Henrik Dobewall
@hdobewall.bsky.social
Crossing disciplinary borders of psychology, social sciences, and molecular genetics to answer why people do good and feel well. Life course, intergenerational transmission, gene-environment interactions, siblings. Finnish genetically-informed registers
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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35% part time position in Helsinki for a Swedish speaking Prof. in medical genetics jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... very Finnish jobpost 🇫🇮🇸🇪🇦🇽🇩🇰🇳🇴🇮🇸, we do have great 🧬🏥 data here :-)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR, medical genetics
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR, medical genetics
jobs.helsinki.fi
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 AM
35% part time position in Helsinki for a Swedish speaking Prof. in medical genetics jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... very Finnish jobpost 🇫🇮🇸🇪🇦🇽🇩🇰🇳🇴🇮🇸, we do have great 🧬🏥 data here :-)
Join us in Turku, Finland for the 3rd @invest-flagship.bsky.social conference; May 6-8, 2026. This year's topic is "Building equal societies: from scientific findings to societal transformation" with excizing and timely keynotes by Prof. Harden @kph3k.bsky.social and Prof. Cohen @philipncohen.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Join us in Turku, Finland for the 3rd @invest-flagship.bsky.social conference; May 6-8, 2026. This year's topic is "Building equal societies: from scientific findings to societal transformation" with excizing and timely keynotes by Prof. Harden @kph3k.bsky.social and Prof. Cohen @philipncohen.com
New preprint: "The triple burden of mental illness? A sibling analysis of parental education, polygenic scores, and gene–environment interactions" osf.io/preprints/so... We would be super happy to receive your feedback into account when revising it during the review process.
OSF
osf.io
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM
New preprint: "The triple burden of mental illness? A sibling analysis of parental education, polygenic scores, and gene–environment interactions" osf.io/preprints/so... We would be super happy to receive your feedback into account when revising it during the review process.
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I'm hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join us at the University of Oxford and our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality team. Ideal candidate has experience in the fields of inequality, social mobility, and/or public policy. We can sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
Vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I'm hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join us at the University of Oxford and our @inetoxford.bsky.social Inequality team. Ideal candidate has experience in the fields of inequality, social mobility, and/or public policy. We can sponsor visas for non-UK applicants. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM
JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
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Now out in Sociological Science
(How) do sociologists use GenAI for their research? Find out in our paper.
Written with @ajalvero.bsky.social @dustinstoltz.com and Marshall Taylor. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey!!
(How) do sociologists use GenAI for their research? Find out in our paper.
Written with @ajalvero.bsky.social @dustinstoltz.com and Marshall Taylor. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey!!
Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline
Article: Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline | Sociological Science | Posted January 20, 2026
sociologicalscience.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Now out in Sociological Science
(How) do sociologists use GenAI for their research? Find out in our paper.
Written with @ajalvero.bsky.social @dustinstoltz.com and Marshall Taylor. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey!!
(How) do sociologists use GenAI for their research? Find out in our paper.
Written with @ajalvero.bsky.social @dustinstoltz.com and Marshall Taylor. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey!!
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Ihan äärettömän hyvä juttu ja tärkeä tutkimus. Antropologialla saadaan sellaista tietoa, johon ei monikaan muu tieteenala yllä.
www.hs.fi/feature/art-...
www.hs.fi/feature/art-...
Sote | Vuosi terveysasemalla paljasti arvottomuuden, joka ei näy tilastoista
Tutkija Laura Kihlström vietti kuukausia terveysasemilla eri puolella Suomea. Haastatteli, tarkkaili ja vain istui paikallaan. Yksi havainto toistui: ihmiset kokivat, ettei heillä ole väliä.
www.hs.fi
January 20, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Ihan äärettömän hyvä juttu ja tärkeä tutkimus. Antropologialla saadaan sellaista tietoa, johon ei monikaan muu tieteenala yllä.
www.hs.fi/feature/art-...
www.hs.fi/feature/art-...
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Two more weeks to apply for this job! Tenure track or tenured! Living in Paris! Nice colleagues (and me)!
Let me know if you have any questions! Details: www.shorturl.at/E57le
Let me know if you have any questions! Details: www.shorturl.at/E57le
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Two more weeks to apply for this job! Tenure track or tenured! Living in Paris! Nice colleagues (and me)!
Let me know if you have any questions! Details: www.shorturl.at/E57le
Let me know if you have any questions! Details: www.shorturl.at/E57le
Does anyone know if Chinese top universities/funders have the requirement to publish open access? Or is the a great pay wall of China :-)
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Does anyone know if Chinese top universities/funders have the requirement to publish open access? Or is the a great pay wall of China :-)
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Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
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Long and deadly read on semi-autonomous killer drones.
Terminator more than fiction: “Talk to the hand.”
On the future battlefield, a “human in the loop” will be treated as a nice-to-have.
Terminator more than fiction: “Talk to the hand.”
On the future battlefield, a “human in the loop” will be treated as a nice-to-have.
Hea reportaaž tapvate robodroonide tõusust sõjaväljal. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/m...
In Ukraine, a New Arsenal of Killer A.I. Drones Is Being Born
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Long and deadly read on semi-autonomous killer drones.
