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 […]
What the Pandemic Teaches Us About Human Behavior
During the pandemic, a lot of assumptions were made about how people behave. Many of those assumptions were wrong, writes Stephen Reicher, and they led to disastrous policies.
Decisnormaitizing and Decolonizing the University Experience and Curriculum
What can we as university professors and administrators, asks Stephanie Jirard, do to decisnormatize and decolonize our institutions?
UK Study of Diversity and Inclusion in Social Research Finds We Have ‘Far to Go’
A 2021 report sponsored by the SRA determined that diversity in the UK’s social research community is poor, but “it also shows that there is a strong appetite for change and that many organizations are starting to take steps in the right direction.”
Event: Data Science for the Public Good Symposium
The annual Data Science for the Public Good Symposium — occurring today — is a free opportunity, open for all, to see […]
Watching China Watching Its Students Overseas
Where ideological issues such as Hong Kong and Taiwan are concerned, Australian lecturers tell of how a vocal minority of international Chinese students are attempting to police teaching materials and class discussions.
Watch the Webinar: Queer and Trans Perspectives in Academia
During Pride month, SAGE Publishing (the parent of Social Science Space) hosted a panel discussion about the significance of LGBTQ+ narratives in higher education.
What Can Social Science Tell Us About How We Relate to the Fourth of July?
Every July, as stars and stripes flare and then dissipate over the course of a week, I struggle to untangle my discomfort […]
A Social Scientist Looks at the Irish Border and Its Future
‘What Do We Know and What Should We Do About the Irish Border?’ is a new book from Katy Hayward that applies social science to the existing issues and what they portend.
