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Five minutes with Andrew Herbert: former Chairman of Microsoft Research
Career
January 30, 2013

Five minutes with Andrew Herbert: former Chairman of Microsoft Research

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How can textbooks further student engagement?
Featured
January 27, 2013

How can textbooks further student engagement?

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More Alike Than Different: Assortative Mating and Antisocial Propensity in Adulthood
Impact
January 18, 2013

More Alike Than Different: Assortative Mating and Antisocial Propensity in Adulthood

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)
Communication
January 18, 2013

Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

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Provoked by Boredom: Experiences from Youth Confinement

Provoked by Boredom: Experiences from Youth Confinement

Study finds boredom is a key experience in daily life in secure care and young people deal with their boredom through the generation of risk-taking action.

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Weekly Overview of Social Science News

Weekly Overview of Social Science News

Re-establishing economics as a realist and relevant social science, the use of social science in court, and more in this weekly overview of Social Science News

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

Can ‘Neds’ or ‘Chavs’ be non-delinquent, educated or even middle class?: Examining the cultural stereotypes From Sociology The heightened risk of immigrants developing schizophrenia […]

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Social science sites of the week

Social science sites of the week

Happy New year! Time to set your new year resolutions. the American Psychoplogical Association website has a section on will power and […]

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Daniel Kahneman on Bias

Daniel Kahneman on Bias

Thinking is hard, and most of the time we rely on simple psychological mechanisms that can lead us astray. In this episode of the Social Science Bites podcast, the Nobel-prizewinning psychologist Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, talks to Nigel Warburton about biases in our reasoning.

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Bridging Theory with Practice:Qualitative Research to Aid Fire & Rescue

Bridging Theory with Practice:Qualitative Research to Aid Fire & Rescue

Research, and especially qualitative research, is fairly new to fire and rescue services. Historically, quantitative analysis has been prioritised, however qualitative research can help understand why fires occur, and social services are finally starting to notice.

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Implementing Finch Conference

Implementing Finch Conference

A two-day conference organised by the Academy of Social Sciences looked at the implementation of the recommendations of the Finch Review for Open Access publishing in the UK.

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Toby Miller on Cultural Studies

Toby Miller on Cultural Studies

Toby Miller, author and editor of over 30 books on interdisciplinary topics within the Social Sciences, discusses Cultural Studies in relation to his work on the Hollywood film industry and addresses wider questions about objectivity and bias.

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