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Leor Zmigrod
@leorzmigrod.bsky.social
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Political psychologist and neuroscientist investigating what makes some brains more susceptible to ideological extremism than others and what it means to break free from rigid dogmas. First book The Ideological Brain out now! 📘 www.leorzmigrod.com
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · Jan 15
First time on Bluesky 👋☁️

🟠 Delighted to share that my book The Ideological Brain will be out in March (and in >10 languages later this year)! 🔵

📘 It’s about what makes some brains susceptible to rigid worldviews, how ideologies infiltrate our minds and bodies, and what it means to break free 📙
Cover of The Ideological Brain by Leor Zmigrod
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · Sep 1
The Ideological Brain has been chosen by the Financial Times and New Scientist as one of the best summer books of 2025 ☀️

Thank you to all the readers and listeners who have enjoyed it this spring 🌸 and summer 🌻 and now onto the fall 🍁!
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Tom Howarth @tomhowarth.bsky.social · Jul 16
🧠 Had the pleasure of sitting down with
@leorzmigrod.bsky.social a few weeks ago to chat about her new book, The Ideological Brain.

🧪 We talked politics, neuroscience, and how they come together in the emerging field of (you guessed it)… political neuroscience.
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Why your brain might be wired for extremism
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Sage @sagepub.com · Jul 1
“[W]e really need to think about what it means to have people with rigid minds and how they encounter our political world.”

Neuroscientist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social explores ideological thinking on a new episode of Social Science Bites.

Listen now: www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/07/leor...
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Suhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · Jun 26
In der neuen Folge »Dichtung & Wahrheit« ist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social zu Gast und spricht über »Das ideologische Gehirn«, über Identität, Denkstile, digitale Radikalisierung und die Frage, wie wir lernen können, offener zu denken – und so Extremismus entgegenzuwirken: shrk.vg/DichtungUndW...
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taz @taz.de · Jun 23
Leor Zmigrod hat ideologisches Denken untersucht. Sie erklärt, was Hirnscans zeigen, wie Dschihadisten ticken und warum Social Media extremes Denken befeuern.
Neurowissenschaftlerin über Denkmuster: „Ideologien verändern Körper“
Leor Zmigrod hat ideologisches Denken untersucht. Sie erklärt, was Hirnscans zeigen, wie Dschihadisten ticken und warum Social Media extremes Denken befeuern.
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · Jun 17
If you’re in Cambridge, UK, tomorrow Wednesday 18 June and looking for a break from this beautiful sunny weather (it’s relentless), join our conversation about The Ideological Brain at Bill Gates Sr House with legendary neuroscientist Usha Goswami @uniofcam.bsky.social ☀️📘
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Gates Cambridge @gatescambridge.bsky.social · Jun 9
Political neuroscientist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social will be speaking to Prof Usha Goswami about her new book The Ideological Brain at Bill Gates Sr. House on 18th June, 5-6pm. Sign up here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-... #neuroscience

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · Jun 14
On our capacity to resist, political neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the human mind in our free film of the week.

Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime
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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · Jun 10
Political neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the ideological brain in our free film of the week on Hay Festival Anytime now.

Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · Jun 9
Cool that the @nytimes.com thinks The Ideological Brain would be a great Father’s Day gift “for the dad who’s a politics buff” 😎🎁
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Gates Cambridge @gatescambridge.bsky.social · Jun 9
Political neuroscientist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social will be speaking to Prof Usha Goswami about her new book The Ideological Brain at Bill Gates Sr. House on 18th June, 5-6pm. Sign up here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-... #neuroscience

