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martinschroeder.bsky.social
Sociology professor interested in quality of life and how to increase it. Believes in data. Goes running when confused. https://www.martin-schroeder.de/
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Why are some academics so much more productive than others? Main determinant of later productivity: early publications. Also: women publish less mainly due to getting less practice early on. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... in #PLOSONE with @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social and @marklutter345.bsky.social

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Why do people fear crime? Because politicians stoke this fear, independently of actual crime rates. New research article that uses cross-country ESS data and German SOEP data, with Georg Wenzelburger in West European Politics @wepsocial.bsky.social

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Es täte allen gut, wenn die Wissenschaft aufhört, sich derart aktivistisch zu betätigen. Wissenschaftler können zeigen, wie die Welt ist. Sie sollten Menschen aber nicht einreden, was moralisch falsch und moralisch richtig ist. www.zeit.de/2024/13/akti...

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While many in the news lament the terrible state of the world, most of what really counts has secretly continued to improve massively. "66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023": futurecrunch.com/goodnews2023/ And also see:

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100+ years of historical research on WW I have found their greatest expression so far in this amazing video ;-) youtu.be/f4WwNcqrUNI?...

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Generationen existieren nicht www.deutschlandfunk.de/soziologe-ma...

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Are some generations less motivated to work? I fail to find this effect amont 584,217 individuals in 34 countries over 30 years. Instead, everyone gets less motivated to work over time, rather than some generations being less motivated to work. Now available open acccess: doi.org/10.1007/s108...

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