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Microsite Offers Look at Artificial Intelligence

In the latest of its monthly series of interdisciplinary microsites addressing important public issues, SAGE Publishing is offering free access to a suite academic articles that focus on artificial intelligence.

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Why Social Science? Because It’s Proliferating

The president of the Social Science Research Council argues that that proliferation of data, data sharing and collaboration across private, government, and academic sectors requires a stewardship that social science can, at least in part, provide.

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Replication in Humanities Just as Desirable as in Sciences

Some scholars claim that replication, in the humanities, is not possible. The reasoning is that the humanities search for cultural meaning that can yield multiple valid answers since research objects are people and interactive entities. This may be true but it does not automatically follow that replication is not possible. Its a desirable feature for studies in the humanities to be replicable.

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Citizen Social Scientists Edit Day's News with New Tool

Sociologist Nick Adams' TagWorks methodology is being used to rate -- and in turn improve -- the most shared news stories of the day via a new tool called PubisEditor.

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#MeToo: Tackling Harassment in Academic Publishing

The #MeToo movement has slowly spread across to other sectors as people begin to come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment and bullying. In academic publishing, this conversation was in part started in February by Alison’s Mudditt’s powerful post on The Scholarly Kitchen. Muddit chaired a recent panel looking at sexual harassment, and ways to combat it, at the annual ALPSP confe

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Economics Nobel Recognizes Nature and Knowledge

Two academics who have integrated what might have once seemed like non-economic externalities into economic models have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics. The winners are William D. Nordhaus of Yale University, cited for integrating climate change into macroeconomic analysis, and Paul M. Romer of New York University’s Stern School of Business, cited doing the same with technological

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Five with Social Science Credentials Win MacArthur Grants

Five people with backgrounds in social, behavioral or data science were among 25 named in the 2018 class of MacArthur Foundation fellows. The fellowship and grant program, sometimes referred to as the “genius grant,” awards exceptionally creative people with $625,000 – no strings attached -- in expectation that based on their track record they will achieve something important in the future.

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The Dean of ‘Ism’ Studies: Walter Laqueur, 1921-2018

Walter Laquer, who fled the Holocaust, experienced the birth of Israel, founded the 'Journal of Contemporary History,' and was an unflinching sentinel against terrorism and an authoritarian Russia, died on September 30. He was 97.

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Washington and Social Science: Rare Accord Seen in Appropriations

For the first time in more than 20 years, Congress enacted into law the annual Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Act prior to the end of the fiscal year and for the first time in more than 10 years it did the same for the Defense Appropriations Act. What it didn't do is approve the bill that funds the National Science Foundation.

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What Skills Will the Future Social Scientist Need?

Should social scientists be expected to learn data science skills, or should we encourage specialization and collaboration with computer scientists and others with technical skills? As part of the ESRC's 2018 Festival of Social Science, SAGE Ocean and ESRC host a panel debate focused on the future of social science research. The event will take place on Tuesday November 6 in London.

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Building Back Trust: Demonstrating Research Impact

In a world becoming increasingly skeptical of the role and value of ‘expertise’, how can we ensure that social science research remains relevant, valued and utilized? SAGE Publishing and Sense about Science host a seminar where panelist will address these questions at new event in London, November 7.

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Lecture: Public Policy 10 Years After the Crisis

Ten years on, Paul Johnson CBE FAcSS and director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, will reflect on some of the changes from the Great Recession in the annual SAGE Publishing Lecture presented by the Campaign for Social Science on 1 November.

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- Microsite Offers Look at Artificial Intelligence - In the latest of its monthly series of interdisciplinary microsites addressing important public issues, SAGE Publishing is offering free access to a suite academic articles that focus on artificial intelligence.... More →
- Why Social Science? Because It’s Proliferating - The president of the Social Science Research Council argues that that proliferation of data, data sharing and collaboration across private, government, and academic sectors requires a stewardship that social science can, at least in part, provide.... More →
- Replication in Humanities Just as Desirable as in Sciences - Some scholars claim that replication, in the humanities, is not possible. The reasoning is that the humanities search for cultural meaning that can yield multiple valid answers since research objects are people and interactive entities. This may be true but it does not automatically follow that replication is not possible. Its a desirable feature for studies in the humanities to be replicable.... More →
- Citizen Social Scientists Edit Day's News with New Tool - Sociologist Nick Adams' TagWorks methodology is being used to rate -- and in turn improve -- the most shared news stories of the day via a new tool called PubisEditor.... More →
- #MeToo: Tackling Harassment in Academic Publishing - The #MeToo movement has slowly spread across to other sectors as people begin to come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment and bullying. In academic publishing, this conversation was in part started in February by Alison’s Mudditt’s powerful post on The Scholarly Kitchen. Muddit chaired a recent panel looking at sexual harassment, and ways to combat it, at the annual ALPSP conference.... More →
- Economics Nobel Recognizes Nature and Knowledge - Two academics who have integrated what might have once seemed like non-economic externalities into economic models have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics. The winners are William D. Nordhaus of Yale University, cited for integrating climate change into macroeconomic analysis, and Paul M. Romer of New York University’s Stern School of Business, cited doing the same with technological innovations.... More →
- Five with Social Science Credentials Win MacArthur Grants - Five people with backgrounds in social, behavioral or data science were among 25 named in the 2018 class of MacArthur Foundation fellows. The fellowship and grant program, sometimes referred to as the “genius grant,” awards exceptionally creative people with $625,000 – no strings attached -- in expectation that based on their track record they will achieve something important in the future.... More →
- The Dean of ‘Ism’ Studies: Walter Laqueur, 1921-2018 - Walter Laquer, who fled the Holocaust, experienced the birth of Israel, founded the 'Journal of Contemporary History,' and was an unflinching sentinel against terrorism and an authoritarian Russia, died on September 30. He was 97.... More →
- Washington and Social Science: Rare Accord Seen in Appropriations - For the first time in more than 20 years, Congress enacted into law the annual Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Act prior to the end of the fiscal year and for the first time in more than 10 years it did the same for the Defense Appropriations Act. What it didn't do is approve the bill that funds the National Science Foundation.... More →
- Andrew Leigh on Randomistas - When Angus Deaton crafted the term 'randomista' to denigrate the rampant use of randomized controlled trials in development economics, Angus Leigh saw an opportunity to make lemonade out of lemons. In this Social Science Bites podcasts he explains how he turned randomista into a compliment and promotes the use of trials to improve social programs worldwide.... More →