Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Golden Goose Awards: Honk If You Support Basic Research
It can be fun to poke at oddball research, but a U.S. award rewards researchers whose peculiar efforts pay off for society.
Measuring Impact Via Influence, Not Bank Balance
A new project from the British Academy sets down the calculator in the latest attempt to tot up the value of the social sciences and humanities.
Should You Be in Business With Your Spouse?
Happy Valentine’s Day! On a day committed to love and partnership, we wondered: how does working with your loved one affect both […]
Pluralism’s Ringmaster: Robert Dahl, 1915-2014
Robert Dahl, one of the founders of American political science and the theorist of pluralism, has died at age 98.
Two Myths and One Truth About Congressional Testimony
Impact is all the rage right now, but what happens when you’re finally given a path to a bully pulpit? Testimony is only the tip of the iceberg – there’s much more opportunity if you look a little deeper.
Using Simulation as a Training Tool for Project Management
Educators work hard to make sure their pupils are prepared for their chosen field of work. Inside a classroom, however, this can […]
The Ongoing Evolution of Universities into Newsrooms
Social media and alternative ways of measuring academic impact are helping turn universities into giant newsrooms, argues Maxine Newlands. That’s not necessarily bad, and it may be inevitable.
Do Celebrities Influence Our Vacation Destinations?
During the winter doldrums, it’s easy to find yourself daydreaming about where you’d like to escape for vacation. But as you start […]
