Jukka Savolainen

YouTube video by Heterodox Academy Is Sociology Broken? Jukka Savolainen on Ideology and Reform | Ep 35

Agreed, on record:
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#RecipeOfTheDay is the flamboyantly delectable Peach Melba Pavlova! I prefer to make most elements a day in advance (as explained in the recipe intro) but that’s for ease, not an essential step. www.nigella.com/recipes/peac...

"Genetic variants associated with personality have widespread associations with other attributes, including social, economic, and medical outcomes."

Important knowledge for social scientists:

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Give Criminology a Chance Notes from a discipline on the brink

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Example where a public statement by an academic association is appropriate/necessary. "Can't be neutral in a moving train."

Except for the price tag.

New Vindication for the Regnerus Same-Sex Parenting Study Suppressing disfavored ideas from consideration has serious consequences for the possibility of scientifically informed public discourse in our day.

Sociological research
www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2025/07/98359/

As noted, this is a CFP, not an article. The intro to the special issue will substantiate all those claims with evidence. "Bad ideas" refers to the quality of those ideas with respect to empirical evidence; their poor fit with reality.

Again, it doesn't "elevate a conclusion." You keep misrepresenting the language. Definitely not a "productive take" 😏

I concede the issue is not necessarily open to abolitionist contributions. But I would not rule those out. The keyword is "productive:" knowledge about policing that supports the mission of public safety. If no policing is the best policing, I'm open to reviewing the evidence.

This is a call for papers. Those claims will be substantiated, with evidence, in the introductory essay to the special issue. They may seem controversial but they are accurate.

You are misrepresenting the call. We're interested in constructive contributions. Something that identifies major problems with, e.g., the training of officers can be constructive, although sociological mainstream would label it as "copaganda." The point is to elevate such work for a change.

Such as?

New paper by @njudd.com shows that an additional year of education doesn't causally affect telomere length in old age, despite many (theory) accounts arguing otherwise. It's been desk rejected by 13 journals happy to publish small 'positive' telomere studies. Sigh. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

It was very hot and muggy there. I saw people waiting in line with the heat index hitting over 100. Could that have been a factor?

Cornell Hired Based on Race, Internal Documents Show The Department of Justice should investigate for a potential violation of the Civil Rights Act.

To the absolute shock of no one in academia:
"The university not only screened out candidates based on their commitment to diversity ideology—it also screened out candidates based on their protected identity characteristics."
www.city-journal.org/article/corn...

Guys, the final deadline for being shocked that Mamdani’s mom is Mira Nair is next Monday, June 30th, write it down

Corollary: Most academics are conformists who "question authority" only when it's convenient and fits the prevailing narrative. Excellent sheep.

And the pre-conference symposium was stimulating!

Jukka, Brad, Rosemary & Fabio

Our panel discussion on sociology in Florida was successful.

Our HxSociology community meeting was well-attended by roughly 20 members.

... and @musaalgharbi.bsky.social won the research award! 🙌🏆

#Sociology was well represented at the 2025 meeting of Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social #HxA2025.

First, Abigail Saguy was recognized with the teaching award 👏 🏆

Is your hypothesis symmetrical: parents who don't care about school quality are those whose kids will fail no matter what?

I just updated my spreadsheet of crime-related papers published in top Economics journals:

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The causal effect of prison.
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/r...

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A hopeful sign for higher education

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... because everyone in the field wants it to be true.

The Truth About Sexism in Science In many areas, gender bias has vanished - and in some, it's reversed

If your university still dances to the tune of "DEI" don't be too shy to share this. They may get mad but it's important to question authority with facts, right?
www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/rethinking...