Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Michael Burawoy, 1947-2025: Patron Saint of Public Sociology
Michael Burawoy, whose embrace of public sociology and the public at work lead him to describe his influential academic niche as “industrial […]
Joint Statistical Meetings
The Joint Statistical Meetings, or JSM, is the largest gathering of statisticians and data scientists held in North America. It is also […]
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 […]
Joshua Greene on Effective Charities
Harvard psychology professor Joshua Greene studies the back-and-forth between emotion and reason in how human beings make moral decisions. In this Social […]
Canada’s Storytellers Challenge Seeks Compelling Narratives About Student Research
“We are, as a species, addicted to story,” says English professor Jonathan Gottschall in his book, The Storytelling Animal. “Even when the […]
Metascience 2025 Conference
Each year, the Metascience Conference brings together researchers, advocates, reformers, policymakers, publishers, funders, and other stakeholders to share ideas and build a […]
New Initiative Offers Grants for Canadian Research on Research
Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the British Columbia-based Michael Smith Health Research BC […]
Tom Burns, 1959-2024: A Pioneer in Learning Development
Tom Burns, whose combination of play — and plays – with teaching in higher education added a light, collaborative and engaging model […]
