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Jukka Savolainen
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Everything happens for a reason you make up afterward. A recovering sociologist from Töölö 🇫🇮 Savolainen in name & ethnicity. #kalakukko

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 8h
Yup. The only time I received a perfect score from NIH was when co-PI was a grant panel insider. Not sure if just "shady." Seems writing grants is its own genre of literature. You gotta learn to tick all the boxes and pull the levers. Journal reviewers thought our project was pretty worthless.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 1d
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Government is open for business 🙏👍 ✈️
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Moves to Vote as Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown
www.nytimes.com

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 2d
Come to our panel on Wednesday. Sponsored by @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social , featuring John McDonald.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 4d
You should contact Janne Kivivuori to find out more about the teaching program.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 4d
Good luck. I hope you'll be seated as far away as possible from that monster 🤭

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 4d
They have a robust undergrad program of teaching. Intro classes, textbooks created by the faculty, etc. What's translated in English as MA is historically the proper "BA." I graduated from U of H with a "Master's" Degree (VTK), no other undergrad degree. Systems vary, translations difficult.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 5d
KRIMO at U of Helsinki is very good. In USA: Cincinnati, ASU, U Pennsylvania. In Canada, Simon Fraser used to be good but hear it's gone downhill. Same with Rutgers. U Nebraska, Omaha?

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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 8d
I feel happy just thinking of #RecipeOfTheDay. I feel even happier eating it: it’s Marmalade Pudding Cake! www.nigella.com/recipes/marm...
Marmalade Pudding Cake
Now, this is a beauty. I don't mean flash or fancy — rather the opposite; there is something austerely handsome about its appearance, and yet gorgeously warming about its taste. But then, this laid-ba...
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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 12d
Those are some choice blurbs! I couldn't think of a better trio, seeing as Dostoevsky is unavailable. Congrats!

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 13d
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Lot to love about this @nytimes.com editorial arguing for moderate politics as the way for Dems to win. I was struck by this passage on measurement validity. Potential reading for those teaching undergrad methods.

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Nick Brown @steamtraen.eu · 13d
Just came across this. Neither Freakonomics nor Sean Carroll has called yet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/08/26/a...
A suggestion for Freakonomics and Sean Carroll: Interview Nick Brown | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 16d
Let me guess: We are?

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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 17d
#RecipeOfTheDay is Roast Duck Legs with Potatoes, and it could scarcely be any easier to cook or feel more of a treat to eat! www.nigella.com/recipes/roas...
Roast Duck Legs with Potatoes
This is one of those leave 'em and love 'em meals. For all the ease of express-style food, there is a lot to be said for simply stashing something in the oven for an hour or two when stuck in too-tire...
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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 23d
Sociology in 🇺🇸
"For nearly 100-years, the conference has traveled across beautiful Indigenous homelands throughout the ... Turtle Island. In this historic moment, we are proud to name the PSA’s conference theme in Indigenous language: Shúkwaatnim na iwáyumixa"
www.pacificsoc.org/event-5909126
Pacific Sociological Association - 97th Annual PSA Conference (PSA 2026)
www.pacificsoc.org

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · 28d
It is. But it has nothing to do with spelling 🇫🇮 😟

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Sep 12
Agreed, on record:
youtu.be/QAUiO1S07lE?...
Is Sociology Broken? Jukka Savolainen on Ideology and Reform | Ep 35
YouTube video by Heterodox Academy
youtu.be

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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · Aug 23
#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...
Peach Melba Pavlova
My Peach Melba Pavlova is a dream of a dessert: crisp-edged meringue with a marshmallow centre, spread with softly whipped cream, covered with golden peach wedges and drizzled with a sauce of pureed r...
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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Aug 17
"Genetic variants associated with personality have widespread associations with other attributes, including social, economic, and medical outcomes."

Important knowledge for social scientists:

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Personality Genomics | Annual Reviews
Recent research advances have precipitated the era of personality genomics: the study of how variation in human DNA sequence predicts individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, fee...
www.annualreviews.org

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Aug 10
Give Criminology a Chance share.google/SOUvl4vh2aqh...
Give Criminology a Chance
Notes from a discipline on the brink
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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Aug 2
Example where a public statement by an academic association is appropriate/necessary. "Can't be neutral in a moving train."
dynarski.bsky.social Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 2
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal
August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 2
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal
August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Jul 30
Except for the price tag.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Jul 14
Sociological research
www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2025/07/98359/
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.
www.thepublicdiscourse.com

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Jul 4
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.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Jul 4
Again, it doesn't "elevate a conclusion." You keep misrepresenting the language. Definitely not a "productive take" 😏

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Jul 4
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.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Jul 4
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.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Jul 4
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.

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Jukka Savolainen @savolainen.bsky.social · Jul 4
Such as?

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rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · Jun 30
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...