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Rebecca Carter @rebeccasbooks.bsky.social · Jun 4
And @leorzmigrod.bsky.social is appearing with Dr Julia Ebner in a sold out event at the Cheltenham Science Festival this evening which promises to be really interesting for the lucky people with tickets. www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/going...
Going to Extremes: The Science of Susceptible Minds | Cheltenham Festivals
Extreme groups like Anti-Vaxxers and Neo-Nazis have started to enter the mainstream. Why is disinformation on the rise, and why are some brains more suscep
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Suhrkamp Verlag @suhrkamp.de · Jun 4
Mit nur 29 Jahren begründet @leorzmigrod.bsky.social ein neues Forschungsfeld: die politische Neurobiologie. In ihrem neuen Buch zeigt die preisgekrönte Wissenschaftlerin, wie Denkmuster unsere politische Haltung formen und wer für extreme Positionen anfällig ist: shrk.vg/Ideologische...
Das Buch »Das ideologische Gehirn« liegt auf rotem Hintergrund.
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · Jun 3
On BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme talking about my book THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN with Nick Robinson and Julia Ebner about how we - as individuals - can cultivate resilience to extreme ideologies 🧠
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Goethe-Universität Frankfurt @goetheuni.bsky.social · Jun 2
🧠 🧪 How does our #brain influence our political stance - and vice versa? Neuroresearcher @leorzmigrod.bsky.social presents her #book "Das ideologische Gehirn" on June 10 | 6 pm at Campus Westend, Cas. 1.801. Event on EN. | 🔗 www.suhrkamp.de/buchpraesent...
Plakat zur Buchvorstellung und Diskussion mit Dr. Leor Zmigrod. Links ist ein Porträtfoto von Dr. Zmigrod zu sehen, daneben das Buchcover ihres Buches „Das ideologische Gehirn – Wie politische Überzeugungen wirklich entstehen“. Rechts stehen die Veranstaltungsinformationen: Dienstag, 10. Juni 2025, 18 Uhr, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Campus Westend, Casino-Gebäude, Renate von Metzler-Saal, Cas. 1.801. Moderation: Prof. Dr. Martin Saar. Unten sind die Logos des Suhrkamp Verlags und der Goethe-Universität abgebildet.
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Harvard Brain Science Initiative @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social · May 28
How Do Extremists Get That Way? Probably Quite Naturally
The Harvard Gazette shares an excerpt from
@leorzmigrod.bsky.social's new book.
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Excerpt from ‘The Ideological Brain’ by Leor Zmigrod — Harvard Gazette
In new book, neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod traces connections between brain biology, political beliefs.
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · May 27
Had such a wonderful time talking with @jburnmurdoch.ft.com at the @hayfestival.bsky.social this weekend about The Ideological Brain! 📘

So grateful to the incredible audience and the @financialtimes.com for supporting the event!
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Rebecca Carter @rebeccasbooks.bsky.social · May 25
Brilliant conversation @hayfestival.bsky.social today between @leorzmigrod.bsky.social and @jburnmurdoch.ft.com about her book THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN. Thanks to @ftweekend.com for sponsoring :)
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · May 20
Awesome to see this excerpt of The Ideological Brain featured in the @harvard.edu Gazette!

If you want a glimpse of the book, check it out here:
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · May 19
If you’re in Frankfurt, Hamburg, or Berlin, I’ll be in Germany on book tour and giving public lectures between 10-13 of June — event details on my website, come say hi 👋
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · May 19
🔵⚪️🔴⚫️ It’s publication day for the German translation of The Ideological Brain — Das Ideologische Gehirn!

Delighted that the book can now be found in bookstores across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in this bold and beautiful Bauhaus cover ⚫️🔴⚪️🔵
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · May 8
Oxford 👋 can’t wait for this conversation with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social about The Ideological Brain at the beautiful @blackwells.bsky.social bookstore 📚

There are still FREE tickets available for this Saturday so start your weekend with a dose of philosophy ☀️
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · May 8
Really looking forward to interviewing @leorzmigrod.bsky.social on Saturday 11am about the Ideological Brain @blackwelloxford.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Leor Zmigrod and Nigel Warburton
The human brain faces a set of dilemmas every day. The Ideological Brain is essential reading in today's polarized and polarizing world.
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · May 10
11am this morning (Saturday) upstairs @blackwelloxford.bsky.social - @leorzmigrod.bsky.social on The Ideological Brain - free event in the Philosophy in the Bookshop series
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Laura May, PhD @explauramay.bsky.social · May 8
🧠 Why are some brains more vulnerable to extremism?

In the latest Conflict Tipping episode, I speak with Dr Leor Zmigrod about what neuroscience can teach us about radicalisation.

🎧 Listen now + buy her book #TheIdeologicalBrain!
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · May 8
Oxford 👋 can’t wait for this conversation with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social about The Ideological Brain at the beautiful @blackwells.bsky.social bookstore 📚

There are still FREE tickets available for this Saturday so start your weekend with a dose of philosophy ☀️
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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · May 8
Really looking forward to interviewing @leorzmigrod.bsky.social on Saturday 11am about the Ideological Brain @blackwelloxford.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Leor Zmigrod and Nigel Warburton
The human brain faces a set of dilemmas every day. The Ideological Brain is essential reading in today's polarized and polarizing world.
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derekthetech.bsky.social @derekthetech.bsky.social · Apr 19
It was a great interview!
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Leor Zmigrod @leorzmigrod.bsky.social · Apr 18
Had a blast on Offline with Jon Favreau @jonfavs.bsky.social talking about my new book The Ideological Brain!

Thanks for the great discussion about nature vs nurture in political extremism.

Full interview on YouTube & wherever you get your podcasts!

@crooked.com
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Meta Trial Reveals Mark Zuckerberg & Silicon Valley Hung Out to Dry by Donald Trump
YouTube video by Offline with Jon Favreau
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