Archives for November, 2019

A Team Approach to Tackling the Psychology Replication Crisis
Higher Education Reform
November 27, 2019

A Team Approach to Tackling the Psychology Replication Crisis

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A Pioneer of Gender Politics: Vicky Randall, 1945-2019
Career
November 26, 2019

A Pioneer of Gender Politics: Vicky Randall, 1945-2019

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Identifying the Challenges of Social Science’s Newest Technology
Reports
November 26, 2019

Identifying the Challenges of Social Science’s Newest Technology

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Sizing Up a ‘One Size Does Not Fit All’ Mass Media
Bookshelf
November 25, 2019

Sizing Up a ‘One Size Does Not Fit All’ Mass Media

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Riots Are Not Just Mindless Violence

Riots Are Not Just Mindless Violence

Social psychology teaches us that when people riot, their collective behavior is never mindless. It may often be criminal, but it is structured and coherent with meaning and conscious intent. To address the causes of such violence, we need to understand this.

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Do Academics Themselves Undermine Freedom of Expression?

Do Academics Themselves Undermine Freedom of Expression?

Spats, fall-outs and intellectual and personal feuds have long been commonplace among scholars. And, because critiques of ideas and publications are also exercises in freedom of expression, they are integral to the rough and tumble of academic life. But British universities are now facing much more insidious challenges…

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Book Review: Writing a Watertight Thesis

Book Review: Writing a Watertight Thesis

How you structure the thesis itself is only one part of the overall structure of your doctorate. In their new book, Mike Bottery and Nigel Wright discuss the importance of three different areas in which a good structure is crucial to your success…

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Why is Inequality Bad?

Why is Inequality Bad?

Here’s a clear, scientific reason drawn from the field of complexity economics to combat rising inequality: good business models that serve many people are becoming less profitable. Solid entrepreneurial ideas that would benefit everyone get passed over when there are easier opportunities to make money by catering to a few individuals with a whole lot of dollars to spend.

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Junior Scientists are Often Underused as Peer Reviewers

Junior Scientists are Often Underused as Peer Reviewers

Their paper about the evolution of malaria was in review for what seemed like an eternity. Every month, Susan Perkins and her then-graduate student Spencer Galen would check in with the editors. The problem seemed to be a lack of peer reviewers …

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COPE Report Explores Publication Issues in HSS

COPE Report Explores Publication Issues in HSS

A new report from the Committee on Publication Ethics, or COPE, offers an intriguing way to look at the differences between academic disciplines: what do journal editors routinely identify as struggles?

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Opportunity: COSSA Seeking Nominations for 2020 Impact Award

Opportunity: COSSA Seeking Nominations for 2020 Impact Award

COSSA is now seeking nominations for the 2020 COSSA Public Impact Award. If you know of individuals, groups, or organizations that are using social and behavioral science research to affect real change in society, consider nominating them!

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The Power of Nunchi and the Making of a Self-Help Fad

The Power of Nunchi and the Making of a Self-Help Fad

With a little luck, nunchi — billed as ‘the Korean secret to happiness,’ might just become the next mindfulness, spawning a decade-defining self-help trend and sparking a lasting media debate.

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