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...

With Paige Harden @kph3k.bsky.social we consider the greatness and bigotry of James Watson. Watson was not just a great scientist who turned out to be a bigot in his personal life. His bigotry was rooted in misunderstanding of the very science he created. Free link when I get one.

Interdisciplinary paper with @paulhufe.net Astrid Sandsør and Nicolai Borgen now out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.... Causal evidence of gene-environment interaction for reading test scores based on: 🧬 Exogenous within-family genetic differences 🏫 Exogenous variation in school value added

We have an open postdoc position in Social Science Genomics in Berlin! Includes gene-environment interplay within German population cohorts & experimental online survey studies to probe public perceptions of potential DNA biomarker applications 🔗 www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2196134/2025...

‼️ New RCT shows positive effects of public Montessori on kindergarten outcomes. Kids were randomized via lottery at age 3. A fairly racially- and economically-diverse sample because these were public programs. Work from Angeline Lillard and colleagues at UVA. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

If Harvard sneezes....

Illustrators call is out! Anyone who knows illustrators in Leipzig area! Tell them! All the info on this website: lauramayer.space/Science-Stre...

In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.

Should we tax the super-rich? My favorite news show tackles this question this week: www.arte.tv/en/videos/11... (spoiler: the answer is yes)

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Nur eine (von idR zu vielen fehlenden) Perspektive(n) zum populären Social Media-Verbot für junge Menschen: In #Serbien haben Schüler*innen landesweit Insta-Accounts erstellt, über die sie seit knapp einem Jahr den Widerstand gegen ein autokratisches System und den Kampf für Demokratie organisieren.

35 Years of #Reunification MPIDR Researchers Discuss the Demographic Situation in #Germany Athina Anastasiadou#Reunification#Germanys Doctoral Student in the Laboratory of Migration and Mobility @mpidr.bsky.social. Full quote: https://ow.ly/SBJh50X4Wlw #EastGermany #WestGermany #Migration #Inequality #Gender

35 Years of #Reunification MPIDR Researchers Discuss the Demographic Situation in #Germany Henrik-Alexander Schubert is Research Scientist in the Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being @mpidr.bsky.social Full quote: https://ow.ly/bpMV50X4l0h #EastGermany #WestGermany #Fertility #Inequality

Totally agree with the diagnosis, not sure about the suggestion of the two track system. it might create weird selection and sorting. cepr.org/voxeu/column... we should change the reward and publication system.

35 Years of #Reunification MPIDR Researchers Discuss the Demographic Situation in #Germany Nicole Hiekel#Reunification#Germanys Leader of the Research Group Gender Inequalities & Fertility @mpidr.bsky.social. Full quote: www.demogr.mpg.de/go/reunification #EastGermany #WestGermany #CareWork #GenderInequality #Family

35 Years of #Reunification: This week our researchers discuss the demographic situation in #Germany in short quotes – starting with Jonas Schöley#Reunification#Germanyhttps://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/topics_10339/35_years_of_reunification_14656 #LifeExpectancy #EastGermany #WestGermany #Health #Inequality

University of Colorado Boulder Department of Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors. This is open to all department areas, including Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Statistical Genetics🧬 jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

breakups suck but have you ever remembered some stupid shit you said

In some way, it's trivial: The #brain & the rest of the #body (e.g. the #heart) are coupled. Yet, we spelled it out w/ A. Villringer & V. Nikulin for current scientists (below) w/ @martager.bsky.social @agatapatyczek.bsky.social @el-rei.bsky.social for future scientists bsky.app/profile/mart...

Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...

Was super fun to write this little piece with @el-rei.bsky.social @martager.bsky.social @michaelgaebler.com Generally, its cool to write for kids and be REVIEWED by kids! Awesome reviews like "this is boring" or "this doesn't make sense" - real, honest and super helpful! Loved it, highly recommend.

Simon Wood, the GOAT of generalized additive models & creator of the mgcv #rstats package, has an Annual Review of Statistics essay on GAMs, available open access #statssky #mlsky www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Poetry collection is going well thanks for asking

🚨📜 Debut publication alert! Do genetics influence education differently across state borders? 🧬📚 We tested differences in genetic associations with education in East and West 🇩🇪 around reunification! Out now in Psychological Science 👉 doi.org/10.1177/0956... #Sociogenomics #MPRGBiosocial #MPIB A🧵

New #MPRGBiosocial paper in Molecular Psychiatry: “Linked emergence of racial disparities in mental health & epigenetic biological aging across childhood & adolescence” w/ @yayoukwillems @denizfraemke.bsky.social @laraffington.bsky.social 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Blog Post: lnkd.in/dKsgagYc

🔍 Behind the paper: 'Racism Gets Under the Skin: Social Disparities in Children’s Mental Health and Epigenetic-Clock-Measured Biological Aging' by @munaaikins.bsky.social, @denizfraemke.bsky.social, @laraffington.bsky.social, Yayouk Willems & Bridget Goosby. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/43fLZVN

Our “Genetic Pinball” gamifies the interplay between genetics and social inequality in life course outcomes. I was asked: “How do you define freedom?” And replied: “To live your genetically influenced preferences”. Visit the boat or play a few rounds here >>> purplesloth.itch.io/genetic-pinb...

Very interesting social science genetics paper, on the change in the relative importance of polygenic indices pre and post german reunification with west as controls. Results mirror previous work in Estonia which contrasted those raised before and after the Soviet era (Rimfeld et al 2018)

Oh my. Danny was an inspiration to a generation of social-behavioral scientists and transformed our understanding of decision-making. I can no longer answer the question "who is the most important living psychologist?" with any confidence. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Excited to share my first PhD publication at #MPRGBiosocial together with Laurel Raffington ! 🚨📜 🧬📚 We examined geographical and historical differences in polygenic associations with educational attainment in East and West Germany around reunification🧬🏛️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A 🧵 1/11

Today, I’m proud to say, our new paper on assortative mating was published. This gives me a good oppurtunity to make my first post on bluesky. Here is the link: doi.org/10.1038/s414... , and here are our key findings 🧵: