Archives for 2021

‘That’s an Idea Worth exploring’: Age-friendly Initiatives and Death-Friendly Communities
Public Policy
March 29, 2021

‘That’s an Idea Worth exploring’: Age-friendly Initiatives and Death-Friendly Communities

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Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences Urges UK Government to Restore Foreign Research Aid
Investment
March 25, 2021

Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences Urges UK Government to Restore Foreign Research Aid

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Violence Against Asians in U.S. Rests on Racism. Period.
Public Policy
March 25, 2021

Violence Against Asians in U.S. Rests on Racism. Period.

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What a Chastened Discipline Can Teach All of Social Science About Open Science
Ethics
March 24, 2021

What a Chastened Discipline Can Teach All of Social Science About Open Science

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Different Strokes on Transgenerational Entrepreneurship

Different Strokes on Transgenerational Entrepreneurship

The article “Different Strokes for Different Folks: The Roles of Religion and Tradition for Transgenerational Entrepreneurship in Family Businesses”, recently appearing in […]

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NSF Letter Frames Concept of ‘Broader Impact’

NSF Letter Frames Concept of ‘Broader Impact’

In a “dear colleague” letter released March 18, the head of the NSF’s Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE) offers a framework for understanding how to think of broader impact i applying for grant funding.

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The Irrationality of Risk Calculations

The Irrationality of Risk Calculations

David Canter considers how it is that people judge vaccination related risks so bizarrely.

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Study: Black Students’ Trust in Their Colleges is Lower

Study: Black Students’ Trust in Their Colleges is Lower

Black undergraduates consistently said they trusted the people who run the colleges they attend – and society overall – substantially less than their white peers did. We have termed this difference the racial trust gap, and it was not a trivial difference.

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Beyond Human – Everyday Bots and AI

Beyond Human – Everyday Bots and AI

As I write this, I am using text-to-speech technology, a nifty online feature that enables the reader to listen to, rather than […]

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The COVID-19 Mental Health Curve

The COVID-19 Mental Health Curve

The mental health crisis triggered by COVID-19 is escalating rapidly. One example: When compared to a 2018 survey, U.S. adults are now eight times more likely […]

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Connecting Across Differences with Relational Coordination

Connecting Across Differences with Relational Coordination

Nearly 30 years after the establishment of relational coordination theory, the empirical evidence supporting its use has not yet been synthesized, despite frequently being cited in the literature

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Open Science Should Learn from the Evolution of Open Government Data

Open Science Should Learn from the Evolution of Open Government Data

By looking at the evolving history of the open government data movement, scientists can see both limitations to current approaches and identify ways to move forward from them.

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