Winnifred Louis
@winnifredlouis.bsky.social
Social psychologist from U of Queensland in Brisbane Australia (Jagera/Turrbal country). Stats, intergroup relations, system change. Peace, democracy and human rights, a sustainable world. Director @socialchangelab.bsky.social
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“This feels like yet another attack on our research community that is already under siege”
Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“This feels like yet another attack on our research community that is already under siege”
Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
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Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important.
Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
@ginaravenscroft.bsky.social & #NARF are collecting impact statements from Australian researchers
‘ Please consider sharing your story about the impact of Australia's chronic underfunding of science and biomedical research.’
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‘ Please consider sharing your story about the impact of Australia's chronic underfunding of science and biomedical research.’
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December 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important.
Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG
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Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
How Politicians (mis)Perceive Policy Salience
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4
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Exciting to see Italian and German translations of our handbook!
In light of the assault on American science by its own government that launched in January this year, we published the Anti-Autocracy Handbook in June to provide some guidance to scholars about how to respond to an emerging autocracy. The handbook is available at: sks.to/autocracy. 1/n
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November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Exciting to see Italian and German translations of our handbook!
Ripple et al 2025 - State of the climate: not good "This... emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, and misinformation. ...The biosphere is reeling from intensifying heat, storms, floods, droughts, or fires." doi.org/10.1093/bios...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
doi.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ripple et al 2025 - State of the climate: not good "This... emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, and misinformation. ...The biosphere is reeling from intensifying heat, storms, floods, droughts, or fires." doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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Translation for last year PhD students: You want to watch the ARC webpage tomorrow to see who will be looking for postdocs in 2026
ARC says Discovery Projects outcomes will be tomorrow (Tuesday). Linkage Projects (2025, round 1) on Wed. Over past ~year, it's often been at about 11am (Canberra).
My bot will pick up the change to RMS & post immediately.
ARC should email outcomes to lead CIs, but might take an 1hr or so for DPs
My bot will pick up the change to RMS & post immediately.
ARC should email outcomes to lead CIs, but might take an 1hr or so for DPs
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Translation for last year PhD students: You want to watch the ARC webpage tomorrow to see who will be looking for postdocs in 2026
Drawing folks' attention to the 2026 EASP conference account on Bluesky
Hi everyone,
We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the EASP General Meeting has been extended by one week until
November 7th midnight UTC –12.
Please submit your abstracts via our online portal. For more information please visit the official website:
easp2026strasbourg.com
We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the EASP General Meeting has been extended by one week until
November 7th midnight UTC –12.
Please submit your abstracts via our online portal. For more information please visit the official website:
easp2026strasbourg.com
Get ready to present your research, engage with cutting-edge research in the field, connect with the social psychology community, find new collaborators, expand your network, and much more!
easp2026strasbourg.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Drawing folks' attention to the 2026 EASP conference account on Bluesky
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The fight against AMR will not be won in laboratories alone, but in our shared habits of everyday life. We need infection prevention, vaccination, hand hygiene, and a global culture that values responsibility over convenience and stewardship over complacency.
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The fight against AMR will not be won in laboratories alone, but in our shared habits of everyday life. We need infection prevention, vaccination, hand hygiene, and a global culture that values responsibility over convenience and stewardship over complacency.
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Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.
Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up
Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.
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Our new book [Psych of System Change & Resistance to Change] is out! Woot! @winnifredlouis.bsky.social @susilowibisono.bsky.social Kiara Minto & Gi Chonu doi.org/10.1017/9781...
October 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Our new book [Psych of System Change & Resistance to Change] is out! Woot! @winnifredlouis.bsky.social @susilowibisono.bsky.social Kiara Minto & Gi Chonu doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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“We are the salt of the earth… and never forget - salt always melts ICE.”
-Rev. Otis Moss III
We are in a moment where we must choose faith over fear, justice over injustice, courage over silence.
So proud to stand with all of you who are choosing faith over fear right now.
-Rev. Otis Moss III
We are in a moment where we must choose faith over fear, justice over injustice, courage over silence.
So proud to stand with all of you who are choosing faith over fear right now.
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
“We are the salt of the earth… and never forget - salt always melts ICE.”
-Rev. Otis Moss III
We are in a moment where we must choose faith over fear, justice over injustice, courage over silence.
So proud to stand with all of you who are choosing faith over fear right now.
-Rev. Otis Moss III
We are in a moment where we must choose faith over fear, justice over injustice, courage over silence.
So proud to stand with all of you who are choosing faith over fear right now.
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This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired.
Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/lDxXk
Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/VOiPa
Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/lDxXk
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Jane Goodall's final lesson
Honoring Jane Goodall's life, Pope Leo's first climate address, and finding hope in action
www.talkingclimate.ca
October 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired.
Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/lDxXk
Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/VOiPa
Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/lDxXk
Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/VOiPa
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My favourite Jane Goodall quotes....so many, so to the point, so wise. How different the world would be if enough people listened to her.
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
My favourite Jane Goodall quotes....so many, so to the point, so wise. How different the world would be if enough people listened to her.
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Thrilled to share my first publication in a Nature journal!
