Over the last month I saw that human editors are now stripped of control. I could no longer stop the system from auto-inviting "reviewers" with zero relevant expertise. Even worse - the AI began actively revoking the invitations I manually sent out to actual, qualified experts.

In case it wasn’t extremely obviously why I and many colleagues here (those still allowed to enter) haven’t been to US conferences in the past 2 years. Friends, please stay safe at the upcoming @improvingpsych.org and @hitop-system.bsky.social conferences.

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2mo ago

Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link

We're hiring 2 postdocs at @uio.no on my ERC-Cog project on how authoritarian regimes shape scientific knowledge. 3–4 years, U. of Oslo. Deadline: 10 Sept 2026. Great dept., terms, well funded, bustling & green Scandi capital. Apply! 👉 jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/303060/postdoctoral-fello

Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow  (303060), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Thursday, September 10, 2026

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Siblings affect each other in multiple different ways. How does having a same-sex sibling affect voting behavior? New paper in @electoralstudies.bsky.social !

Sibling-sex effects on voter turnout

In this study, we examine how one aspect of sibling relations—the sex of one’s sibling—affects voter participation. To credibly identify causal effect…

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Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live: British Murder Boys Orphx Depeche Mode The Prodigy Peace Love and Pitbulls Mayhem Sunn o))) The No Smoking Orchestra E.S.T. The Growlers

Rikard Enberg@rikardenberg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Sonic Youth Tim Hecker Einstürzende Neubauten The Jesus And Mary Chain Ornette Coleman Wu-Tang Clan Lankum Mogwai Pan Sonic

The #ESSGN2026 conference is starting today! So many emotions mixing together for this conference that is very close to my heart. Happy and anxious that it's back in Bologna!

Thank you @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social and @aysuo.bsky.social for having me and for the opportunity to discuss our work! Check out the podcast in the quoted tweet below, and check out the paper we discussed here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Socio-economic status is a social construct with heritable components and genetic consequences

Nature Human Behaviour - Abdellaoui et al. synthesize genomic evidence on the link between socio-economic status and heredity. They show how social stratification may create selection pressures,...

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ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Big news! @dr-appie.bsky.social returns to Born and Raised this week, and besides talking about how social inequality and genetic structure affect each other, he also has a cool surprise for us! Can you guess what it is?

@dr-appie.bsky.social is so awesome that me and @aysuo.bsky.social could not not have him back on the podcast. We talk in depth about his @nathumbehav.nature.com paper "Socioeconomic status is a social construct with heritable components and genetic consequences". Great conversation!

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Big news! @dr-appie.bsky.social returns to Born and Raised this week, and besides talking about how social inequality and genetic structure affect each other, he also has a cool surprise for us! Can you guess what it is?

Seyla Benhabib, is the 2026 this year’s recipient of the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science! Read more here: www.skytteprize.com/prize-laurea...

There was a lot of laughter during this conversation and a few secret confessions... But we also had some great discussions about musicality, genetics, Beethoven and public outreach, mental health, and music genres... Thank you @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social and @aysuo.bsky.social for having me! 🎶

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What's the deal with musicality and genetics? This week, Born and Raised went to talk to Laura Wesseldijk. There's something here for both metalheads, horse riding enthusiasts and trombonists!

omg it's laura wesseldijk, I love laura wesseldijk!

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What's the deal with musicality and genetics? This week, Born and Raised went to talk to Laura Wesseldijk. There's something here for both metalheads, horse riding enthusiasts and trombonists!

There appears to be an unusually large overlap between social science genetics and metal fandom. Had so much fun having this conversation with @aysuo.bsky.social and Laura Wesseldijk!

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What's the deal with musicality and genetics? This week, Born and Raised went to talk to Laura Wesseldijk. There's something here for both metalheads, horse riding enthusiasts and trombonists!

⚠️ This BGA has turned out to be exceptionally popular with unprecedented numbers of submissions and people wanting to attend. We are now holding a waiting list for non-speakers (this includes symposia Chairs and Discussants) who have not yet registered.

Just a reminder - deadline for this position coming up in less than two weeks!

Rafael Ahlskog@rafaelahlskog.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're hiring! Are you a social scientist with experience working with genetic data? Join us as a postdoc and work on gene-environment interplay - with amazing data - in a collaborative project between Uppsala, Oslo and Amsterdam!

