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Brian Nosek, left, Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji recived a 2018 Golden Goose award for their work on the Implicit Association Test.

Golden Goose Award Recognizes Implicit Bias Work

U.S. government-funded research that on its face looked only at fame, names and gender turned out to be pioneering work into implicit bias. This year a Golden Goose Award went to three researchers who developed the concept of implicit bias and then made a huge impact on popular culture by giving the world a test to measure it.

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Collaboration Imbues SSRC's 'To Secure Knowledge' Report

In launching its first-ever task force report on Monday, the 95-year-old Social Science Research Council made clear it gets by with a little help from its friends. Collaboration, said sociologist Alondra Nelson Nelson, the president of the SSRC, is the byword of the report, To Secure Knowledge: Social Science Partnerships for the Common Good.

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Why Developing Countries are Vulnerable to Predatory Journals

Predatory publications are different from mainstream journals because they charge exorbitant fees to publish the articles they solicit, and they don’t follow any of the quality assurance processes expected in academic publication. Academics in the developing world have become a favorite target for these journals, and many seem to be falling into the trap. We need to ask why.

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APS Panel: Connecting Behavioral Scientists and Tech

What exactly does the tech industry want from social and behavioral scientists? That was the focus of a SAGE Publishing-sponsored panel at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science In San Francisco this summer. Panelists were four representatives from tech, ranging from big players like Google to startups like Jaunt.

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NSF Wants to Know What You Think it Should Fund

On 31 August NSF began accepting online entries to allow the public to enter suggestion on how to use their funding. Anyone can submit an idea—from individual scientists to professional societies to a high school science class. "We don’t want single projects, but rather big umbrella themes, with lots of community engagement and involving all units at NSF.”

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How researchers regard peer review. Drawn from Publons’ Global State of Peer Review report

Survey: Peer Reviewed Valued - If Someone Else Does It

During this Peer Review Week 2018, Tom Culley shares findings from the new Publons “Global State of Peer Review” report. As demands on the peer review system increase, reviewers are actually becoming less responsive to invitations.

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Crowd-Sourcing As a Complement to Peer Review

A new process developed by Princeton's Matthew Salganik for reviewing academic manuscripts allows the world at large to examine and weigh in on a book at the same time the manuscript is undergoing peer review.

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How a Degree in Humanities Can Help in a Disruptive Economy

A report from RBC Royal Bank reaffirms what thought leaders keep insisting -- there will be more and more demand for a liberal arts education in our increasingly digital world. "I prefer to call them “essential skills,” because we all need them every day, though we don’t always use them well. They are the foundational skills that allow us to learn and live and work productively with other pe

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How Should I Approach Reviewing an Article?

Most early career researchers receive little to no training on how to peer review, and it’s not always easy to find consistent or helpful guidance. Here, during Peer Review Week, Katrina Newitt offers some helpful advice on how to get started.

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Abstract Submissions: Qual-World Interactive Virtual Conference

The University of Alberta is now accepting submissions of virtual poster for the Qual-World Interactive Virtual Conference that is on December 3 starting at 7 a.m. at the Univeristy of Alberta. Abstracts started to be accepted on September 6 and will continue until October 18, 2018.

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Golden Goose 7th Annual Award Ceremony

The Golden Goose award is happening again for its 7th time to award the work of researchers who whose seemingly obscure, federally-funded research had led to major breakthroughs in society. The golden goose Award will be hosted on September 13, 2018 at 5:30 PM in Washington D.C.

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Washington and Social Science: NSF Funding Not Part of Fast-Tracked Bills

The US Senate approved a “minibus” appropriations bill that combined the FY19 Defense and Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Acts. The Senate also cleared for the president’s signature the FY19 Defense Authorization Act, and the measure was signed into law on August 13. But the bill that includes NSF funding has gone nowhere.

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- Golden Goose Award Recognizes Implicit Bias Work - U.S. government-funded research that on its face looked only at fame, names and gender turned out to be pioneering work into implicit bias. This year a Golden Goose Award went to three researchers who developed the concept of implicit bias and then made a huge impact on popular culture by giving the world a test to measure it.... More →
- Collaboration Imbues SSRC's 'To Secure Knowledge' Report - In launching its first-ever task force report on Monday, the 95-year-old Social Science Research Council made clear it gets by with a little help from its friends. Collaboration, said sociologist Alondra Nelson Nelson, the president of the SSRC, is the byword of the report, To Secure Knowledge: Social Science Partnerships for the Common Good.... More →
- Why Developing Countries are Vulnerable to Predatory Journals - Predatory publications are different from mainstream journals because they charge exorbitant fees to publish the articles they solicit, and they don’t follow any of the quality assurance processes expected in academic publication. Academics in the developing world have become a favorite target for these journals, and many seem to be falling into the trap. We need to ask why.... More →
- APS Panel: Connecting Behavioral Scientists and Tech - What exactly does the tech industry want from social and behavioral scientists? That was the focus of a SAGE Publishing-sponsored panel at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science In San Francisco this summer. Panelists were four representatives from tech, ranging from big players like Google to startups like Jaunt.... More →
- Survey: Peer Reviewed Valued - If Someone Else Does It - During this Peer Review Week 2018, Tom Culley shares findings from the new Publons “Global State of Peer Review” report. As demands on the peer review system increase, reviewers are actually becoming less responsive to invitations.... More →
- Crowd-Sourcing As a Complement to Peer Review - A new process developed by Princeton's Matthew Salganik for reviewing academic manuscripts allows the world at large to examine and weigh in on a book at the same time the manuscript is undergoing peer review.... More →
- How a Degree in Humanities Can Help in a Disruptive Economy - A report from RBC Royal Bank reaffirms what thought leaders keep insisting -- there will be more and more demand for a liberal arts education in our increasingly digital world. "I prefer to call them “essential skills,” because we all need them every day, though we don’t always use them well. They are the foundational skills that allow us to learn and live and work productively with other people."... More →
- How Should I Approach Reviewing an Article? - Most early career researchers receive little to no training on how to peer review, and it’s not always easy to find consistent or helpful guidance. Here, during Peer Review Week, Katrina Newitt offers some helpful advice on how to get started.... More →
- Wendy Larner Assumes Role as President of NZ Royal Society - Wendy Larner - Sociologist... More →
- British Academy Honors Pair of Political Journalists - The British Academy is honoring political journalists Zeinab Badawi and Dame Frances Cairncross among a number of individuals awarded for their services to the humanities and social sciences.... More →