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Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2h

First, within a group of historically oriented scholars I think it’s encouraged cross-disciplinary conversation and collaboration. Second, within disciplines I think it probably pushes more scholars to connect their historical work to contemporary questions. These are good connections to make.

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2h

The community of interest across disciplines around historical longitudinal studies has been productive for a range of substantive questions about social and geographic mobility, human growth, family formation and change. The nexus around longitudinal has been helpful in two directions

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2h

Absolutely! I read it as a stimulating question for open discussion. And yet there are some academics who want to win the debate more than advance understanding.

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2h

That has been interdisciplinary and international. I'm not sure many people would see "historical longitudinal studies" as their primary research identity as opposed to demographer or sociologist or economist or historian or geographer

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2h

Observing large Ns of representative subjects over more than 1 or 2 points was really hard until recent advances in transcription and record linkage. Because it's new to this research niche, there have been deliberate efforts to create a community of interest around historical longitudinal studies

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2h

There are lots of good perspectives on the question that @pwgtennant.bsky.social asks, and really no need for any of us around this [large] area of research to win a debate and be right. Chiming in from demographic and economic history where longitudinal research has flourished recently

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2h

Great discussion here about longitudinal studies, whether it's a distinct method or field or scientific community.

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 1d

What is the 'longitudinal community' & do you consider yourself part of it?

I use longitudinal data when required to answer a research question. But I don't identity myself as someone who does 'longitudinal studies' or 'longitudinal research'. It sounds more like a study design than a discipline.

Susannah Crockford @suscrockford.bsky.social · 3h

One year post-doc at University of Exeter for my project on counter-narratives about climate change, urban planning, and health policy in the southwest UK. Feel free to email me directly with any questions but application must be via link:

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Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 12h

During the 2019 polar vortex (could that return pretty please) when it was down to about -20 I did hear Minnesotans say it was f*ing cold, a full 60°F below what I grew up with.

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 12h

Can confirm. Minnesotans are swearing like it's a mildly cold day in NZ, or Australians are exchanging friendly greetings

Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 12h

Minnesotans are swearing a lot, I'll give you that. Never have I heard MInnesotans swear like this before. Raising their voices an unprecedented number of times. Blowing whistles, honking horns, filming shit on their phones. & I guess some people made ice?

Violent insurrectionists, that's us.

Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 12h

Minnesotans are swearing a lot, I'll give you that. Never have I heard MInnesotans swear like this before. Raising their voices an unprecedented number of times. Blowing whistles, honking horns, filming shit on their phones. & I guess some people made ice?

Violent insurrectionists, that's us.

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 16h

was running with a friend wearing a balaclava (multicolored like a rainbow), and a woman driving past laid on her horn … like the feds are out shuffling around Lake Harriett w/o weapons etc.

Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 17h

i am shopping for a new cat litter box and i need to share with y'all this lil poopin' cosmonaut preparing to boldly go

A screenshot of a cat litter box from Chewy, featuring a very pretty fluffy white cat sitting in a round automatic litter box and staring into the distance like he's about to boldly go

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 1d

What is the 'longitudinal community' & do you consider yourself part of it?

I use longitudinal data when required to answer a research question. But I don't identity myself as someone who does 'longitudinal studies' or 'longitudinal research'. It sounds more like a study design than a discipline.

Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 1d

You might not be too familiar with New Zealand. Maybe this overlay map will help you to make sense of the Kiwis. NZ cities replaced by global cities of the same latitude. Source: buff.ly/5qoXYT1

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 1d

Never a bad time for a hey buddy moment with a kitty angling for a belly rub (my childhood cats hated belly rubs, so I was not "today years old", but I was over voting/drinking age when I realized this was not a universal thing)

Elaine Ayers @eayers0.bsky.social · 1d

Job at my beloved undergrad alma mater: VAP in #histsci #histmed at UW-Madison, due Jan 28.

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Visiting Assistant Professor in Medical History/History of Science - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment Type...

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

"Do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark?"
Good idea: 4%
Bad idea: 71%
(Ipsos)

4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2d

That meow 😻

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2d

Love a good causality/casualty mixup

Andy Greder @andygreder.bsky.social · 2d

Quote: Here's #MNUFC Chief Soccer Officer Khaled El-Ahmad's response Tuesday to a question about the ICE raids across the Twin Cities:

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 2d

Great demographic history postdocs available with @fjbeltrantapia.bsky.social in Trondheim (a lovely city!)
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Senior researchers in History (291971) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: Senior researchers in History (291971), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, March 15, 2026

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Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 3d

While not useful for me this semester, this is a very kind offer

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 3d

If you're not going to do 3.5 sided shelters, deep shelters like this provide better protection from rain. Obviously you need space to do this, which is more challenging in an urban environment.

Metro @wmata.com · 7d

Metro is installing nearly 200 new bus shelters at Metro-owned locations as part of a multi-year capital project! 🚌 Here’s what you need to know: wmata.com/about/news/N...

James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 3d

Applications for the Economic History Association Graduate Dissertation Fellowships are due in two days (January 14)

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Graduate Dissertation Fellowships – EH.net

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Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 3d

paging @drdrehistorian.bsky.social

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 3d

LaCroixoholic?

Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social · 3d

by that do you mean the 30 would do exactly what the proposed 48 would do at the end of its current route? My guess for why not is that while route extensions are great for one seat rides they can also cause problems with things getting off schedule as routes get long.

Dené K. Dryden @denekdryden.bsky.social · 3d

"These findings ... underscore the urgent need for action to ensure every family receives the supports and services required for a safe and healthy pregnancy."

Minnesota's latest review of maternal mortality is available. For @postbulletin.bsky.social, I wrote about the report's biggest takeaways:

MDH report finds most of Minnesota's maternal deaths are preventable. Here are the big takeaways

The state's latest maternal mortality report, published Monday, Jan. 12, found that American Indian and Black Minnesotans face higher maternal mortality risk compared to the overall state population.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 3d

If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:

America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.

What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.

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