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What Can Game Theory Tell Us About Ukraine War Negotiations?
Insights
March 28, 2022

What Can Game Theory Tell Us About Ukraine War Negotiations?

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Connecting Social Science And Policy: A View from Nigeria
Public Policy
March 24, 2022

Connecting Social Science And Policy: A View from Nigeria

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Failures of Imagination: Four Experts on Science’s  COVID Response So Far
Insights
March 15, 2022

Failures of Imagination: Four Experts on Science’s COVID Response So Far

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‘Pytannya’ For Today: How Similar Are the Ukrainian and Russian Languages?
International Debate
March 9, 2022

‘Pytannya’ For Today: How Similar Are the Ukrainian and Russian Languages?

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What May Await Ukrainian Academics? Expect Exile, Harassment and Censorship

What May Await Ukrainian Academics? Expect Exile, Harassment and Censorship

The full extent of the damage on scholars and research from Ukraine will not be known for some time, but predictions are grim.

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Richard Heller: Universities Should Be Digital and Distributed

Richard Heller: Universities Should Be Digital and Distributed

In his new book, Richard Heller proposes a model he calls the distributed university – that is, a university that distributes education online to where it is needed.

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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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COVID Suggests that Fear Itself Not Sufficient for Health Messaging

COVID Suggests that Fear Itself Not Sufficient for Health Messaging

Research the author and colleagues conducted at Penn State shows that both the escalation and de-escalation of fear must occur for the message to be effective.

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As Pandemic Warps Productivity, Early-Career Professors Envision Changes Evaluating Tenure

As Pandemic Warps Productivity, Early-Career Professors Envision Changes Evaluating Tenure

A Canadian research team observed a profound ripple effect where reduced productivity from increased workload due to the pandemic impacted researchers’ progress.

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What Does the Data Tell Us About Black Coaches, the NFL and Discrimination

What Does the Data Tell Us About Black Coaches, the NFL and Discrimination

There are a lot of factors that play into deciding on who to hire as a head coach in the NFL. Looking at the data, race is one of them.

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Let’s Define ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’

Let’s Define ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’

Looking at the entirety of what occurred on Jan. 6, 2021, it’s clear that there was both legitimate protest and illegitimate political violence. When political violence replaces political discourse, and when political leaders refuse to play by the democratic rules of the game, democracies weaken, and may even die.

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Pub-Test Folly: Why We Quit Australia’s ARC College of Experts

Pub-Test Folly: Why We Quit Australia’s ARC College of Experts

Two members of the Australian Research Council College of Experts explain why a political veto of several expert-vetted grants led them to resign from the advisory panel.

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