There is no inevitability in the rise in homicide, domestic and acquaintance violence in the coming year. Sadly, though, it would be more surprising if they did not increase than if they did.

Around the educational mission we are now spinning a web of ‘accountability’ that has little to do with explaining or justifying our activities, and much to do with obscuring our responsibility through the creation of elaborate processes.

Tom Wolfe, Miami, and the shallowness of our image-driven modern life.

A review of new material presented at the Midwest Political Science Association’s annual conference in Chicago.

A Congressional briefing in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center: Legislators, advocates and businesses depend on data to do their work. […]

In the news this week. The Funeral of Baroness Thatcher. Full version still available to download on BBC iplayer.  until […]

The controversy over BBC journalists’ use of a student tour group linked to the London School of Economics should not be allowed to go away quietly.

Recently I’ve seen a lot of hero/heroine narratives. They now seem to be popping up in research impact plans and claims about impact.

Only 15 minutes? The social layers of fame From American Sociological Review Outcomes in adults with autism spectrum disorders: A historical perspective From Autism

Ziyad Marar argues that greater funding of the social sciences is needed, not less

Universities are starting to look like the behemoths of the US auto industry of the 1980s, with highly-paid CEOs buried in their offices looking only at numbers.

Is “social science” an oxymoron? Will that ever change? Scientific American (blog) More widows than widowers: study Sun.Star I’m a […]