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Qinya Feng

@fqinya.bsky.social
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Postdoc in Max Planck research group BioSocial. Political psychology, social science genetics. PhD in political science from @uu-polisci.bsky.social.

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Nature @nature.com · 05/06/2026
Nature research paper: Cooperation conflicts with equality when allocating public goods go.nature.com/4e2otQq
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Cooperation conflicts with equality when allocating public goods - Nature
Uniform sharing of public goods can boost cooperation in social networks, but often concentrates benefits among well-connected individuals, creating inequality despite greater collective success.
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ESSGN @essgn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
ESSGN doctoral candidate Asya Bülbül reflects on what political scientists can learn from integrating genetics.
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Column: Can Genetics Help Explain Political Behavior?
By: Asya Bülbül, ESSGN doctoral candidate at Uppsala universityAll views expressed are those of the author. As political science has matured, it has repeatedly absorbed tools and concepts from neig…
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Qinya Feng @fqinya.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Glad that my article is finally out in Political Studies! In it, I examine generalised trust as a source of immigration policy preferences, distinguishing it from prosociality, with Swedish twin data. The main points👇
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Rafael Ahlskog @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
New paper out! Working with geospatial data is cool.
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Qinya Feng @fqinya.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Liberal support can be selective when values clash: when elites frame liberal values as conflicting, citizens can trade off between these values. In this case, gender equality > Iiberal immigration inclusion, producing policy preferences that appear illiberal and exclusive.
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Nicholas Thompson @nxthompson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
An extraordinary paragraph. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
New work by Stefania Paolini & Patrick Kotzur (@durhampsych.bsky.social) and international team proposes a rupture-habit model to make sense of emerging findings in everyday intergroup contact. Paywall: doi.org/10.1038/s441... Free Access Link: trebuchet.public.springernature.app/get_content/...
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According to intergroup contact theory, meaningful interactions between members of different social identity groups can lead to decreases in prejudice. However, the literature on intergroup contact has generally emphasized contact-based interventions that involve positive contact experiences in highly controlled environments like research laboratories or classrooms, or infrequent intimate intergroup contact experiences, like intergroup friendships. In this Perspective, we review the literature on how intergroup contact manifests in everyday settings, which challenges established views that contact is readily available, positive and leads to consistently positive within-person changes. We describe how variations in contact valence and environmental affordances for self-selection influence individual- and macro-level segregation dynamics, which create conditions for stable trajectories of contact and intergroup bias, or contact habits. We then propose a habit–rupture model of contact, according to which changes in intergroup relations through lifespan and macro-level disruptions act as ruptures, leading to the development of new contact habits. Considering contact and its effects through a habit and rupture lens identifies realistic and ecologically valid opportunities to apply intergroup contact in the service of the social good.
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Abdel Abdellaoui @dr-appie.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
For more context, see also the @nature.com News & Views article about this work, where I unpack what it means when genetic risk for psychiatric disorders overlaps with normal-range traits, including some positive associations with education-related outcomes: rdcu.be/eT4U7
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Qinya Feng @fqinya.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Genuinely generous and free research environment! Apply!!!
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Qinya Feng @fqinya.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Stay tuned for years of exploration into how genes 🧬 and social environments jointly explain inequality and individual differences! With a UNIVERSE 🤯 of data and collaborations!!!
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Michel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
MASSIVE Japanese genetics of child health and development study: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Genome-wide association study on longitudinal and cross-sectional traits of child health and development in a Japanese population
Understanding the influence of both genetics and environment on human health, especially early in life, is essential for shaping long-term health. Here, we utilize a nationwide prospective birth cohor...
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Qinya Feng @fqinya.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Maybe the 1st study to show gene(PGI)–environment interaction in political participation? Using unique Swedish data, Oskar finds that high-SES & politically active families and early life neighbourhoods can weaken genetic influences on voting.
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Arno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
There’s a new kid in town! Companies are now selling IVF and embryo selection based on genetic testing for traits related to health and even intelligence. We outline methodological and ethical concerns, and warn against risks for social inequality. With the fantastic @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social
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Embryo selection based on polygenic prediction risks reinforcing social inequality
The rise of companies offering embryo selection based on genetic testing has triggered heated debate about ethical acceptability, as well as the accuracy and scientific validity of these techniques. W...
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Rosa Cheesman @rosacheesman.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
1/ 🚨New paper in Nature Genetics Genetic factors are associated with the educational fields people study, from arts to engineering. Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41... FAQ: www.thehastingscenter.org/genomic-find...
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Genetic associations with educational fields - Nature Genetics
Genome-wide analyses of 10 educational fields identify 17 associated loci. Analysis of genetic clustering across specializations identifies two key dimensions that show genetic overlap with personalit...
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
NEW - Can Student Body Diversity Foster Inter-ethnic Trust, Tolerance, and National Identification Prioritization? The Role of Friendship in Kenya - cup.org/3LaSCCl - Jaimie Bleck, Robert Dowd, @daniceguzman.bsky.social, John Mugo & Jackline Oluoch-Aridi #OpenAccess
BJPolS sbstract from a paper discussing the impact of diversity quotas in schools on national cohesion and identity, using Kenya's expanded diversity quota policy as a case study.
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Björn Siepe @bsiepe.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
We built the openESM database: ▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place ▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software ▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python Find out more: 🌐 openesmdata.org 📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Qinya Feng @fqinya.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
After the 5th defence&party attended this year: what are the odds in life, how marvellous to see our explorations on digital transformation, Polish diaspora policy, Swedish twins and trust, climate change and fish, sex in willows, face the world alongside brilliant friends. No straight road behind🥂
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Zhiqiang Sha (X: @sha_zhiqiang) @zhiqiangsha.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
💥🧠🧬Finally out!! Our new paper on the overlapping genetic basis of brain structures and psychiatric disorders has been published in Nature Mental Health. The full list of shared genetic loci is also available online. Thank you so much, Aaron and all co-authors. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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The overlapping genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders and cortical brain structure - Nature Mental Health
This study highlights sex differences in major depressive disorder using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Findings suggest hormonal fluctuations influence onset, emphasizing the ne...
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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
NEW RELEASE @alisongopnik.bsky.social, leader of CASBS's Social Science of Caregiving project, edits the new issue of Dædalus w/ @mlevi.bsky.social & Zachary Ugolnik 16 essays rethink the philosophical, psychological, biological, political & economic foundations of care OPEN ACCESS bit.ly/3Qm49ha
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Nature Human Behaviour @nathumbehav.nature.com · 01/07/2025
In this study, @anatperry.bsky.social @desmond-ong.bsky.social et al show that human-attributed responses are rated as more empathic than AI-attributed ones, especially when conveying shared experience and care. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Comparing the value of perceived human versus AI-generated empathy - Nature Human Behaviour
AI mimics empathy well, but does its empathy feel different? The authors show human empathy has unique value: human-attributed responses are rated as more empathic than AI-attributed ones, especially ...
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