Ian Lundberg
@ianlundberg.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, UCLA Sociology and California Center for Population Research
https://www.ianlundberg.org/
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The biggest project I've worked on for the last chunk of years was just published. It asks, how big are US Black-white lifespan differences?
This might seem like a narrow question. I hope to convince you by the end that there are answers you didn't anticipate. And I hope some of them will move you.
This might seem like a narrow question. I hope to convince you by the end that there are answers you didn't anticipate. And I hope some of them will move you.
Three Ways of Looking at Black–White Mortality Differences in the United States | Annual Reviews
Everyone agrees that US Black deaths happen earlier than white deaths on average, but it is surprisingly challenging to find the best ways to summarize, quantify, and compare this gap. This review arg...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The biggest project I've worked on for the last chunk of years was just published. It asks, how big are US Black-white lifespan differences?
This might seem like a narrow question. I hope to convince you by the end that there are answers you didn't anticipate. And I hope some of them will move you.
This might seem like a narrow question. I hope to convince you by the end that there are answers you didn't anticipate. And I hope some of them will move you.
Reposted by Ian Lundberg
Applications are open for the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science SICSS 2025 at UCLA! Apply by May 2!
Free, 2-wk institute in comp social science for grad students, postdocs & early-career faculty.
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@ianlundberg.bsky.social @jenniebrand.bsky.social
Free, 2-wk institute in comp social science for grad students, postdocs & early-career faculty.
sicss.io/2025/ucla/
@ianlundberg.bsky.social @jenniebrand.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Applications are open for the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science SICSS 2025 at UCLA! Apply by May 2!
Free, 2-wk institute in comp social science for grad students, postdocs & early-career faculty.
sicss.io/2025/ucla/
@ianlundberg.bsky.social @jenniebrand.bsky.social
Free, 2-wk institute in comp social science for grad students, postdocs & early-career faculty.
sicss.io/2025/ucla/
@ianlundberg.bsky.social @jenniebrand.bsky.social
Do you know someone (maybe even you!) who has made a a discovery, innovation, or advancement representing a significant contribution to sociological methodology? Send us nominations for the ASA Methodology Section Innovation Award! Due March 1. www.asanet.org/communities-...
Section Award Nomination Calls | American Sociological Association
Many ASA Sections offer awards to recognize achievement in their respective areas of academic interest. Following are the most recent calls for nominations
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February 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Do you know someone (maybe even you!) who has made a a discovery, innovation, or advancement representing a significant contribution to sociological methodology? Send us nominations for the ASA Methodology Section Innovation Award! Due March 1. www.asanet.org/communities-...
Reposted by Ian Lundberg
Our new paper explains why some life outcomes are hard to predict. We combined machine learning, a mathematical decomposition, and in-depth qualitative interviews to understand the origins of unpredictability: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
June 20, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Our new paper explains why some life outcomes are hard to predict. We combined machine learning, a mathematical decomposition, and in-depth qualitative interviews to understand the origins of unpredictability: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
New in PNAS! Qualitative interviews help us understand the origins of unpredictability in life outcome prediction tasks doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
The origins of unpredictability in life outcome prediction tasks | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Why are some life outcomes difficult to predict? We investigated this question through
in-depth qualitative interviews with 40 families sampled fro...
doi.org
June 4, 2024 at 6:23 PM
New in PNAS! Qualitative interviews help us understand the origins of unpredictability in life outcome prediction tasks doi.org/10.1073/pnas...