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You will be examining the cultural evolution of heritage-based hostility using transmission chain experiments and natural language processing. Find more info on how to apply here: weaponisedpasts.org/news/job_adv...
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🚨 Still time to apply to our post-doc - Deadline 3rd February 📜
You will be working with Zachary Horne, @acerbialberto.com, @chiara-bonacchi.bsky.social, @johnmartindale.bsky.social
on the @leverhulme.ac.uk -funded project Weaponised Pasts.
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Job advertisement - Post-doctoral Research Fellow | Weaponised Pasts
The deadline is the 27th January. More details on the post and how to apply can be found in the attached post and on our website at: weaponisedpasts.org/news/job_adv....
We look forward to hearing from you!
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You will be working with Zachary Horne, @acerbialberto.com, @chiara-bonacchi.bsky.social and @johnmartindale.bsky.social, and will be using transmission chain experiments, natural language processing and Bayesian analysis to examine the evolution of heritage-based hostility online and in the lab.
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🚨 We're hiring 🚨
Still a week left to apply for the advertised post-doc position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk-funded project Weaponised Pasts! We are looking for an early career researcher with experience in experimental design, programming and statistical analysis.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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social psychology ▪︎ metascience ▪︎ philosophy of science ▪︎ higher education
Professor at Durham University, UK. He/him.
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/markrubinsocialpsychresearch/
Substack: https://markrubin.substack.com/
I'm a medieval archaeologist who works with open knowledge. Posts will inevitably descend into castles, cricket, and Star Trek.
Banner photo is Pevensey Castle in Sussex. It's one of my favourite castles. The photo is mine and licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
I am an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Research at the University of Trento (Italy): cognitive anthropology / cultural evolution / digital media / cultural analytics
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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
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