Terminator more than fiction: “Talk to the hand.”
On the future battlefield, a “human in the loop” will be treated as a nice-to-have.
Terminator more than fiction: “Talk to the hand.”
On the future battlefield, a “human in the loop” will be treated as a nice-to-have.
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Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse www.science.org/content/arti...
Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse
It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say
www.science.org
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse www.science.org/content/arti...
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15 #PhD positions available in several EU countries as part of the #MITIME doctoral training programme on migration, time and urban inequalities. Two available in UCC on the #sociology of migration.
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
PhD Positions
MITIME is currently hiring for these 15 PhD positions
migrationtime.eu
January 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
15 #PhD positions available in several EU countries as part of the #MITIME doctoral training programme on migration, time and urban inequalities. Two available in UCC on the #sociology of migration.
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
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Last week, our new paper on indirect assortative mating was published.🍾 Let’s take a closer look at what this means, why it matters, and what we found (🧵/32):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Last week, our new paper on indirect assortative mating was published.🍾 Let’s take a closer look at what this means, why it matters, and what we found (🧵/32):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genes aside, the underlying socio-technocratic paternalism is troubling. (Disclaimer: given the current evidence, claims about predicting complex traits via embryo polygenic scores appear premature.)
Jonathan Anomaly responds in a long comment to my post criticizing his writing on eugenics and that of his company Herasight. He argues against several specific points and I encourage reading it in full.
open.substack.com/pub/theinfin...
open.substack.com/pub/theinfin...
December 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Genes aside, the underlying socio-technocratic paternalism is troubling. (Disclaimer: given the current evidence, claims about predicting complex traits via embryo polygenic scores appear premature.)
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How are the life course research framework, its tools, and research questions affected by population aging?
We discuss this (with D. Vignoli) in this recently published article
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#aging #lifecourse #demography #sociology
We discuss this (with D. Vignoli) in this recently published article
academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
#aging #lifecourse #demography #sociology
Aging in aging societies: the transformation of life courses and how we study them
AbstractObjectives. Population aging is reshaping life courses. This article examines how extended longevity and the collective experience of aging societi
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December 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How are the life course research framework, its tools, and research questions affected by population aging?
We discuss this (with D. Vignoli) in this recently published article
academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
#aging #lifecourse #demography #sociology
We discuss this (with D. Vignoli) in this recently published article
academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
#aging #lifecourse #demography #sociology
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Abstract submission for the #BGA2026 in Amsterdam (NL), is now open!
Oral and Poster Abstract submission: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80641....
Symposia abstract submission (symposium chairs only): app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/76614....
Oral and Poster Abstract submission: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80641....
Symposia abstract submission (symposium chairs only): app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/76614....
Oxford Abstracts
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December 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Abstract submission for the #BGA2026 in Amsterdam (NL), is now open!
Oral and Poster Abstract submission: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80641....
Symposia abstract submission (symposium chairs only): app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/76614....
Oral and Poster Abstract submission: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/80641....
Symposia abstract submission (symposium chairs only): app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/76614....
In good old days, individuals were prosecuted by the state for stealing/sharing music in the internet. Now the rich will argue that it is ok to brake copy right laws when using loot to train their models www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify
Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In good old days, individuals were prosecuted by the state for stealing/sharing music in the internet. Now the rich will argue that it is ok to brake copy right laws when using loot to train their models www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Large sand battery keeping Finns warm already fossil fuel and rare earth elements free yle.fi/a/74-20197352 in English www.schwarzeneggerclimateinitiative.com/climate-acti...
Kahden tamperelaismiehen keksintö on ratkaisu puhtaan energian vaikeimpaan kysymykseen – nyt sitä kysellään jo ulkomaille
Tamperelaiskaverukset panivat tuuli- ja aurinkosähkön lämmittämään hiekkakasaa. Syntyi poikkeuksellinen keksintö ja kasvava yritys, joka kiinnostaa nyt ympäri maailman.
yle.fi
December 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Large sand battery keeping Finns warm already fossil fuel and rare earth elements free yle.fi/a/74-20197352 in English www.schwarzeneggerclimateinitiative.com/climate-acti...
Quite good read in German on the economic similarities between the inner German border years and consequences of Finnlands closed border to Russia. Special economic zone needed? share.google/0cV0y6rPTG85...
Finnland: An der Grenze zu Russland sind viele Menschen unzufrieden
Finnland gibt sich grimmig entschlossen als neuer Frontstaat des Westens. Doch an der Grenze zu Russland macht die Wirtschaftsflaute viele Menschen unzufrieden. Ein Ortsbesuch
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December 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Quite good read in German on the economic similarities between the inner German border years and consequences of Finnlands closed border to Russia. Special economic zone needed? share.google/0cV0y6rPTG85...
I like this text on Frankenstein receipts. Who wants an Italian meal without the main 4letter ingredient. It "demon"strates quite nicely why AI often does more harm than good. Just think of the low quality of overoptimized fotos vs. the glory years of Huawei www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I like this text on Frankenstein receipts. Who wants an Italian meal without the main 4letter ingredient. It "demon"strates quite nicely why AI often does more harm than good. Just think of the low quality of overoptimized fotos vs. the glory years of Huawei www.theguardian.com/technology/2...