Archives for March, 2017

NSF Escapes Attention in First Draft of Trump Budget
Academic Funding
March 16, 2017

NSF Escapes Attention in First Draft of Trump Budget

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Whose Work Most Influenced You? A Social Science Bites Retrospective, Part 2
Social Science Bites
March 15, 2017

Whose Work Most Influenced You? A Social Science Bites Retrospective, Part 2

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Advice for Trump: Best International Relations Blog Post of 2016
Impact
March 14, 2017

Advice for Trump: Best International Relations Blog Post of 2016

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Three Movies and a Play Explore U.S. Racial Politics
Communication
March 14, 2017

Three Movies and a Play Explore U.S. Racial Politics

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Canadian Social Science Federation Names New Chief

Canadian Social Science Federation Names New Chief

The Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences of Canada has settled on the sitting public affairs chief of the Canadian Cancer Society as the federation’s new permanent executive director.

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Tapping the Tourism Potential of Pot: Lessons From a New Gold Rush

Tapping the Tourism Potential of Pot: Lessons From a New Gold Rush

Colorado legalized recreational marijuana five years ago. That’s provided time for a natural experiment on what pot means for health, crime, agriculture, business — and tourism.

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Supporting PhD Students in the Social Sciences

Supporting PhD Students in the Social Sciences

Professor Shamit Saggar of the University of Essex discusses the back story of the South East Network for Social Sciences and how it intends to training doctoral students amid a background of rapidly evolving social science.

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Science and Seeking Truth Among ‘Alternative Facts’

Science and Seeking Truth Among ‘Alternative Facts’

Is Trump’s presidency part of a larger movement toward a solipsistic world? asks Peter Neal Peregrine. And if so, which solipsist gets to say what is fact and what is not? And where does that leave science?

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Washington and Social Science: News Bulletin

Washington and Social Science: News Bulletin

Starting this month Social Science Space will begin offering monthly updates on U.S. government actions that affect the social and behavioral sciences. In this first edition, we look at reauthorization of funding for the National Science Foundation, the effect of an Obamacare repeal on social science, and concerns for the American Community Survey and GIS data on housing.

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An Archive to Be Proud Of: Social Science Bites Reaches 50 Podcasts

An Archive to Be Proud Of: Social Science Bites Reaches 50 Podcasts

On the occasion of the posting of the 50th Social Science Bites podcast, we’ve turned the tables and interviewed the interviewer, Dave Edmonds, about the series, empiricism, and even Jaffa cakes.

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What Does the Future Hold for the UK’s Oldest Sociology Journal?

What Does the Future Hold for the UK’s Oldest Sociology Journal?

The incoming and the outgoing editors of Britain’s oldest sociology journal discuss what the future holds for the journal and what challenges face sociology in current times.

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Kenneth Arrow’s Legacy Helps Explain Election Flaws

Kenneth Arrow’s Legacy Helps Explain Election Flaws

The late Stanford professor Kenneth Arrow was considered one of the most influential economists in history with monumental and lasting contributions to the field. His work included some explanation for why election results can turn out as they do, not always the way most voters would prefer.

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