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Lauren Smith, PhD

@lkmsmith.bsky.social

SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow; Associate Faculty @ RRU Climate, emotions, behaviour change, gender, planetary (and death) care She/They 🌈🍁

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jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
Royal Roads University@royalroads.ca · 2w ago

We're recruiting MA or MSc in Environment and Management student researchers for funded research projects on pressing environmental challenges. Research includes: 🌎 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 🌲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Learn more and apply by January 4, 2027: rru.life/CC

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Gordon Hodson@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 4w ago

#AcademicSky Meta-analysis finds quite small effect (d = .16) of fear appeals on climate change behaviours. So, maybe that's not the way to go..... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The impact of fear appeals on individuals’ climate change attitudes and behaviors: A meta-analysis

Fear appeals have had a long legacy in communication research: They intend to encourage individuals to engage in protective behaviors. Prior work has …

sciencedirect.com

Center for Climate Integrity@climateintegrity.org · last mo.

Two years after the deadly 2021 heat dome, Oregon's most populous county filed a lawsuit to hold Big Oil accountable for the resulting damages. Now Republican lawmakers are pushing federal bills to shield Big Oil from climate liability. Oregonians deserve better. They deserve accountability.

Isabella Garcia@isabellagarcia.bsky.social · last mo.

At an OR town hall, @repdexteror.bsky.social urged Congress to reject federal legislation that aims to give Big Oil legal immunity over its role in the climate crisis. “If we don’t hold companies accountable and we don’t hold our government accountable, then who pays? It’s all the people.” 👏

Johanna Sam@chilcotindeni.bsky.social · last mo.

Hey BC friends government just launched a Child & Youth Well-Being Action Plan and wants real input from families and frontline folks. If you’ve navigated child & family services, now’s a good time to share what’s working and what needs fixing. Link: engage.gov.bc.ca/childyouthwe... #AcademicSky

Home - Child & Youth Well-Being Action Plan

Help shape what child and youth well-being looks like in B.C. Many children, youth, and families interact with multiple services and supports – but those supports don’t always connect or work together...

engage.gov.bc.ca

Lauren Smith, PhD@lkmsmith.bsky.social · last mo.

Masters student research opportunity with me and my team at @royalroads.ca to study #emotions around the tensions urban #cemeteries face in a changing climate and world. See the post for more! #AcademicSky

#masters #cultural #affective #cemeteries #climate | Lauren Smith

🚨New #masters student opportunity to work with me, Dr. Ann-Kathrin McLean, James K. Rowe, or Chris Ling (or a combination thereof!) on #cultural and #affective aspects of #cemeteries in a world of #cl...

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LSE Impact@lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 2mo ago

👀ICYMI | "Following motherhood, one in three women leave academia as a result of motherhood, compared to one in six men" #AcademicSky #GreedyJobs

The lack of women at the top of the academic ladder is driven by unequal childcare responsibilities - LSE Impact

Motherhood, and the unequal childcare responsibilities that follow, explain a large share of the observed gender gap in academic employment. Sofie Cairo, Ria Ivandic, Anne Sophie Lassen and Valentina ...

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Rowan Hooper@rowhoop.bsky.social · 10mo ago

More climate positivity today from Tim Lenton and @drkatemarvel.bsky.social - positive tipping points and harnessing emotions around climate change. Interview by @tinymaddie.bsky.social and me www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Two climate scientists on how to use emotion in the climate crisis

From anger to hope, Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton explain how to tackle the tricky feelings aroused by climate change and harness them to take action

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Lauren Smith, PhD@lkmsmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Exciting to see this Handbook "out in the wild", including a chapter I contributed to on Nature, wilderness, and the body! @stysyropoulos.bsky.social @fabianhess.bsky.social among others! #academicsky #existentialism #deathdenial

ISSEP - Existential Psychology@theissep.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New! Handbook of the Science of Existential Psychology 65 chapters: time, aging, death; freedom, authenticity, morality; isolation, uncertainty, shared reality; culture, identity; meaning; religion/spirituality; awe, growth, good life. Use “ISSEP15” for 15% off! www.guilford.com/books/Handbo...

Order of the Good Death@ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This year, The Order is harnessing the power of end-of-life documentaries, films that invite us to witness the realities of death that are often hidden to spark meaningful conversations, highlight systemic issues, and reimagine what meaningful, sustainable, and equitable deathcare can look like.

Graphic for Reel Mortality series. Photo of a hallway lit by red and white neon lights that form an archway.
Lauren Smith, PhD@lkmsmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy to have had the chance to talk about this topic with @raresites.bsky.social last night! We have the knowledge to be greener in #death, just as we do in life. I believe this can help us foster both climate and psychological resilience!

Dr. Smith stands in front of their presentation on sustainable death care showing a slide that states "What's available in Ontario?"Dr. Smith at her laptop in front of her presentation slide showing Green Burial in Canada and a map of sites certified by the Green Burial Society of Canada
Order of the Good Death@ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Every Earth Day we talk about sustainable living. But what about sustainable dying? Modern deathcare can carry a surprising environmental footprint. Conventional burial often involves hardwood caskets, concrete vaults, & embalming chemicals. Cremation relies on fossil fuels & produces emissions.

graphic with blue sky background with images of distorted flowers. Text reads every Earth Day we talk about sustainable living but what about sustainable dying?
Lauren Smith, PhD@lkmsmith.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Cemeteries can bee such hotspots for biodiversity (typo intentional). #deathstudies #cemeteries #academicsky

Colton the fish squeezer🐟🪴📚🏕️🐝@fishsqueezer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is pretty amazing & like...a little funny. A NY cemetery contains literally millions of native, ground-nesting, solitary bees in the genus Andrena. They love the sandy soils & limited ground disturbance. No word on how they enjoy the dead neighbors for the 10 MONTHS they spend underground. #虫🧪

Lauren Smith, PhD@lkmsmith.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join me on Earth Day to chat about green burial options and death awareness in Ontario. Sustainability is life-long, after all, and death is one part of life we can count on. #greenburial #sustainability #deathpositivity #deathcare

rare Charitable Research Reserve@raresites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

On April 22 Join rare and speaker Lauren Smith! We will explore what actually makes a burial "green," which options exist right now in Ontario and how to advocate for the ones that do not yet. Learn more and register by visiting www.raresites.org/ev...