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Rafael Ahlskog

@rafaelahlskog.bsky.social

Researcher, Uppsala university. Political behavior. Social science genetics.

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Department of Government, Uppsala University@uu-polisci.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On 4/9 13:00, @oskarpettersson.bsky.social defends his dissertation "Genetics and Politics: Gene-Environment Interplay for Social Life Outcomes and the Normative Implications of Social Science Genetics"! Welcome to ext. reviewer @torkildl.bsky.social! Open to the public. www.uu.se/en/events/de...

Oskar Pettersson: Genetics and Politics: Gene-Environment Interplay for Social Life Outcomes and the Normative Implications of Social Science Genetics – Uppsala University

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c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2y ago

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we reject any evidence of the bamboozle. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” -Carl Sagan. (📷: Michael Okoniewski)

Carl Sagan wears a charcoal suit and earth tone tie. He is smiling with his whole face, eyes crinkled at the edges. His hair is iron-grey and he stands or sits in front of a greenery hedge.
Michael Okun@michael-okun.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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.

Eiko Fried@eikofried.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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 · 4mo 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

Tore Wig@torewig.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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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Abdel Abdellaoui@dr-appie.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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 · 5mo 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?

Rafael Ahlskog@rafaelahlskog.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@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 · 5mo 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?

@laurawesseldijk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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 · 6mo 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!

kottke.org@kottke.org · 6mo ago

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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Rafael Ahlskog@rafaelahlskog.bsky.social · 7mo ago

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!

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ESSGN@essgn.bsky.social · 7mo 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.