This project marks a collaboration between @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social and the University of Trento, and we are especially thankful to our funder @leverhulme.ac.uk
02.10.2025 10:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We will examine the spread of this heritage-based hostility using a mixture of real-world social media data and lab experiments, representing the first investigation into this topic that combines public archaeology, cultural evolution and psychological theory.
02.10.2025 10:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This novel, interdisciplinary project will investigate how interpretations of the past are routinely weaponised online to frame others as enemies, undermining democratic discourse and promoting offline violence.
02.10.2025 10:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Weaponised Pasts
Welcome to Weaponised Pasts! The website for our investigation into heritage-based hostility is now live at weaponisedpasts.org. Find out more about the project there.
02.10.2025 10:26 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 3
Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science at University of Amsterdam
Studying the intersection of AI, social media, and politics.
Polarization, misinformation, radicalization, digital platforms, social complexity.
Professor of Psychology at NYU (jayvanbavel.com) | Author of The Power of Us Book (powerofus.online) | Director of NYU Center for Conflict & Cooperation | trying to write a new book about collective decisions
Chancellor’s Fellow and Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Director Heritage Minds Lab. Philip Leverhulme Prize 2022. PI @weaponisedpasts.bsky.social. Researching the intersections between Heritage, Data, and the Politics of the Past
official Bluesky account (check username👆)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
Nature Portfolio’s high-quality products and services across the life, physical, chemical and applied sciences is dedicated to serving the scientific community.
