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November 11, 2015 1385

Social-science papers cite more references than physical-science papers
Concord Monitor

Here the web comic Ph.D. shows the surprising result that social science research papers have more references on average than biology or physical science papers

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The Japanese Government’s Attack on the Humanities and Social Sciences
The Diplomat

26 of the 60 national universities that offer courses in the humanities and social sciences have confirmed they will either close or reduce faculties in these areas.

Lorna McConville

Senior Marketing Manager at SAGE, and editor of the SAGE Insight blog

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November 11, 2015

An AI Authorship Protocol Aims to Sharpen a Sometimes-Fuzzy Line

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Vaccination: A Child’s Right?

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Why Your DeFi Portfolio Needs Better Guardrails — and How a Multi-Chain Wallet Can Help

Karl Wilding 97 News

Whoa! I kept bumping into the same messy problem. Short version: users chase yields across chains and then wake up to drained […]

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Anna Harvey Stepping Down as SSRC President

Social Science Space 14338 Infrastructure, News

Political scientist Anna Harvey will leave her role as president of the Social Science Research Council on June 30, the New York […]

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The Chilling Impact of Censorship in Higher Education

Laura Saunders 20177 Ethics, Industry, News

Perhaps because college students are generally considered adults, and college and university campuses and classrooms have long been viewed as places to […]

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