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Video: Evidence-Based Policy in the Trump Era

By American Academy of Political and Social Science | Published: July 19, 2018

New Video highlighting the July 19th session held at the Brookings Institution on the new 2018 volume of The ANNALS of the American Academy of...

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SciFoo18: The Joys of the Unstructured

By Ziyad Marar | Published: June 28, 2018

SAGE's Ziyad Marar describes his recent time at the 2018 SciFoo and some of his impressions mingling with its 330 assembled scientists, technologists, writers and...

Also posted in Interdisciplinarity, International Debates | Tagged SciFoo | Leave a comment

Literature Reviews Are Already Broken, So Let’s Kill Them

By Richard P. Phelps | Published: June 25, 2018

The literature review is a staple of the scholarly article. But when reviews misrepresent previous studies or suggest there's a paucity of information when there...

Also posted in Higher Education Reform | Tagged Academic Publishing, Literature Review, Publication Concerns, scholarly articles | Leave a comment

Report: Math Skills Increasingly Important for Social Science Grads

By Social Science Space | Published: June 8, 2018

A new report from Britain’s Campaign for Social Science, Positive Prospects: Careers for Social Scientists and Why Data and Number Skills Matter, argues that at...

Also posted in Early Career, Impact | Tagged Campaign for Social Science, Positive Prospects | Leave a comment

Transforming Research into an Illustrated Abstract

By Lucy Lambe | Published: May 31, 2018

Publishing research that can be accessed as widely as possible is clearly crucial, but ensuring that research is accessible to similarly large groups of people...

Also posted in Interdisciplinarity, Research, Tips | Tagged LSE, Open Access | Leave a comment

The Value of Big Data Creation

By SAGE | Published: May 12, 2018

How do firms transform big data and why do firms differ in their abilities to create value from big data? in a research article that...

Also posted in Bookshelf, Impact, Research | Tagged Big Data, Resource Management, Strategic Organization | Leave a comment

The US Professoriat and the Limits of Free Speech

By Frank LoMonte and David Jadon | Published: May 9, 2018

Researches at the University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information have studied the rights of public employees when they speak with the news...

Also posted in International Debates | Tagged Academic Freedom, free speech, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Ten Recommended Resources for Women in Academia

By Lina Ashour | Published: April 27, 2018

In our second post for 2018's Academic Book Week, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some of the fantastic resources available to help support, encourage and develop...

Also posted in Early Career | Tagged Academic Books, Gender Gap, Women | Leave a comment

The ‘Odyssey’ of Today’s Leadership Crisis

By Emily Anhalt | Published: April 25, 2018

Centuries ago, myths helped the Greeks learn to reject tyrannical authority and identify the qualities of good leadership. Emily Anhalt argues that the same myths...

Also posted in Interdisciplinarity | Tagged leadership, Odyssey, The Conversation | 1 Response

Humans Broke the Internet. Understanding Them Better Might Help Fix It

By Timo Hannay | Published: April 20, 2018

This stark contrast between the internet's light and dark sides has become a defining characteristic of the digital age, writes Timo Hannay founder SchoolDash, but...

Also posted in International Debates | Tagged Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, internet, SSRC, Timo Hannay | 1 Response

Facebook, SSRC Bravely Reinvigorate Research Collaboration

By Francie Diep | Published: April 20, 2018

We spoke with social-science ethicists about how well Facebook's initiative appears to protect users' privacy. They're skeptical, but still eager to see Facebook data...

Also posted in Announcements, International Debates, News | Tagged Facebook, Gary King, SSRC | Leave a comment

Speakezee Platform Matches Experts With the Curious Public

By Michael Todd, Social Science Space editor | Published: April 11, 2018

Speakezee, a labor of love by experimental psychologist Bruce Hood, connects willing experts and curious audiences. Now in it's third year, the platform has a...

Posted in Communication | Tagged Bruce Hood, Outreach, Speakezee | Leave a comment

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Video: Evidence-Based Policy in the Trump Era

SciFoo18: The Joys of the Unstructured

Literature Reviews Are Already Broken, So Let’s Kill Them

Report: Math Skills Increasingly Important for Social Science Grads

Transforming Research into an Illustrated Abstract

The Value of Big Data Creation

The US Professoriat and the Limits of Free Speech

Ten Recommended Resources for Women in Academia

The ‘Odyssey’ of Today’s Leadership Crisis

Humans Broke the Internet. Understanding Them Better Might Help Fix It

Facebook, SSRC Bravely Reinvigorate Research Collaboration

Speakezee Platform Matches Experts With the Curious Public

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