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🚨Job posting alert! This is a leadership position for a substance use researcher - come join us in Vancouver! Applications currently being accepted - please share widely and consider applying: www.med.ubc.ca/careers/dire... 🧪 #AcademicSky
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Director of Research, BC Centre for Substance Use (BCCSU) - UBC Faculty of Medicine
Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across Bri...
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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Your death positive plans just dropped. From coffin weaving workshops to Appalachian songs about death & grief, there are SO many ways to explore death, mourning, ritual, & remembrance around the world.
collage style graphic with lavendar background, at center black text reads death positive events. Around text there is a collage of various images, books, a wicker casket, an undertaker sign, tombstone, sheet, music and flowers
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
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Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
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Royal Roads University @royalroads.ca · 11/08/2026
Dr. @sarahwolfephd.bsky.social & the SEE Lab at @royalroads.ca have received $452,000 in @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca grants to explore environmental emotions and urban cemetery resilience. One hundred per cent of funds go to student research! 🔗 Read and apply: www.royalroads.ca/news/grants-...
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ally pax arcari mair @goodgriefgoodlife.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
i draw from and work within the field of thanatology a lot, but, as lots of people ask me when i start infodumping about it... what actually is thanatology‽ 🤔🎓 #AcademicSky #PsycSci #EduSky 🧠🩺
Drawing of a skull with flowers on top of a stack of books. Text reads: "what is thanatology?"Drawing of a dancing skeleton dressed in academic librarian. Text reads: "Thanatology is, "the study of life with death left in" (Kastenbaum, 1993). The scientific study of death and loss.A drawing of a silhouette of a tree.

Text reads: it's a broad interdisciplinary field which explores: death, dying, bereavement, non-death loss, grief, suicide, and euthanasia.
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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 05/08/2026
Does your city have a cemetery board? Remember, the dead can’t advocate for themselves, so you have to advocate for them! 💀 #cemetery #cemeteries #deathpositive #localgovernment
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Royal Roads University @royalroads.ca · 24/07/2026
We're recruiting MA or MSc in Environment and Management student researchers for funded research projects on pressing environmental challenges. Research includes: 🌎 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 🌲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Learn more and apply by January 4, 2027: rru.life/CC
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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
#AcademicSky Meta-analysis finds quite small effect (d = .16) of fear appeals on climate change behaviours. So, maybe that's not the way to go..... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The impact of fear appeals on individuals’ climate change attitudes and behaviors: A meta-analysis
Fear appeals have had a long legacy in communication research: They intend to encourage individuals to engage in protective behaviors. Prior work has …
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 06/07/2026
Two years after the deadly 2021 heat dome, Oregon's most populous county filed a lawsuit to hold Big Oil accountable for the resulting damages. Now Republican lawmakers are pushing federal bills to shield Big Oil from climate liability. Oregonians deserve better. They deserve accountability.
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Marci Cottingham @mdcottingham.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My new short book on emotional labor is available for free until 8 July! In it, I take stock of the development, interdisciplinary uses, public (mis)uses, and future possibilities of this important concept www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Emotional Labor
Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - Emotional Labor
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Johanna Sam @chilcotindeni.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Hey BC friends government just launched a Child & Youth Well-Being Action Plan and wants real input from families and frontline folks. If you’ve navigated child & family services, now’s a good time to share what’s working and what needs fixing. Link: engage.gov.bc.ca/childyouthwe... #AcademicSky
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Home - Child & Youth Well-Being Action Plan
Help shape what child and youth well-being looks like in B.C. Many children, youth, and families interact with multiple services and supports – but those supports don’t always connect or work together...
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Masters student research opportunity with me and my team at @royalroads.ca to study #emotions around the tensions urban #cemeteries face in a changing climate and world. See the post for more! #AcademicSky
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#masters #cultural #affective #cemeteries #climate | Lauren Smith
🚨New #masters student opportunity to work with me, Dr. Ann-Kathrin McLean, James K. Rowe, or Chris Ling (or a combination thereof!) on #cultural and #affective aspects of #cemeteries in a world of #cl...
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
👀ICYMI | "Following motherhood, one in three women leave academia as a result of motherhood, compared to one in six men" #AcademicSky #GreedyJobs
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The lack of women at the top of the academic ladder is driven by unequal childcare responsibilities - LSE Impact
Motherhood, and the unequal childcare responsibilities that follow, explain a large share of the observed gender gap in academic employment. Sofie Cairo, Ria Ivandic, Anne Sophie Lassen and Valentina ...
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Politics & Gender @politicsgenderj.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
In celebration of Pride Month, our new virtual special issue highlights research on LGBTQIA+ politics 🏳️‍🌈 Enjoy free access to the articles until the end of July ⬇️
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LGBTQIA+ Politics
LGBTQIA+ Politics
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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A new documentary is bringing conversations about deathcare, funeral practices, and greener end-of-life options to a wider audience. Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiLl...