I committed a podcast!

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Are you mostly noise? This week Born and Raised went to talk to @eivindy.bsky.social about the genetics of personality, the "gloomy prospect", and about Eivind's possible weird mutation!

Bunch of cool personality related stuff in this episode!

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Are you mostly noise? This week Born and Raised went to talk to @eivindy.bsky.social about the genetics of personality, the "gloomy prospect", and about Eivind's possible weird mutation!

For decades, Aadam Jacobs recorded live music shows. His collection of over 10,000 shows since 1984 features Nirvana, R.E.M., The Pixies, Björk, Depeche Mode, The Cure, and so many more — and they're now available on the Internet Archive for free. [kottke.org]

Now Online: a Treasure Trove of 1000s of Secret Concert Recordings

For decades, a guy named Aadam Jacobs has been recording live music shows. His collection of over 10,000 shows since 1984 feature the likes of Nirvana, R.E.M., The Pixies, Björk, Depeche Mode, Liz Phair, Sonic Youth, The

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Good news are rare, cherish them.

Can we estimate assortative mating for outcomes shared by partners? Yes we can! In a new paper together with @philippdierker.bsky.social, I find that individuals with similar liabilities to divorce are more likely to get married in the first place!

Check out this French popular science article on partner similarity and assortative mating, featuring yours truly:

Alexandra Pihen@apihen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🧡 Qui se ressemble s’assemble ? 🧡 Psychologues, sociologues, biologistes, économistes tentent de répondre à ce dicton de grand-mère. Pour le meilleur et pour le pire ! Bonne lecture 😊 www.epsiloon.com/tous-les-num...

Me and @aysuo.bsky.social went to Norway to talk to @perlinedemange.bsky.social. Some really cool stuff about the relationship between genetics of cognitive vs non-cognitive skills and mental health disorders here!

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This week, Born and Raised went to talk to @perlinedemange.bsky.social about cognitive and non-cognitive skills, and their shared genetics with education and psychopathology. Also: christmas elves! Don't miss.

💼 Three postdoc positions: Genomics and life paths (Uppsala, Amsterdam and Oslo) bga.org/content.aspx...

Do a postdoc in Social Science Genetics at @uio.no! You will be part of a postdoc team in Uppsala and Amsterdam funded by @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social Please share! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health Research (297591) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health Research (297591), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, May 4, 2026

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We're hiring! Are you a social scientist with experience working with genetic data? Join us as a postdoc and work on gene-environment interplay - with amazing data - in a collaborative project between Uppsala, Oslo and Amsterdam!

Me & @aysuo.bsky.social are hiring a postdoc to study gene–environment interplay in health & social inequalities 🧬 You'll analyze genomic data as part of a collaboration with Uppsala & Oslo at @amsterdamumc.bsky.social (NL) werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/en/vacatures... Please RT for karma points ♥️

I made a tiny tool for quickly sharing small datasets (< ~1000 rows) without uploading any data to a server. 🔗 ziptbl.com It compresses the data into the link itself, so there’s no account, hosting, or storage layer involved. Here's Florence Nightingale's famous 📊 data: ziptbl.com#d=eNpdlE-LGz...

In a low stakes, artificial factorial experiment employers do not discriminate against immigrants. But when it is about actually hiring people, employers do prefer applicants with German-sounding names in the same experimental choice set.

I was on a podcast! I had great fun talking about my favorite social science genetics topic (partner similarity!) with @aysuo.bsky.social and @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social. If you want to learn more about assortative mating and why it is so interesting, give it a listen 🎧!

Are your genes picking your partner? Hans Fredrik Sunde on all things assortative mating

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ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What's up with partner choice and genetics? In this episode of Born and Raised, @hfsunde.bsky.social talks all things assortative mating!

Me and @aysuo.bsky.social went to Oslo a couple of weeks ago. This conversation with @hfsunde.bsky.social was really, really exciting!

ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What's up with partner choice and genetics? In this episode of Born and Raised, @hfsunde.bsky.social talks all things assortative mating!

1. How do citizens interpret genetic explanations for socioeconomic inequality? This question is frequently raised in debates about the implications of social science genetics, but has so far been neglected as a research topic. >