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 […]
We’re Seeing a Link Between Academic Freedom and Democracy in Africa
There’s a strong correlation between academic freedom and other elements of democracy. But cause and effect are not so clear. The African experience makes the relationship clearer because simultaneously, and in a relatively short time, the whole continent moved from one-party to multiparty systems.
SAGE Shares Open Research Related to Monkeypox
SAGE has collected recent open research related to monkeypox and orthopoxvirus (the genus that includes monkeypox) in an effort to support the global response to the disease.
The Emotional Toll of Whistleblowing on Family Identity
Brian Richardson, an associate professor at the University of North Texas and specialist in crisis communication and whistleblowing research, discusses the impacts of whistleblowing on familial relationships and answers questions about his paper “Death Threats don’t Just Affect You, They Affect Your Family”: Investigating the Impact of Whistleblowing on Family Identity
Destructive Leadership and Interdisciplinary Research: Amusing or Bemusing?
Jeremy Mackey, an associate professor of management at Auburn University, discusses the importance of interdisciplinary research and answers questions about the paper, “Musing about Interdisciplinary Research: Is Interdisciplinary Research Amusing or Bemusing?”
Our Study Finds Women Are Better at Statistics Than They Think
Women in statistics classes do better academically than men over a semester despite having more negative attitudes regarding their own abilities, according to our recent study.
Paper on Showing Significance Proves Very Significant Decade Later
An academic paper that asserts you can present nearly any research finding as significant would be widely read and cited has received more that 4,000 citations since it was published in 2011.
Understanding the Needs of New Hires in a Post-COVID World of the Virtual Workplace
The authors found the unique conditions of working during the pandemic created a natural portal into understanding remote work habits.
Whither Nudge? The Debate Itself Offers Lessons on the Influence of Social Science
The story of the book ‘Nudge’ offers insights into what can happen when research has an unpredictably large impact in the world of politics and policy