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DEATH BOOM | Official Trailer
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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Just a reminder, please register if interested/coming! #sociology #emosoc
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Had a great @cangeographers.bsky.social panel + workshop yesterday on #Emotions and #AffectiveGeographies for #Climate #Resilience and a @csa-scs.bsky.social #EnviromentalSociology for #hope session today! Grateful to be doing this #interdisciplinary research and learning from others in many fields!
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
SPSP's virtual Writing Groups are back for Summer 2026! These sessions offer a focused, supportive space to make progress, stay accountable, and connect with fellow researchers. Check out details + RSVP here: ow.ly/jtEX50Z7jvo
Person typing on a laptop by a window with text about joining a virtual Writing Group this summer through SPSP.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 31/05/2026
@Grist.org is hosting a virtual event, “Radical Possibility: How Climate Fiction Can Create Better Futures,” on Wed, June 10, at 11am US ET (15h UTC).
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Radical Possibility: How Climate Fiction Can Create Better Futures · Zoom · Luma
In an era defined by democratic backsliding, climate crisis, disinformation, fear-mongering, and the normalization of cruelty, speculative climate fiction…
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
After an incredible UK vacation visiting family & hiking the West Highland Way, I'm off to CAG @cangeographers.bsky.social to talk about #Emotions & #Climate, and squeezing in CSA @csa-scs.bsky.social virtual talks! #Interdisciplinary #Sociology #Geography #Cemeteries #ConferenceSeason #AcademicSky
Sunny view from Comic Hill along the West Highland Way. Cloudy blue sky and hills in the distance Shaggy highland cows in a farm field, munching on the ground.Train tracks viewed from a bridge, lines by green shrubs and trees, with hills and clouds in the distance.Old Scottish cemetery lined with a cobblestone ledge.
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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
ÆRN Workshop: Affect, Emotion, and the Politics of Crisis at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social , with a (hybrid) keynote from the brilliant Deborah Gould (UC Santa Cruz). All welcome! Details and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/affect-emo... #emosoc #sociology #socialtheory
ÆRN KEYNOTE LECTURE. What Now? Affect and the Question of Composition. Professor Deborah Gould, University of California, Santa Cruz. Author of Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight Against AIDS. Date: Wednesday, June 10th. Time: 14.30–16.00. Venue: Maths & Physics Teaching Centre / 0G / 017. ÆRN Affect, Emotion, & the Politics of Crisis Workshop. All Welcome! Hybrid Event. Please Register Here. ÆRN — The Affect and Emotions Research Network at Queen's University Belfast. Organised by Dr Clara Fischer and Dr Jonathan Heaney. Supported by a QUB Faculty Research Initiatives Award and by QUB Illuminate funding.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 29/05/2026
For the first time ever, wind and solar generated more energy than gas worldwide in April, according to data released by the energy think tank @ember-energy.org, writes @danmccarthy.bsky.social for @canarymedia.com:
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Another first for renewables: Wind and solar outgenerate gas in April
It’s a milestone moment that shows just how much clean energy has matured in a short amount of time — and a lot more growth is on the way.
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Enough calories are produced on the world’s croplands to feed 14.5B people. However, only half of those calories make it to our plates. Why? Learn more in the latest Insights ✍️ @paul-west.bsky.social, @enviroem.bsky.social, @jamesgerber.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/4nIwluF #ClimateFood
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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
More climate positivity today from Tim Lenton and @drkatemarvel.bsky.social - positive tipping points and harnessing emotions around climate change. Interview by @tinymaddie.bsky.social and me www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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Two climate scientists on how to use emotion in the climate crisis
From anger to hope, Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton explain how to tackle the tricky feelings aroused by climate change and harness them to take action
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 23/05/2026
Scientific figures can strongly influence how research findings are interpreted. This ‘How to’ Comment article in Nature Human Behaviour outlines a practical strategy for creating figures that communicate clearly across audiences and scientific contexts. go.nature.com/3R00b1t #Academicsky 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows key steps in producing an effective scientific figure.
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Exciting to see this Handbook "out in the wild", including a chapter I contributed to on Nature, wilderness, and the body! @stysyropoulos.bsky.social @fabianhess.bsky.social among others! #academicsky #existentialism #deathdenial
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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This year, The Order is harnessing the power of end-of-life documentaries, films that invite us to witness the realities of death that are often hidden to spark meaningful conversations, highlight systemic issues, and reimagine what meaningful, sustainable, and equitable deathcare can look like.
Graphic for Reel Mortality series. Photo of a hallway lit by red and white neon lights that form an archway.
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Seth Abrutyn @sethabrutyn.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Coser Salon #sociology essay was published this morning in @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social! Check it out. It is a call for an affective turn in the discipline. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Emotions & Society is looking for book reviews (500-750 words). Perhaps yourself or your PhD students might be interested in reviewing one of the titles below? If so, pop Maja an email! #sociology #emosoc #socialtheory @bupjournals.bsky.social @bsa-emotions.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social
Emotions and Society is looking for book reviews (500-750 words) of the following titles:
If you are interested in reviewing any of these or would like to suggest a different book for review in the journal, please get in touch with Maja Sawicka, Book Reviews Editor (m.sawicka@is.uw.edu.pl).
