In 2011 the Science and Technology Select Committee published the report Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies, examining the role of science […]
Ben Zimmer writes in the New York Times about Twitter’s appeal to social scientists who are looking for real-time language data and […]
British sociology is relentlessly marching towards excellence. A leading sociology department prides itself in its “international reputation for excellence”, one of the country’s most distinguished journals highlights its “commitment to excellence”
Gary Gutting explores the science of happiness in a blog-post for the New York Times, and looks at the data on correlations […]
In celebration, of its 35th anniversary, Psychology of Women Quarterly has published three podcasts, which address Feminist Methods, Training, Tenure, and Research, […]
Kevin M. Leyden, Abraham Goldberg and Philip Michelbach published “Understanding the Pursuit of Happiness in Ten Major Cities” online before print in […]
In a recent Opinion piece for the New York Times, columnist David Brooks argued for the value of behavioral studies and critiqued […]
As part of a series of occasional interviews with leading social scientists, Russell Schutt talks to socialsciencespace about how he became interested […]
In recent years there has been an increased focus on how research papers and supplemental data can be preserved openly. Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall argue equal attention should also be paid to curating communication outputs aimed at engaging non-academic audiences.
Michael Burawoy, whose embrace of public sociology and the public at work lead him to describe his influential academic niche as “industrial […]
To address research credibility issues, we must reform the role of metrics, rankings, and incentives in universities.
In recent years there has been an increased focus on how research papers and supplemental data can be preserved openly. Andy Tattersall, Liz Such, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall argue equal attention should also be paid to curating communication outputs aimed at engaging non-academic audiences.
A new people has emerged in the digital age, that of ‘internet famous’ celebrities. And that new people has a class of […]
Xenotransplantation is a fascinating subject – for obvious reasons, as it involves transplanting organs or other body parts across species boundaries (in […]
