Nature research paper: Cooperation conflicts with equality when allocating public goods go.nature.com/4e2otQq

Cooperation conflicts with equality when allocating public goods - Nature

Uniform sharing of public goods can boost cooperation in social networks, but often concentrates benefits among well-connected individuals, creating inequality despite greater collective success.

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ESSGN doctoral candidate Asya Bülbül reflects on what political scientists can learn from integrating genetics.

Column: Can Genetics Help Explain Political Behavior?

By: Asya Bülbül, ESSGN doctoral candidate at Uppsala universityAll views expressed are those of the author. As political science has matured, it has repeatedly absorbed tools and concepts from neig…

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Glad that my article is finally out in Political Studies! In it, I examine generalised trust as a source of immigration policy preferences, distinguishing it from prosociality, with Swedish twin data. The main points👇

Political Studies@polstudies.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Does social trust shape immigration policy views? @fqinya.bsky.social examines Swedish twin data, arguing trust, rather than prosociality, drives more inclusive attitudes toward immigrants. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/cH3vviF @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #ImmigrationPolitics #ECRs

New paper out! Working with geospatial data is cool.

Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte@turnbulldugarte.com · 6mo ago

New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social with @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social & @grahn.bsky.social Your neighbours shape your politics — but can living near people like *cause* higher turnout? We studied 20,000+ queer individuals across the entire Swedish population to find out doi.org/10.1086/740816

Liberal support can be selective when values clash: when elites frame liberal values as conflicting, citizens can trade off between these values. In this case, gender equality > Iiberal immigration inclusion, producing policy preferences that appear illiberal and exclusive.

Sophie Mainz@sophiemainz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Happy that my article just published in PSRM! In "Inclusion to Exclude“, I show that when politicians invoke women's rights to justify anti-immigration positions, it shifts citizens' policy preferences - but differently so depending on their prior views. doi.org/10.1017/psrm... [Thread below]

An extraordinary paragraph. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

New work by Stefania Paolini & Patrick Kotzur (@durhampsych.bsky.social) and international team proposes a rupture-habit model to make sense of emerging findings in everyday intergroup contact. Paywall: doi.org/10.1038/s441... Free Access Link: trebuchet.public.springernature.app/get_content/...

For more context, see also the @nature.com News & Views article about this work, where I unpack what it means when genetic risk for psychiatric disorders overlaps with normal-range traits, including some positive associations with education-related outcomes: rdcu.be/eT4U7

Andrew Grotzinger@andrewgrotzinger.bsky.social · 8mo ago

1/4 Thrilled to be sharing new work published today in Nature describing the third wave of results from the PGC Cross-Disorder Group. This reflects a massive group effort to examine shared and unique genetic signal across >1 million cases for 14 psychiatric disorders. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Genuinely generous and free research environment! Apply!!!

Department of Government, Uppsala University@uu-polisci.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We're happy to announce at least three vacant PhD positions starting in fall 2026! Read more and apply here: www.uu.se/en/departmen...

Stay tuned for years of exploration into how genes 🧬 and social environments jointly explain inequality and individual differences! With a UNIVERSE 🤯 of data and collaborations!!!

Rafael Ahlskog@rafaelahlskog.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I feel incredibly lucky and honored to have been selected as one of the recipients of this very generous grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Looking forward to working hard over the coming years - lots of exciting research in social science genetics coming!

MASSIVE Japanese genetics of child health and development study: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Genome-wide association study on longitudinal and cross-sectional traits of child health and development in a Japanese population

Understanding the influence of both genetics and environment on human health, especially early in life, is essential for shaping long-term health. Here, we utilize a nationwide prospective birth cohor...

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Maybe the 1st study to show gene(PGI)–environment interaction in political participation? Using unique Swedish data, Oskar finds that high-SES & politically active families and early life neighbourhoods can weaken genetic influences on voting.

Oskar Pettersson@oskarpettersson.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Second thesis article now out in Political Behavior! Using PGIs for ~10 000 full-pair fraternal twins in STR, combined with rich, geo-coded register data, I highlight the compensatory interaction between genetics and family + neighbourhood factors, with regards to voting. 🗳️ doi.org/10.1007/s111...

There’s a new kid in town! Companies are now selling IVF and embryo selection based on genetic testing for traits related to health and even intelligence. We outline methodological and ethical concerns, and warn against risks for social inequality. With the fantastic @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social

Embryo selection based on polygenic prediction risks reinforcing social inequality

The rise of companies offering embryo selection based on genetic testing has triggered heated debate about ethical acceptability, as well as the accuracy and scientific validity of these techniques. W...

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1/ 🚨New paper in Nature Genetics Genetic factors are associated with the educational fields people study, from arts to engineering. Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41... FAQ: www.thehastingscenter.org/genomic-find...

Genetic associations with educational fields - Nature Genetics

Genome-wide analyses of 10 educational fields identify 17 associated loci. Analysis of genetic clustering across specializations identifies two key dimensions that show genetic overlap with personalit...

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NEW - Can Student Body Diversity Foster Inter-ethnic Trust, Tolerance, and National Identification Prioritization? The Role of Friendship in Kenya - https://cup.org/3LaSCCl - Jaimie Bleck, Robert Dowd, @daniceguzman.bsky.social, John Mugo & Jackline Oluoch-Aridi #OpenAccess

We built the openESM database: ▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place ▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software ▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python Find out more: 🌐 openesmdata.org 📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

After the 5th defence&party attended this year: what are the odds in life, how marvellous to see our explorations on digital transformation, Polish diaspora policy, Swedish twins and trust, climate change and fish, sex in willows, face the world alongside brilliant friends. No straight road behind🥂

💥🧠🧬Finally out!! Our new paper on the overlapping genetic basis of brain structures and psychiatric disorders has been published in Nature Mental Health. The full list of shared genetic loci is also available online. Thank you so much, Aaron and all co-authors. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

The overlapping genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders and cortical brain structure - Nature Mental Health

This study highlights sex differences in major depressive disorder using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Findings suggest hormonal fluctuations influence onset, emphasizing the ne...

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NEW RELEASE @alisongopnik.bsky.social, leader of CASBS's Social Science of Caregiving project, edits the new issue of Dædalus w/ @mlevi.bsky.social & Zachary Ugolnik 16 essays rethink the philosophical, psychological, biological, political & economic foundations of care OPEN ACCESS bit.ly/3Qm49ha

In this study, @anatperry.bsky.social @desmond-ong.bsky.social et al show that human-attributed responses are rated as more empathic than AI-attributed ones, especially when conveying shared experience and care. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Comparing the value of perceived human versus AI-generated empathy - Nature Human Behaviour

AI mimics empathy well, but does its empathy feel different? The authors show human empathy has unique value: human-attributed responses are rated as more empathic than AI-attributed ones, especially ...

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