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Henrik Dobewall

@hdobewall.bsky.social
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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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Andrea Howard @drandreahoward.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New paper from me, out soon in Behavior Research Methods: I'm a lil bit obsessed with good online recruitment and the result is this side-quest paper that made use of data we had collected that recruited people online in three ways (met them on Zoom, validated their email, and Prolific). 🧵>>
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Arno Van Hootegem 🌱 @arnovanhootegem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New preprint from my stay at @invest-flagship.bsky.social! 🧐 Do genes moderate earning declines following endogenous and exogenous job loss? 📉 Those with a higher PGI for depression experience a larger drop in earnings, but only for exogenous job loss 🧠 We discuss implications for GxE! 🧬
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Ted Schwaba @tedmond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our big Big Five GWAS, out today! Personality Genomics is extremely hot in 2026.
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Jani Erola @janierola.net · 02/08/2026
My son Eemil is about to begin his studies at Rotterdam Business School this autumn. If you know someone in the region who needs a trusty tenant, please let me known! Anything in a commutable range would definitely be fine, Eemil has already extended his search to Delft, Gouda and Dordrecht.
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Wissen ist Macht
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Bruno Arpino @brunoarpino.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
How often do older parents and adult children stay in touch across Europe, and how geographically close are they to one another? These were the starting questions of our new paper w/ @marco16.bsky.social @valeriabordone.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4tcc8z2b
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Older parent–adult child contact and proximity across Europe: New evidence, digital communication, and measurement issues
AbstractObjectives. We aim to provide updated, comparative evidence on the prevalence of frequent (face-to-face, telephone, and digital) contact and close
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
BGA conference venue does have a roof top bar
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FinnGen @finngen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A unique job opportunity to work on some of the most exciting genomic datasets in the world!
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Andrea Ganna @andganna.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📢I'm setting up a new team at the @humantechnopole in Milan. We have several openings in AI applied to nationwide health data, biobank-scale -omics. Milan is a beautiful city and at @humantechnopole is top notch. You can find post-doc positions here: careers.humantechnopole.it/job/Postdoc/...
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
We need a way for saying AI was involved. Like "I machine translated a text". "I vibe coded something digital", gets close to it. Alternatively, I may just say/write "Aye" did something. Because I & aye are both pronounced as "ei" :-) while while Aye implies AI acknowledged and executed a command.
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This short THL news piece about the MEDIG project is also available in English. Just change the language setting :-)
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Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
A significant health burden was imposed by mental disorders in all countries and territories in 2023, irrespective of the health resources available. In some instances, this burden has increased over ...
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
First output of my 2 months stay at Amsterdam UMC linked to our MEDIG and SOSE projects at THL/ @invest-flagship.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/so... A cohort profile of our genetically informed register data / tutorial for using polygenic scores carefully when predicting health and social outcomes.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/05/2026
❗️EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc will demand limits on Russia’s armed forces if negotiations over Ukraine begin. She also said the EU will demand the withdrawal of Russian troops from Moldova and Georgia. #Russia
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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 22/05/2026
The populations in East&West Germany were far from being randomly selected groups: 1. the later border is already visible in pre-WWII data 2. WWII & the subsequent occupying forces affected East & West differently 3. a selective fifth fled from East 2 West Germany before the building of the Wall
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Just sumbitted our poster to print for the @essgn.bsky.social conference 2026 Bologna. Really looking forward to presenting it at the most beautiful location known to me!
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Maria Vaalavuo @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
💡Uudessa työpaperissa Jukka Laaksosen ja @hdobewall.bsky.social kanssa tutkimme, miten pääsy 2. asteen koulutukseen vaikuttaa nuorten mielenterveyteen. osf.io/preprints/so... @invest-flagship.bsky.social #koulutus #mielenterveys
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Michel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
PLEASE SHARE: Serious request for a future scientific collaboration. Do I know any historians/sociologists who works with, or love working with historic ego documents. Diaries, letters, notes, etc. Especially those that describe real, or wished for, romantic partners/interests? email me, DM me!