Our new article in Nature Climate Change (@natclimate.nature.com) explores whether conversations with generative AI tools like ChatGPT may help shift climate scepticism.
Our new article in Nature Climate Change (@natclimate.nature.com) explores whether conversations with generative AI tools like ChatGPT may help shift climate scepticism.
September 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Thrilled to share my first publication in a Nature journal!
Our new article in Nature Climate Change (@natclimate.nature.com) explores whether conversations with generative AI tools like ChatGPT may help shift climate scepticism.
Our new article in Nature Climate Change (@natclimate.nature.com) explores whether conversations with generative AI tools like ChatGPT may help shift climate scepticism.
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The start of the algal bloom off the South Australian coast began like a horror film and only grew worse from there. I took a direct look at the role of climate change in making this disaster in my home state for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
“There Was So Much Death.” A Toxic Algal Bloom Is Ravaging Australia’s Southern Coast—Warming Waters Are to Blame.
Three ingredients are required for an algal bloom to get going – temperature, the right conditions and food. South Australia had all the preconditions necessary, thanks to climate change.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The start of the algal bloom off the South Australian coast began like a horror film and only grew worse from there. I took a direct look at the role of climate change in making this disaster in my home state for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
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Positive tipping points for climate, like the UK phasing out coal, show how big steps toward a low-carbon future can suddenly become unstoppable.
Can we identify where the next tipping points could happen, and figure out how to help trigger them?
These researchers say YES.
Read more:
Can we identify where the next tipping points could happen, and figure out how to help trigger them?
These researchers say YES.
Read more:
A method to identify positive tipping points to accelerate low-carbon transitions and actions to trigger them - Sustainability Science
Meeting the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to “well below 2 °C” requires a radical acceleration of action, as the global economy is decarbonising at least five times too slowly. Tipping point...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Positive tipping points for climate, like the UK phasing out coal, show how big steps toward a low-carbon future can suddenly become unstoppable.
Can we identify where the next tipping points could happen, and figure out how to help trigger them?
These researchers say YES.
Read more:
Can we identify where the next tipping points could happen, and figure out how to help trigger them?
These researchers say YES.
Read more:
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"We used to consume fossil fuels
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
Running on Sunshine - Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 2025
YouTube video by Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
www.youtube.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"We used to consume fossil fuels
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
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November 15, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” - Joanna Macy (1929-2025)
Remembering Joanna Macy, author, Buddhist teacher, environmental activist
Joanna Macy’s work addressed the psychological and spiritual issues of ecological awareness in the nuclear age.
www.berkeleyside.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” - Joanna Macy (1929-2025)
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The Relationship Between Social Identification and System Justification: A Meta-Analytic Test of Relevant Moderators
New from @markrubin.bsky.social and colleagues
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
New from @markrubin.bsky.social and colleagues
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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July 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Relationship Between Social Identification and System Justification: A Meta-Analytic Test of Relevant Moderators
New from @markrubin.bsky.social and colleagues
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
New from @markrubin.bsky.social and colleagues
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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🌡️ Hotter, wetter weather linked to more violent crime
In South Africa, violent crime rises with heat, rain, and pollution. especially in warmer months. Researchers found climate factors now drive 60% of homicide-related social costs.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪
In South Africa, violent crime rises with heat, rain, and pollution. especially in warmer months. Researchers found climate factors now drive 60% of homicide-related social costs.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪
The impact of weather patterns on increasing violent crime and social cost in South Africa - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The impact of weather patterns on increasing violent crime and social cost in South Africa
www.nature.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🌡️ Hotter, wetter weather linked to more violent crime
In South Africa, violent crime rises with heat, rain, and pollution. especially in warmer months. Researchers found climate factors now drive 60% of homicide-related social costs.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪
In South Africa, violent crime rises with heat, rain, and pollution. especially in warmer months. Researchers found climate factors now drive 60% of homicide-related social costs.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪
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#NewReport: The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 is now live!
Dive into the latest global data on wetland extent, loss and restoration and discover the solutions we need to secure the future of these vital ecosystems.
global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
Dive into the latest global data on wetland extent, loss and restoration and discover the solutions we need to secure the future of these vital ecosystems.
global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#NewReport: The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 is now live!
Dive into the latest global data on wetland extent, loss and restoration and discover the solutions we need to secure the future of these vital ecosystems.
global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
Dive into the latest global data on wetland extent, loss and restoration and discover the solutions we need to secure the future of these vital ecosystems.
global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
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Why do people fight for or against climate action?
Led by Prof. Matthew J. Hornsey, our new review article published in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences delves into the moral arguments of collective climate action—on both sides of the debate: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Led by Prof. Matthew J. Hornsey, our new review article published in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences delves into the moral arguments of collective climate action—on both sides of the debate: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
May 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Why do people fight for or against climate action?
Led by Prof. Matthew J. Hornsey, our new review article published in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences delves into the moral arguments of collective climate action—on both sides of the debate: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Led by Prof. Matthew J. Hornsey, our new review article published in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences delves into the moral arguments of collective climate action—on both sides of the debate: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...