Archives for August, 2020

Content Analysis Illustrates What Congress Wants from the NSF Today
Research
August 31, 2020

Content Analysis Illustrates What Congress Wants from the NSF Today

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The Marshmallow Study Revisited: Does Our Willpower Increase Our Likelihood of Achievement?
Insights
August 28, 2020

The Marshmallow Study Revisited: Does Our Willpower Increase Our Likelihood of Achievement?

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Aspect Annual Webinar Event 2020: Building Propensity & Well-Being Through Social Science Innovation
Innovation
August 27, 2020

Aspect Annual Webinar Event 2020: Building Propensity & Well-Being Through Social Science Innovation

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Using Prediction Markets to Forecast Replication Across Fields
Research
August 27, 2020

Using Prediction Markets to Forecast Replication Across Fields

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An Introduction to Intergroup Relations and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

An Introduction to Intergroup Relations and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Hopefully, one day soon we will live in a world where COVID-19 does not dominate every aspect of our lives. It is […]

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Common Identity, Humanity, and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Common Identity, Humanity, and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

“Wearing a mask is a sign of respect.” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, May 12th 2020 In the first chapter of this […]

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Prejudice, Discrimination, and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Prejudice, Discrimination, and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

For the people that are now out of work because of the important and necessary containment policies, for instance the shutting down […]

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Societal Polarization and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Societal Polarization and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

This virus is dangerous. It exploits cracks between us. … Take as an example, ideology, or in one country it could be […]

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Inequality and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Inequality and COVID-19: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Social distancing is a privilege. It means you live in a house large enough to practice it. Hand washing is a privilege […]

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Remembering Ken Robinson, Apostle of Creativity in Education

Remembering Ken Robinson, Apostle of Creativity in Education

Ken Robinson, the revered and prolific evangelist for connecting education with the arts, died August 21 of cancer. He was 70. As Social Science Space prepares a full obituary, we repost an account of Robinson’s appearance to help mark SAGE Publishing’s 50th year in 2015; SAGE is the parent of Social Science Space.

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Instilling a Higher Sense of Purpose in Business Education

Instilling a Higher Sense of Purpose in Business Education

For all the talk of social consciousness at academic conferences, personal wealth remains the imprimatur of business success par excellence. How then, we asked ourselves, can business schools expect their students to take ethics and social responsibility truly seriously?

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Risks of Institutional Capture in University Decolonization, And How to Create Meaningful Change

Risks of Institutional Capture in University Decolonization, And How to Create Meaningful Change

As conversations around decolonization in universities are being afforded greater urgency, some key risks of this institutional capture or inertia to wider decolonization efforts are described by Rima Saini.

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