Ted Schwaba
@tedmond.bsky.social
psych professor, MSU. personality and environments and genes and the tangle all between! Also music opinions! tedmond.net
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Me and @aysuo.bsky.social did a thing. Give it a listen!
Exciting news! Today marks the start of the podcast Born and Raised - produced by the ESSGN. In this very first episode, our hosts have visited @dr-appie.bsky.social in his office at the AUMC. Shocking revelations ensue! Find it on essgn.podbean.com or on the podcast platform of your choice.
1. Abdel Abdellaoui on social science genetics | Born and Raised
In this very first episode of Born and Raised, hosts Rafael and Aysu visit behavior geneticist Abdel Abdellaoui in his office at the Amsterdam University Medical Center. They talk about the nature of ...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Me and @aysuo.bsky.social did a thing. Give it a listen!
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With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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The Personality Interest Group Including Espresso journal club (PIG-IE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign now has a public reading schedule: pig-ie-reading-vote.lovable.app/schedule. 1/
PIG-IE Reading List
The Personality Interest Group—Including Espresso Reading List
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January 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Personality Interest Group Including Espresso journal club (PIG-IE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign now has a public reading schedule: pig-ie-reading-vote.lovable.app/schedule. 1/
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A very comprehensive review of the genetics of personlity led by @tedmond.bsky.social This is a great onramp for those who haven't checked into psychiatric genetics or bahviour genetics in a while. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Personality Genomics
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...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A very comprehensive review of the genetics of personlity led by @tedmond.bsky.social This is a great onramp for those who haven't checked into psychiatric genetics or bahviour genetics in a while. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
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January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
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gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
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Bringing Cory Doctorow to the Amazon ces exhibit is like summoning Bahamut in FF7 against a single enemy with 1 hp
January 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Bringing Cory Doctorow to the Amazon ces exhibit is like summoning Bahamut in FF7 against a single enemy with 1 hp
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Observational shows associations with bad stuff. RCTs, a little weight loss, no bad stuff.
Since researchers can't find obvious problems, more recent studies have focused on the microbiome, where all bad ideas go to not die. That's a topic for another day.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Since researchers can't find obvious problems, more recent studies have focused on the microbiome, where all bad ideas go to not die. That's a topic for another day.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Non-nutritive Sweeteners in Weight Management and Chronic Disease: a review
To critically review findings from recent studies evaluating effects of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) on metabolism, weight, and obesity-related chronic diseases. Biologic mechanisms that may explain NNS effects will also be addressed. We conducted ...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Observational shows associations with bad stuff. RCTs, a little weight loss, no bad stuff.
Since researchers can't find obvious problems, more recent studies have focused on the microbiome, where all bad ideas go to not die. That's a topic for another day.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Since researchers can't find obvious problems, more recent studies have focused on the microbiome, where all bad ideas go to not die. That's a topic for another day.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Here we go again with using observational data when it suits them.
This is particularly important here, because there’s a huge difference between observational data & trials on artificial sweeteners.
This is particularly important here, because there’s a huge difference between observational data & trials on artificial sweeteners.
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Here we go again with using observational data when it suits them.
This is particularly important here, because there’s a huge difference between observational data & trials on artificial sweeteners.
This is particularly important here, because there’s a huge difference between observational data & trials on artificial sweeteners.
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Here's a figure from the lead author of the new study that lays out the rules of the game.
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Here's a figure from the lead author of the new study that lays out the rules of the game.
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Wrote up my annual list of top albums! One of my favorite little winter break traditions.
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Would love to hear your thoughts / your faves from this year.
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Would love to hear your thoughts / your faves from this year.
December 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wrote up my annual list of top albums! One of my favorite little winter break traditions.
tedmond.net/teds-top-5-a...
Would love to hear your thoughts / your faves from this year.
tedmond.net/teds-top-5-a...
Would love to hear your thoughts / your faves from this year.
Wrote up my annual list of top albums! One of my favorite little winter break traditions.
tedmond.net/teds-top-5-a...
Would love to hear your thoughts / your faves from this year.
tedmond.net/teds-top-5-a...
Would love to hear your thoughts / your faves from this year.
December 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wrote up my annual list of top albums! One of my favorite little winter break traditions.
tedmond.net/teds-top-5-a...
Would love to hear your thoughts / your faves from this year.
tedmond.net/teds-top-5-a...
Would love to hear your thoughts / your faves from this year.
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"If you *only* used SAT to admit to elite colleges, share of admits from top 1% income falls 15.8% → 9.9% and representation from <$200k rises by +8.8%, with no reduction in post-college outcomes."
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"If you *only* used SAT to admit to elite colleges, share of admits from top 1% income falls 15.8% → 9.9% and representation from <$200k rises by +8.8%, with no reduction in post-college outcomes."
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I've waited 3 years to make this post
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I've waited 3 years to make this post
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Rounding out 2025 with a new publication in Psychological Science! @psychscience.bsky.social
What psychological factor predicts having better physical health, greater happiness, being stereotyped positively, and voting conservatively?
What psychological factor predicts having better physical health, greater happiness, being stereotyped positively, and voting conservatively?