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Call for Papers by 11 May for ‘Exploring Emotions and Social (In)justice: Meanings, Imaginings, (Re)framings’, a @bsa-emotions.bsky.social‬ free online event, 18 and 19 June tinyurl.com/yy79dzy4 #cfp #sociology
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Happy to have had the chance to talk about this topic with @raresites.bsky.social last night! We have the knowledge to be greener in #death, just as we do in life. I believe this can help us foster both climate and psychological resilience!
Dr. Smith stands in front of their presentation on sustainable death care showing a slide that states "What's available in Ontario?"Dr. Smith at her laptop in front of her presentation slide showing Green Burial in Canada and a map of sites certified by the Green Burial Society of Canada
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Cemeteries can bee such hotspots for biodiversity (typo intentional). #deathstudies #cemeteries #academicsky
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Join me on Earth Day to chat about green burial options and death awareness in Ontario. Sustainability is life-long, after all, and death is one part of life we can count on. #greenburial #sustainability #deathpositivity #deathcare
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Early career academics are often under-represented in university decision-making bodies across Europe, particularly women, who are almost entirely absent from senior governance roles, a new study has found #academicsky ow.ly/efxk50YCbpj
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 04/04/2026
Are you studying online toxicity or online moderation? Our @Communalytic.org research tool includes a Civility Analyzer module that automatically pinpoints various types of toxic interactions in any social media dataset. communalytic.org/docs/civilit... #academicsky #phdsky #comsky #sciencesky
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Civility Analyzer - Communalytic - A no-code computational social science research tool for studying online communities and public discourse on social media
The Civility Analysis Module uses AI models to detect the level of toxicity and conversation bridging in online conversations. Powered by two machine learning APIs: Detoxify and Perspective, the modul...
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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
What even IS an advance directive and why does it matter? The Guardian just published this helpful explainer, and we were honored to be interviewed and featured. If you've been putting off thinking about end-of-life planning this is a great place to start. www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
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‘It can spare people so much pain’: what is an advance directive and should you get one?
My sister and I had to make decisions that determined the course of my parents’ final hours. This important end-of-life document could have guided us
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A quick little #water and #gender piece from Sadah Mehrabi and me (driven by the former!), sneaking in for the #WorldWaterDay2026 cycle. #AcademicSky
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Kaitlyn M. Werner, PhD @kaitlynmwerner.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
#psychjobs #AffectSci "At least one post will be prioritised towards research and teaching in cognitive, affective and/or social neuroscience"
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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Death positivity is not just a mindset, it’s a practice. Our Death Positivity in Action Page is an ongoing chronicle of ways that death positive ideas are emerging in communities all across the world: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/death-positi...
Image of rows of tombstones that reflect rainbows through a glass space in the middl of each stone.
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Lauren Smith, PhD @lkmsmith.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
An article that was resurrected after various 2020 setbacks, updated & extended to 2025 #awe + #proenvironmental #behaviour research is now live! Another SEE Lab collab @peopleandnature.bsky.social @sarahwolfephd.bsky.social @royalroads.ca besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 10/02/2026
POWER (of attorney) HOURS ARE BACK! Get those pesky financial & medical POA forms off your to-do list. I'll bring the forms and my notary stamp. You bring your brains and your determination to make difficult but necessary decisions. It'll be fun. #louisville #deathpositive #estateplanning
A green comic book bubble with orange words over it reads: POWER (of attorney) HOURS! Below, white text reads: February 2026. February 12, 2-4pm. February 14, 12:30-2:30pm. February 19, 2-4pm. February 21, 12:30-2:30pm. I'll bring the forms. $5-$10 suggested tip. MaybeItsFate. 1425 Story Ave. Louisville, KY. In the bottom left corner is the logo for My Parents Are Dead: What Now? featuring a cartoon skull with heart eyes atop a lime green heptagon.
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Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠 @drjacekdebiec.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"Generative AI systems themselves tend toward homogenization when used autonomously and repeatedly... Cultural stagnation is no longer speculation. It’s already happening." #AcademicSky theconversation.com/ai-induced-c...
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AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening
AI-mediated culture is already being filtered in ways that favor the familiar, the describable and the conventional.
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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
#CfP: 'Bridging Emotions: Affect in Overcoming Social and Political Divides', a hybrid workshop, based in Keio University, Tokyo, 16.05.2026, organized by Takemitsu Morikawa and @cvscheve.bsky.social Submission deadline: 15.02.2026 Details: www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a... #emosoc #sociology
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Call for Papers - Workshop “Bridging Emotions: Affect in Overcoming Social and Political Divides”
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