Leor Zmigrod
@LeorZmigrod
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Political neuroscientist & psychologist investigating how and why (some) brains become ideologically extreme & how to disentangle from dogmas. @Forbes 30Under30
Joined March 2015
🟠Delighted to share that my book The Ideological Brain will be coming out in March! 🔵 It’s about what makes brains susceptible to rigid worldviews, how ideologies infiltrate our minds & bodies, and what it means to break free. 📘If you're curious:
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Thanks for quoting my book review in @Nature, @CaulfieldTim!
How to end outrage & detoxify politics: share stories, not statistics w @kurtjgray "Although outrage might seem aggressive — a loud fury hollered across town halls and digital echo-chambers — it is in fact a defensive stance." "...moral anger is often an expression of fear."
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Do our perceptions of harm underpin our moral intuitions? Should stories of victimization unite us? Enjoyed reading and reviewing new book Outraged by @kurtjgray for @Nature 🤫 Behind the paywall access:
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@chrishartpsych @guardian @Telegraph @newscientist Thanks so much @chrishartpsych! Hope you enjoy it :)
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Also, just joined B l u e 🔵s k y ☁️if you want to say hi over there 👋
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RT @philosophybites: @LeorZmigrod I’ll be interviewing @LeorZmigrod about her book on 10th May @blackwelloxford (free event, but best to bo…
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@MeadOlivia @VikingBooksUK @RebeccasBooks Hugely excited to work with you and the brilliant team at @VikingBooksUK!
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@WiringTheBrain @integlangsbiz @thebookseller @VikingBooksUK Hope you find the latest research in the book more compelling :)
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RT @CheckFirstHQ: How to counter political extremism and #misinformation? On March 20, @LeorZmigrod @Sander_vdLinden will talk about their…
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RT @Gates_Cambridge: From @Astro_Kayla to @LeorZmigrod & @paulosavaget, over a dozen Gates Cambridge scholars will showcase their research…
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@chrishartpsych @BBCNews @UNDPOGC @UKYoungAcademy @royalsociety Thanks Chris! Congrats on the book! 🥳
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@MlsaBsl @BBCNews @UNDPOGC @UKYoungAcademy @royalsociety Thanks Melisa! Excited to follow your awesome work :)
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Excited to talk with the prolific @Sander_vdLinden about the psychology of extremism and discuss his new book FOOLPROOF and my upcoming book (🤫) at the #CambridgeFestival @Cambridge_Uni @Cambridge_Fest 20 March @ a beautiful @stjohnscam venue. Free tix:
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