Social Science

Bridging Theory with Practice:Qualitative Research to Aid Fire & Rescue
Featured
December 10, 2012

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

Read Now
Sir Jimmy Savile’s Crimes
International Debate
November 20, 2012

Sir Jimmy Savile’s Crimes

Read Now
Web 2.0: Anarchy or Revolution?
Impact
November 19, 2012

Web 2.0: Anarchy or Revolution?

Read Now
Big Data: Benefit to Society, or Drowning in a Data Deluge?
Academic Funding
November 12, 2012

Big Data: Benefit to Society, or Drowning in a Data Deluge?

Read Now
Money Degrades Our Ability to Empathize

Money Degrades Our Ability to Empathize

New research finds that offering people money makes them less likely to correctly infer another person’s emotional state.

Read Now
ESRC Festival of Social Science, and the ‘Big Data’ Debate

ESRC Festival of Social Science, and the ‘Big Data’ Debate

This week is the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science, an event that takes place all over the UK where social scientists get […]

Read Now
Steven Pinker on Violence and Human Nature

Steven Pinker on Violence and Human Nature

Is the world getting less violent? It seems unlikely. But Steven Pinker has amassed empirical evidence to show that it is. In this interview with Nigel Warburton for the Social Science Bites podcast he explains some of the possible causes of this transformation.

Read Now
How to Improve Your CV and Get a Great Job

How to Improve Your CV and Get a Great Job

The unsettling truth about the Academic job market.

Read Now
“Social Scientists Need to Make a Stronger Case for Their Worth”

“Social Scientists Need to Make a Stronger Case for Their Worth”

Social scientists need to make a strong case for their worth inside and outside of academia.

Read Now
Campaign for Social Science Roadshows

Campaign for Social Science Roadshows

The Campaign for Social Science will hold its latest roadshows in the next few weeks.

Read Now
Health, Engineering, and National Security Experts laud Life-Saving Impact of Social Sciences

Health, Engineering, and National Security Experts laud Life-Saving Impact of Social Sciences

A group of scholars and experts who are not traditionally associated with the social sciences were found in one location discussing the important accomplishments of social and behavioral scientists.

Read Now
A Sociology of Financialisation?

A Sociology of Financialisation?

Beyond an economic analysis of the financial crisis

Read Now

Subscribe to our mailing list

Get the latest news from the social and behavioral science community delivered straight to your inbox.