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
This is a multilayered but fascinating report on AI, war, dealing with loss, propaganda, and escape into an alternate reality. yle.fi/a/74-20224430
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Näin toimii tekoälybisnes: kuolleet venäläissotilaat jättävät jäähyväisiä läheisilleen
Tekoälyvideot kaatuneista venäläissotilaista kaupallistavat surun ja tukevat Kremlin sankarikuvastoa.
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Strange mix of findings,if you use AI in funding proposals, then you likely higher your chances of funding (unclear if reviewers used them too). Then the same scientists publish more (likely with the help of AI). The quality of the output is however lower than excellent. Publish fewer better papers!
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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 30/04/2026
AI Is Changing Who Wins Research Grants: niinstitute.kellogg.northwestern.edu/press/ai-is-...
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AI Is Changing Who Wins Research Grants
A new study from the Northwestern Innovation Institute finds that proposals showing stronger signs of AI-assisted writing were more likely to receive support from the National Institutes of Health,…
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 24/04/2026
The Finnish #Environmental Institute @syke.fi - where I work - published a great #policy brief "Comprehensive #security is founded on a good state of the #environment." I wholeheartedly agree. #Economy, society, even #war are fully owned subsidiaries of the environment. www.syke.fi/en/comprehen...
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Comprehensive security is founded on a good state of the environment
Climate change, biodiversity loss and the crossing of tipping points in the Earth System are among the most serious security risks in the coming decades.(1) A deteriorating environment weakens people’...
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Sweden transformed school meals from a simple welfare policy to a school meals mission, providing an example of “sandboxing” green industrial strategy in a way that is both cross-sectoral and inter-ministerial.
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Free School Meals in Sweden: More than the food on the plate
Authored by Dan Hill and Mariana Mazzucato
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Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
“Genes Linked to Educational Attainment & Adult SES Across Birth Cohorts”: @hdobewall.bsky.social, @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social et al. examine whether genetic endowment for high education is assoc. with subsequent socioeconomic outcomes. @invest-flagship.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Finally out in Demography! Our study combines INVEST register data and Young Finns Study to study socioeconomic research questions in Finland. @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social @pbockerman.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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Nature's Curriculum: Genes Linked to Educational Attainment and Adult Socioeconomic Status Across Birth Cohorts in a Nordic Welfare State | Demography | Duke University Press
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Michel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Thinking about this more, the 2 and 3 year bans are real career killers… who’d hire a tenure track candidate, or an (associate) professor that has one of those hanging around their necks?
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INVEST Research Flagship Centre @invest-flagship.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
What does the MSCA application process really look like in practice? Mar Facchini and Mijail Figueroa González share their own experiences of applying for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funding, from first ideas to funded projects at INVEST. #researchfunding blogit.utu.fi/invest/2026/...
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Applying a grant – the process behind GROW and INSEQU projects
Mar Facchini & Mijail Figueroa González Thirty years ago, the European Commission launched its flagships funding scheme for PhD students and early-career researchers, honouring the legacy of a woman w...
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
#Estonia surpassed South Korea by nominal GDP per capita while Lithuania surpassed Japan. Latvia is also trying #Baltics
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
GDP is a bad way to measure wealth, and it doesn't take a lot into account, including happiness or nature. An example if GB would join US is would be the poorest state by a margin. But on results on things that matter are different class. What would you prefer?
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 10/04/2026
This is correct.
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Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The @wellcometrust.bsky.social has opened a new funding opportunity for UK-based research teams to evaluate the mental health impacts of potential digital technology and social media restriction policies for children and young people. Check it out here: wellcome.org/mental-healt... 🧵1/2
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Evaluating the mental health impact of online technology restrictions | Wellcome
We’re inviting UK-based research teams to carry out timely evaluations of online technology restriction measures, particularly social media, for young people.
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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I love me an article that pushes back on low fertility panic by talking to demographers like @karenguzzo.bsky.social and @philipncohen.com. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
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Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will
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Sasha Gusev @sashagusevposts.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Some slides from a recent talk on missing heritability. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kvogj...