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Rounding out 2025 with a new publication in Psychological Science! @psychscience.bsky.social
What psychological factor predicts having better physical health, greater happiness, being stereotyped positively, and voting conservatively?
What psychological factor predicts having better physical health, greater happiness, being stereotyped positively, and voting conservatively?
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Ever wondered whether we could map personality profiles as we do with genetic or brain data? We applied a similar method to explore similarities and differences of NEO PI profiles in our fresh-out paper. Here’s what we found 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Unity and Diversity of NEO-PI Personality Profiles of 162 Phenotypes - Kerli Ilves, Yueh en Wang, Kenn Konstabel, Ants Adamson, Kersten Kõrge, Aire Raidvee, Alain Dagher, René Mõttus, Uku Vainik, 2025
For over 30 years, detailed personality-phenotype association profiles based on the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI) have been published, yet the phenotype pr...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Ever wondered whether we could map personality profiles as we do with genetic or brain data? We applied a similar method to explore similarities and differences of NEO PI profiles in our fresh-out paper. Here’s what we found 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I wrote about the bizarre case of Herasight, the embryo selection company going all in on eugenics.
Embryo selection company Herasight goes all in on eugenics
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December 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I wrote about the bizarre case of Herasight, the embryo selection company going all in on eugenics.
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1/4 Thrilled to be sharing new work published today in Nature describing the third wave of results from the PGC Cross-Disorder Group. This reflects a massive group effort to examine shared and unique genetic signal across >1 million cases for 14 psychiatric disorders. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders - Nature
Genomic analyses applied to 14 childhood- and adult-onset psychiatric disorders identifies five underlying genomic factors that explain the majority of the genetic variance of the individual disorders...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
1/4 Thrilled to be sharing new work published today in Nature describing the third wave of results from the PGC Cross-Disorder Group. This reflects a massive group effort to examine shared and unique genetic signal across >1 million cases for 14 psychiatric disorders. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hi all, thanks to everyone who reposted. I am still seeking guest lecturers. Please reach out if you are willing or can recommend someone who would be a good fit. I appreciate your help!
Hi all, it's that time of year again. I'm looking for guest lecturers for my undergrad Psych Disorders course in the spring. I'd especially love folks with expertise in bipolar disorders, borderline, substance use, ADHD/autism, and basically anything that is stigmatized or misunderstood.
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hi all, thanks to everyone who reposted. I am still seeking guest lecturers. Please reach out if you are willing or can recommend someone who would be a good fit. I appreciate your help!
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Want to make nice graphs with me, starting next year? I'm hiring for a position at the University of Witten/Herdecke.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Want to make nice graphs with me, starting next year? I'm hiring for a position at the University of Witten/Herdecke.
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/61280592...
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/61280592...
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This is a big part of why basically every archaeologist who gets asked "when in the past would you want to have been alive?" will answer "the present please and thank you"
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is a big part of why basically every archaeologist who gets asked "when in the past would you want to have been alive?" will answer "the present please and thank you"
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I named my fists Kahneman and Tversky because I’m gonna make your losses loom larger than your gains
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I named my fists Kahneman and Tversky because I’m gonna make your losses loom larger than your gains
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Blog post: A Missing Heritability Update. Three legs and other problems. I follow up on the recent excellent post on the subject by @sashagusevposts.bsky.social. ericturkheimer.substack.com/p/missing-he...
Missing Heritability Revisited
Following up on Sasha
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November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Blog post: A Missing Heritability Update. Three legs and other problems. I follow up on the recent excellent post on the subject by @sashagusevposts.bsky.social. ericturkheimer.substack.com/p/missing-he...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Whoever was forced to write this at the CDC doesn't know a thing about science or making sense of evidence. How frustrating and sad.
Whoever was forced to write this at the CDC doesn't know a thing about science or making sense of evidence. How frustrating and sad.
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Whoever was forced to write this at the CDC doesn't know a thing about science or making sense of evidence. How frustrating and sad.
Whoever was forced to write this at the CDC doesn't know a thing about science or making sense of evidence. How frustrating and sad.
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It's time for my annual reminder that Thanksgiving will (likely) be more meaningful than you think 🦃
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It's time for my annual reminder that Thanksgiving will (likely) be more meaningful than you think 🦃
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We've updated a paper on the 3-year, $1000/month U.S. guaranteed income study.
New results, in 3 figures: 🧵
1) Subjective well-being significantly improved in the treatment group in year 1, but there were no significant differences between the treatment & control group after that. 1/
New results, in 3 figures: 🧵
1) Subjective well-being significantly improved in the treatment group in year 1, but there were no significant differences between the treatment & control group after that. 1/
September 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We've updated a paper on the 3-year, $1000/month U.S. guaranteed income study.
New results, in 3 figures: 🧵
1) Subjective well-being significantly improved in the treatment group in year 1, but there were no significant differences between the treatment & control group after that. 1/
New results, in 3 figures: 🧵
1) Subjective well-being significantly improved in the treatment group in year 1, but there were no significant differences between the treatment & control group after that. 1/