Ed Bell
@Edward_A_Bell
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Political sociologist. Doesn't like disciplinary boundaries.
London, Ontario, Canada
Joined May 2014
Have new article on intelligence, party ID, and political orientations, with awesome co-authors Chris Dawes, Aaron Weinschenk, Rainer Riemann and Christian Kandler: https://t.co/I7G8uLUIBs
@aaronweinschenk @RainerRiemann
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Check this out.
I have a new paper out today (w/ Chris Dawes) in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. We review the state of the literature on the biological underpinnings of political orientations. Link is here:
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Can your genes determine how politically engaged you are? New evidence from @aaronweinschenk @AsnPLS :
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Voting today? It could be in your genes | CBC News
cbc.ca
Twin studies, including one done done by a London, Ont.-based researcher, show that political engagement is determined at least partially by our genetics.
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London Morning with Rebecca Zandbergen - Oct. 21, 2019: Is your urge to vote genetic?
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"Nature and Nurture: Connecting #Personality to Politics. How #genes and psychological traits are linked to politics." #BehavioralGenetics #voting
@aaronweinschenk @RainerRiemann @PLSJournal @AsnPLS @CUP_PoliSci
psychologytoday.com
The debate on nature versus nurture goes back to humans’ earliest days of intellectual dispute. But we know our behavior is the result of both.
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Bell and Kandler paper mentioned here!
We're pleased to announce the shortlist of outstanding papers for this year's SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence: https://t.co/KBnQtzRJ5r
@nothingresearch @simanyilena @ericl_hsu @Edward_A_Bell @NCLSociology
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Just found out an article by Kandler and I was nominated for the 2018 SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence (from all articles published in the journal Sociology last year): "The Genetic and the Sociological: Exploring the Possibility of Consilience" 2017, 51(4), 880.
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Bell and Kandler argue that the unity of all knowledge is an important goal for all researchers:
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Definitely
@sapinker "It forces us to ask not just, What have we been doing wrong? but What have we been doing right?"
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Steven Pinker offers something quite profound here.
What scientific concept ought to be more widely known? (preview of '17 Edge Question). My answer: The 2nd Law.
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Good article here on the historical relationship between biology and sociology. https://t.co/SVVbEvSqW0 …
.@jonathansmucker True, but everyone should read this special edition of TVOL: https://t.co/vyOGikLqze
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Good to see this happening.
Nice looking 2 week intro to behavior genetics - Russell Sage Foundation Summer Institute in Social Science Genomics
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This may explain the difference between runners and non-runners.
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So true.
Reasons to be cheerful: how putting other people first makes you happy
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Interesting.
Are Conservatives Really More Simple-Minded than Liberals? The Domain Specificity of Complex Thinking -Conway- 2015
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Key fact: "the university actually posted a surplus of over $68 million, which they transferred into a reserve fund."
Absolutely! In solidarity #KUCFA Everyone should care about strike at University of Manitoba https://t.co/DeHdBk466G
@UMFA_FAUM @CAUT_ACPPU
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Met some Pirate Party people in Iceland. Good people with some fresh ideas.
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