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 30/03/2026
More good news: #solar #PV is winning the #energy race. I used to be VERY concerned about energy & #climate change. Wrote books and demonstrated in favour of #nuclear power. I'm still concerned about #climate change, but believe the energy problem will be solved. www.dw.com/en/solar-is-...
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Solar is winning the energy race
The world’s cheapest power source is scaling at warp speed, pushing coal, gas and nuclear aside.
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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...
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Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content
“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”
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Abdel Abdellaoui @dr-appie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Me & @aysuo.bsky.social are hiring a postdoc to study gene–environment interplay in health & social inequalities 🧬 You'll analyze genomic data as part of a collaboration with Uppsala & Oslo at @amsterdamumc.bsky.social (NL) werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/en/vacatures... Please RT for karma points ♥️
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Vacatures - Postdoctoral researcher specialising in gene–environment interplay - Amsterdam UMC
Ready to unravel the complex interplay between genes and environment shaping health and society? Join our interdisciplinary team analyzing large-scale genomic data across Europe. Are you eager to contribute to groundbreaking research on health and social inequalities?
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Small data in a link. Super cool idea.
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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 17/03/2026
If you're working on health topics and are into mobile sensing -- the non-profit data4life supports early-career researchers with access to their GDPR-compliant data collection platform, mentorship, open-access coverage and travel support! www.data4life.care/en/about-us/...
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D4L Impact Program | Supporting Early-Career Digital Health Researchers
The D4L Impact Program enables early-career researchers to generate real-world evidence from digital health data. The program provides access to the D4L Collect platform, cloud infrastructure, mentorship, and publication support to help researchers design and conduct high-quality studies using patient-reported outcomes, wearable and sensor data, and mobile health technologies.
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Good read on consequences of AI. It describes,likely accurately,how to role of a coder (type9-5 vs activist type)will change in the next couple of months to year(s). AI will have,however,very different consequences for other professions like artists. Researchers are somewhat in the middle, i guess.
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SocArXiv @socarxiv.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We have posted our AI policy An introduction: socopen.org/2026/03/09/s... And the policy: socopen.org/ai-policy/
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SocArXiv releases AI policy
Introducing SocArXiv’s AI policy.
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Eine Ode auf die deutsche Sprache. In english something like socioeconomic intergenerational inequalities
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Sven Ehmes @svenehmes.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🔍 How does economic inequality impact beliefs in meritocracy? Using comprehensive survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies over more than three decades, Markus Gangl & I examine how rising economic inequality has been shaping citizens' belief in meritocracy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016
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The paradox of inequality that isn’t: rising economic inequality depresses and polarizes citizens’ belief in meritocracy
Abstract. This study examines how rising income inequality has been impacting individuals’ belief in merit-based success, using three decades of survey dat
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
So it seems there has never been a d.e.i keyword list of banned terms...
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Many people had the early idea to make a digital copy of oneself based on published work, failed applications,code, etc. To fine-tune llm's but as we are just a drop of water in the data used to train them i would not worry too much about this digital gadget. Legally and ethically different story.
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
This is a very good overview on recent developments of AI and its consequences for social sciences. Outdated, of course, as of yesterday. Social scientists were always terribly bad at predicting the future, but good at shaping it through policy. And, we are used to find and define our niche.
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Gonçalo Pina @alvespina.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... #Econsky
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INVEST Research Flagship Centre @invest-flagship.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🔥 Apply for our 2-year fixed-term position as a Senior Researcher! Open positions (4–6) at @utu.fi/INVEST in the #STRATEQ & #USFI projects led by @janierola.net #CoROL project led by @anttikouvo.bsky.social #PublicPrivate project led by @mjantti.bsky.social ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
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Senior researcher, 4-6 positions
The Faculty of Social Sciences, INVEST Flagship Research Centre at at the University of Turku invites applications for contract-based, 2-year fixed term senior researcher (4-6 positions). Employment s...
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Highly recommend research environment, and an overdue topic. New technology usually adapted faster by those better off already.
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Henrik Dobewall @hdobewall.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I would recommend most people who work in knowledge jobs listening to this. It covers how AI agents taking different roles are !currently! been used (eg it was clear since years that it would take more than one AI agent to write an academic paper),
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