As the United States celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday today, here’s a selection of Book Reviews for your post-Turkey reading!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thomas Piketty’s Nature, Culture, and Inequality is a little book that addresses an issue of great significance: is the social inequality we […]
Bravery takes many forms, and since 2006 the International Publishers Association has honored publishers who have upheld the standards and justice and […]
In this month’s edition of The Evidence newsletter, Josephine Lethbridge explores how new flexible working policies are effectively reducing the gender pay […]
Michael Burawoy, whose embrace of public sociology and the public at work lead him to describe his influential academic niche as “industrial […] To address research credibility issues, we must reform the role of metrics, rankings, and incentives in universities. Drawing on discussions with academics who have oriented their work around public engagement and social impact, Daniel Pearson suggests these academics present an opportunity to rethink the existing structures of reward and recognition in higher education. A 2024 report by the National Academies explores the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology and their potential effects on economic productivity, job stability, and income inequality. It also highlights key research opportunities and data needs to help workers and policymakers adapt to the evolving AI landscape. In this post, co-authors Frank T. Piller, Tucker J. Marion, and Mahdi Srour reflect on the inspiration behind their research article, “Generative […] During the final stages of editing the proofs for Artificial Intelligence and Work: Transforming Work, Organizations, and Society in an Age of Insecurity, […]
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Impact
Michael Burawoy, 1947-2025: Patron Saint of Public Sociology
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How Research Credibility Suffers in a Quantified Society
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Young Scholars Can’t Take the Field in Game of Academic Metrics
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Innovation
NAS Report Examines Nexus of AI and Workplace
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When Do You Need to Trust a GenAI’s Input to Your Innovation Process?
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The Authors of ‘Artificial Intelligence and Work’ on Future Risk
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