Archives for May, 2015

The Cultural Roots of the Latest Big Retraction
Research Ethics
May 29, 2015

The Cultural Roots of the Latest Big Retraction

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Is ‘Credentialism’ a Genuine Danger?
Higher Education Reform
May 29, 2015

Is ‘Credentialism’ a Genuine Danger?

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What’s Wrong With Academic Freedom in the UK?
Career
May 28, 2015

What’s Wrong With Academic Freedom in the UK?

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When Science and Politics Collide: Panelists Respond
News
May 27, 2015

When Science and Politics Collide: Panelists Respond

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Tell Us What Social Science Will Look Like in 2065

Tell Us What Social Science Will Look Like in 2065

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The social sciences are often marginalized in society and by government funding, characterized as ‘problematic disciplines’ whose impact is often misunderstood and […]

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Stories of Research to Reality: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

Stories of Research to Reality: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

New York University’s Bruce Bueno de Mesquita uses game theory to model complex decision making – “by the way, that is the hard science,” he says – which in turn demonstrates how social science really can matter in real life.

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Giving Reviewers Some Credit: The R-index

Giving Reviewers Some Credit: The R-index

Peer review is flawed, and a new index proposes a simple way to create transparency and quality control mechanisms. Shane Gero and Maurício Cantor believe that giving citable recognition to reviewers can improve the system by encouraging more participation but also higher quality, constructive input, without the need for a loss of anonymity.

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SSRC Gets $3 Million to Study Research Methods

SSRC Gets $3 Million to Study Research Methods

The founder of the academic publisher SAGE has given the Social Science Research Council $3 million from her own pocket to advance […]

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The Game Theorist: John Nash, 1928-2015

The Game Theorist: John Nash, 1928-2015

The impact of John Nash’s initial work has been immense over the past 65 years. It seems certain that in his absence, the frameworks and mathematical language he refined and developed will continue to provide new insights into a diverse range of problems.

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Data, Democracy, and Janet Norwood

Data, Democracy, and Janet Norwood

Making decisions without data soils the public policy process with ideology, partisan politics, and misinformation, all things the late Janet Norwood abhorred. Her voice, commitment, and professionalism will be sorely missed.

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What the H? Explaining That Citation Metric

What the H? Explaining That Citation Metric

The appointment of climate skeptic Bjorn Lomborg has focused attention on a newish metric for assessing academic importance, the H-Index.

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Stories of Research to Reality: Deborah Rupp

Stories of Research to Reality: Deborah Rupp

The scientific study of fairness in the workplace engages Purdue’s Deborah Rupp. Hear her explain her cutting-edge social science work, its applications to the real world, and why we should fund such work.

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