Martin Isungset

I followed the links and this is real. A state department official who is an open advocate of the worst kind of of eugenics. "Low quality humans." The network around Trumpism, "race science," alt.right Nazism, and eugenics is truly frightening.

My firstborn PhD paper is out 🎉 with @rosacheesman.bsky.social @torkildl.bsky.social and Ole Andreassen.

Higher genetic dispositions for EA and sociodemographic factors decrease the risk of partnership dissolution, while dispositions for internalizing symptoms and risk behavior increase the risk 💔

The tech bro fascination with eugenics is so on brand. The idea that you could make accurate, actionable predictions from individual genotypes (with all their complex, non-linear interactions) from averaged, linearly modeled population-level genomic statistics is just another big data fantasy

I wholeheartedly agree with this diagnosis of Nordic sociology. Disappointing that the diagnosis is so short though, but perhaps a fitting example of don't hate the agent, hate the game / structure

Call for Papers: Workshop "Using genetics to understand social structures" | Reimagining Norden in a... Workshop "Using genetics to understand social structures: Genetic influences across time, groups, and societies", University of Oslo, 29 February-1 March 2024.

We are hosting a workshop on how genetics can help to understand social structures, especially in interaction with environments! Apply before the end of the year if you want to join us in beautiful Oslo!

The persistence of eugenics in mainstream journals highlights major gaps in research integrity When published, bad data can have long lasting negative impacts on research and the wider world. In this post Rebecca Sear, traces the impact of the national IQ dataset and reflects how its continu…

New blog on the problem of the continued proliferation of eugenic ideology in academia, including "national IQ" data.

(Part of) the solution is to prioritise research integrity, rather than the acquiring of grants, papers & profit (which current academic structures incentivise)

If you happen to find yourself in Oslo on Tuesday (21.11), I'm in a panel for Sociological Movie Salon which will show Gattaca (in 35 mm). I can't promise free popcorn, but I promise that I´ll attempt some lofty sociological discussions (in Norwegian)!
www.vegascene.no/film/UAV2023...

New in AJS! @zjvanwinkle.bsky.social, Anette Fasang & I investigate a hotly debated question: are Millennials worse off than their parents’ generation, the Baby Boomers? We argue that this is a misleading question. Why? See ⬇️ or read www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Ah, I see. Yeah, I agree, the exact numbers don´t matter in making your point. But what we often hear is the estimates from the Branigan paper and the Silventoinen paper (30-36 % C and 40-something A) without further discussion

Several economists do pedigree-based studies where they include twins, siblings, half-siblings etc, but even by econbro standards, the Goldberger "A powerful intellect was at play..." may have scared some off.
Jencks 1972 is also "known" for the red-hairedness example, but I agree, not mainstream

Is the 44 % the total C if one did this in the Silventoinen-paper, or is the total C the original estimate 31 % + 44 % = 75 %?

Excellent explanation from @michelnivard.bsky.social on @kbkarlson.bsky.social post on twin models in sociology. A lot of confusion and skepticism comes from this not being understood / explained by sociologists working with twins (including me). Similar points were made by Jencks (1980) in ASR

I'm writing a molecular perspective on heritability, behavior, (and eventually) race/ancestry, group differences. The idea is to start with what we've learned from genetic data and then work backwards to what we used to know from classical studies. gusevlab.org/projects/hsq/

Another opportunity to work on the FINDME project. An excellent applied statistician/ data scientist will use social and genetic data to explain inequalities in our wealth health and family planning. This one is in London! @CLScohorts shorturl.at/jJLT5 pls re-bluesky!

Shocked to find that economists put books written by sociologists on the curriculum 🤯

Exactly!

Some do, some don't.
I did just join this place, and let me begin with a quote which from Supergrass' "Goodbye Stranger" describing sociology better than most:
Now some they do and some they don't
And some you just can't tell
And some they will and some they won't
With some it's just as well