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Ian Lundberg

@ianlundberg.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor, UCLA Sociology and California Center for Population Research https://www.ianlundberg.org/

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · Apr 30

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.

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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California Center For Population Research @ccpratucla.bsky.social · Apr 25

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/
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Ian Lundberg @ianlundberg.bsky.social · Feb 27

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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Matthew Salganik @msalganik.bsky.social · Jun 20

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/...

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Ian Lundberg @ianlundberg.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thanks!

Ian Lundberg @ianlundberg.bsky.social · Jun 4

also thanks to additional team members who conducted some of the interviews! Bobbi Brashear, Maria Canals, Kristin Catena, Katie Donnelly, Kaitlin Edin-Nelson, Alexus Fraser, Ashley Hyman, Stefanie Mavronis

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Ian Lundberg @ianlundberg.bsky.social · Jun 4

Work of a terrific collaborative team! With Rachel Brown-Weinstock, Susan Clampet-Lundquist, Sarah Pachman, Timothy Nelson, Vicki Yang, Kathryn Edin, and @msalganik.bsky.social. Made possible with FFCWS data!

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Ian Lundberg @ianlundberg.bsky.social · Jun 4

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...

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