Social Science Space

Gone are the days when science journalism was like sports journalism, where the action was watched from the press box and simply conveyed. News outlets have stepped onto the field. They are doing the science themselves.

When readers — even academic readers — do not understand an article, they are unlikely to read it, much less absorb it, share it and be influenced by its ideas.

More than 50 years ago, George Miller, president of the American Psychological Association, urged his colleagues “to give psychology away.” […]

New research suggests that the pandemic has resulted in scientists increasingly using preprints to release findings, and that these papers are read more frequently.

No matter how exquisite the details, it is important to separate fact from folklore – which should not require cross examination.

One of the most heavily contested voting-policy issues in the 2020 election, in both the courts and the political arena, […]

Co-authorship is now for many social science disciplines the default mode of academic authorship. