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The Age of Information Oligarchs

David Canter compares the influence of 19th century oligarchs to those of today.

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Daron Acemoglu to Receive 2025 Sage-CASBS Award

Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu, who’s been dubbed one of the “World’s Top Thinkers” by the popular press, will receive to the […]

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Should the USA Pull Out of the World Health Organization?

It is widely reported that one of the first acts of the incoming Trump administration will be to withdraw from the World […]

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Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on the European Union Emission Trading Scheme

In this article, co-authors Abhinava Tripathi, Charu Vadhava, and Ravi Raushan Jha reflect on the inspiration behind their research article, “Pricing efficiency of European carbon […]

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How Research Credibility Suffers in a Quantified Society

To address research credibility issues, we must reform the role of metrics, rankings, and incentives in universities.

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Eleventh Edition of The Evidence: Why Don’t CPR Dummies Have Breasts? 

In this month’s issue of The Evidence newsletter, Josephine Lethbridge examines the overlooked gender bias in CPR training equipment.  While attending mandatory […]

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Is One Key to Unlocking Political Amity Located in Botswana?

In late October, more than 80 percent of Botswana’s electorate went to the polls and voted out the incumbent government. The unexpected […]

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Webinar: Women’s Empowerment, Population Dynamics, and Socioeconomic Development

Women’s empowerment, population dynamics, and socioeconomic development have been studied extensively from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. However, attempts to reconcile these […]

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Virtual Meeting: President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

The next virtual meeting of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology will include the likely approval of a report, […]

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Janet Currie on Improving Our Children’s Futures

There is a natural desire on the part of governments to ensure that their future citizens — i.e. their nation’s children — […]

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NAS Report Examines Nexus of AI and Workplace

A 2024 report by the National Academies explores the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology and their potential effects on economic productivity, job stability, and income inequality. It also highlights key research opportunities and data needs to help workers and policymakers adapt to the evolving AI landscape.

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Celebrating Excellence: The 2024 Humanities and Social Science Canada Prize Winners Announced 

The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences earlier this month recognized five books and their authors that offer fresh perspective on […]

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Navigating CSR Communication in an Age of Polarization

In this article, authors Dennis Schoeneborn, Urša Golob, Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich, Matthias Wenzel, and Amy O’Connor reflect on the inspiration behind their research article, “CSR Communication and […]

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Young Scholars Can’t Take the Field in Game of Academic Metrics

Drawing on discussions with academics who have oriented their work around public engagement and social impact, Daniel Pearson suggests these academics present an opportunity to rethink the existing structures of reward and recognition in higher education.

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Seminar: The Rise of Non-Survey Administrative Data for Statistics and Evidence-Building

This Committee on National Statistics seminar will outline the progress made by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in using non-survey administrative data […]

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Watch Now: ‘All Change! 2024 – A Year of Elections’

In November, Sage and the Academy of Social Sciences hosted the 2024 Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture. This year’s talk, […]

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What European SMEs Can Teach Us About Innovation and Informal Human Resource Management

In this article, co-authors Desiree Meurs, Marise Born, Yolanda Grift, Maaike Lycklama à Nijeholt, and Joop Schippers offer a sneak peek into the inspiration […]

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When Do You Need to Trust a GenAI’s Input to Your Innovation Process?

In this post, co-authors Frank T. Piller, Tucker J. Marion, and Mahdi Srour reflect on the inspiration behind their research article, “Generative […]

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Thomas Piketty’s New Book Argues Inequality Isn’t Natural At All

Thomas Piketty’s Nature, Culture, and Inequality is a little book that addresses an issue of great significance: is the social inequality we […]

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Using Intelligent Self-Limitation to Explore the Distinction Between Environment and Umwelt

In this post, author Morten Knudsen reflects on the inspiration behind his article, “Environment and Umwelt: Grand Challenges and Intelligent Self-Limitation,” published […]

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Gazan Publisher, Late Ukrainian Writer Receive Publisher Group’s Prix Voltaire Award

Bravery takes many forms, and since 2006 the International Publishers Association has honored publishers who have upheld the standards and justice and […]

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The Authors of ‘Artificial Intelligence and Work’ on Future Risk

During the final stages of editing the proofs for Artificial Intelligence and Work: Transforming Work, Organizations, and Society in an Age of Insecurity, […]

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From Conflict to Peace: Reflecting on the Leadership of John Hume in Northern Ireland

In this post, author Joanne Murphy reflects on the life and legacy of John Hume, the topic of her article, “Leadership, liminality, […]

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Why Might RFK Jr Be Good for US Health Care?

The proposed appointment of Robert F Kennedy Jr as secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provoked howls […]

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Beware! AI Can Lie.

David Canter reveals how he discovered Microsoft Copilot acted like a lazy student, inventing responses with apparent confidence that were blatantly wrong. […]

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