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Jane Suiter @janesuit.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

How do different climate camps persuade their audiences when you stop forcing the data into predefined categories? Our paper, Reading the Climate Room, just published in Nature Scientific Reports, reveals stark differences in how advocates and skeptics communicate. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Reading the climate room through unsupervised analysis of unfiltered climate perspectives - Scientific Reports

Understanding how competing perspectives shape public perception of climate change is critical, yet existing studies are limited by predefined categories, manual coding, or methodologically constraine...

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Valentin Mang @valentinmang.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

New paper out in @jexpsocpsych.bsky.social ! We (@kwinter.bsky.social, @kaiepstude.bsky.social , Bob Fennis and I) found that encouraging counterfactual thinking reduces engagement with conspiracy theories (i.e., clicks on, and reading times for, conspiracy articles). A 🧵 1/n

Screenshot of the abstract for the article "If only I had not fallen down the rabbit hole: Counterfactual thinking reduces engagement with conspiracy theories" in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

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Josh McCrain @joshmccrain.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

new paper by Sean Westwood: With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research

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Robert Brennan @rb-br.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Police questioned Géza Buzás-Hábel, organiser of Pécs Pride, as a criminal suspect – just for holding Hungary’s only rural Pride. The EU must act now to defend equality and freedom. Sign & share! a.allout.org/s/P29lG/

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Stop Hungary’s Pride Ban – Defend LGBT+ Rights Now

Police in Hungary questioned Géza Buzás-Hábel, organiser of Pécs Pride, as a criminal suspect – simply for holding a Pride march. The EU must act to defend equality, freedom, and human dignity. Add yo...

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DCU FuJo @fujomedia.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

While most of the Irish public do not believe six prominent conspiracy theories, the level of support for some of these might raise a few eyebrows. FuJo members @robraonain.bsky.social and Rabhya Mehrotra report data trends from 2024-Election in @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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How many people in Ireland believe in conspiracy theories?

While the majority do not believe six prominent conspiracy theories, the level of support for some of these might raise a few eyebrows

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Robert Brennan @rb-br.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

While only a small minority of the Irish public believe six prominent #conspiracytheories to 'definitely be true', just under half are unsure or lean towards believing them. Our analysis also found higher levels of belief to be linked to greater trust in social media and messaging apps

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DCU FuJo @fujomedia.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Despite heavy use of social media during Ireland’s last election, traditional journalism, like @rte.ie and newspapers, remain the most trusted sources. FuJo members @robraonain.bsky.social and Rabhya report data trends from the 2024 Post-General Election survey Read full; www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

What media sources did people use & trust before voting in 2024 General Election? Piece by Dr Robert Brennan @robraonain.bsky.social and Rabhya Mehrotra @fujomedia.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/4mOTfjg #RTEBrainstorm

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Robert Brennan @rb-br.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Does being reminded of your ingroup's role in the harm experienced by outgroup members lead you to see them as feeling less 'human' emotions? Looking at inequalities arising from climate change and fast fashion, our new paper at @plosone.org challenges this earlier claim in #dehumanization research.

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Does feeling collective responsibility for intergroup harm lead to infrahumanization?

Previous research has suggested that subtle dehumanization can occur as a consequence of harming others. According to this research, participants who feel a sense of collective responsibility for thei...

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Robert Brennan @rb-br.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Hungary has banned Pride marches. It's a direct attack on LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign now to demand EU action before May 27! Help protect human rights and keep Pride alive. a.allout.org/s/WZRVR/

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Stop Hungary’s Pride Ban – Defend LGBT+ Rights Now

Hungary has banned Pride marches, threatening LGBT+ rights and the freedom to protest. Sign the petition now to urge the EU to act before it’s too late. Every voice matters – help defend human rights ...

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David Rand @dgrand.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

🚨In Science🚨 Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya? WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%! -Lasts over 2mo -Works on entrenched beliefs -Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/ [X->BSky repost]

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Lusine Grigoryan @grigolus.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

One week left to apply! #phdsky #psychjob #socialpsyc

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

Over 100 social psychologists in this new Starter Pack, with more being added. Let me know if you want to be included! #SocialPsyc #Psychology #AcademicSky 🧪

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Doug Lewin @douglewin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This is the podcast for the moment. Where else can you absorb the wisdom of Ted Lasso and Learned Hand on an energy podcast? Loved this conversation with @davidspence.bsky.social How to Overcome Ideological Divides and the Climate of Contempt www.douglewin.com/p/how-to-ove...

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How to Overcome Ideological Divides and the Climate of Contempt

David Spence joins me to discuss his book, the U.S. election results, energy policymaking, the deep ideological divides in America, and how to bridge those divides.

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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

We've written a Researcher's Guide to Bluesky! It's a bit like all those other useful guides to Bluesky, but with several useful insights from University of York academics about using the platform, and we'd love it if it was reposted far and wide... >> blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2024... 🧵 below

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The Researcher’s Guide to Bluesky – The Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing Blog

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