Archives for February, 2022

The Role and Impact of Preprints in Open Access Publishing
Industry
February 28, 2022

The Role and Impact of Preprints in Open Access Publishing

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Inspiring the Next Generation: Methodspace Series on ‘The Future of Computational Science is Black’
Higher Education Reform
February 25, 2022

Inspiring the Next Generation: Methodspace Series on ‘The Future of Computational Science is Black’

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How Does Putin Think?
News
February 25, 2022

How Does Putin Think?

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Addressing Reputation’s Reputation in Management Research
Business and Management INK
February 25, 2022

Addressing Reputation’s Reputation in Management Research

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Institute for Advanced Study Draws from Humanities for New Director

Institute for Advanced Study Draws from Humanities for New Director

Earlier this month, David Nirenberg — a professor of medieval history who had been dean of the Divinity School at the University of Chicago — became the the director of the Institute for Advanced Study to come from the humanities.

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Talking With Bennie Kara, Winner of the First SAGE Social Justice Book Award

Talking With Bennie Kara, Winner of the First SAGE Social Justice Book Award

As a student, recalls Bennie Kara, school was a haven. And that haven beckoned to her as she mapped out her career […]

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Lockdown is Another Triumph of Populism Over Science – Most People Have Behaved Rationally So Far

Lockdown is Another Triumph of Populism Over Science – Most People Have Behaved Rationally So Far

By popular request, I am posting this as a free-access version of one of the first commentary pieces that I wrote for […]

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Wha …? Citation Counts Aren’t Necessarily a Proxy for Influence? 

Wha …? Citation Counts Aren’t Necessarily a Proxy for Influence? 

All citations are not the same. Drawing on a recent study of how researchers across 15 academic fields understand the influence of the work cited in their research, Eamon Duede shows how citation plays a role both in indicating and shaping the influence of research papers.

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Project X: Resetting Our Understanding of Impact from Outputs to People

Project X: Resetting Our Understanding of Impact from Outputs to People

By focusing on researchers, rather than research, Paul Nightingale and Rebecca Vine suggest research systems would be better positioned to appreciate the multifaceted ways in which fields of research, such as the social sciences, impact society.

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You, Me, and EMM

You, Me, and EMM

It isn’t immediately obvious why inclusion of a moderator’s cause should make much difference in a model. Only when one does the path analytic math does one see that the obvious approach to testing these models doesn’t work.

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When You Say ‘Interdisciplinary’ I Hear ‘Antidisciplinary’

When You Say ‘Interdisciplinary’ I Hear ‘Antidisciplinary’

An interdisciplinary team is not a group of people trained in “interdisciplinarity.” It’s a group of people who have deep knowledge and sound judgment in their disciplines.

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Alondra Nelson Tabbed to Serve as Acting Head of OSTP

Alondra Nelson Tabbed to Serve as Acting Head of OSTP

On Wednesday, President Joseph Biden handed sociologist Alondra Nelson interim leadership of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Nelson currently serves as OSTP’s deputy director for science and society

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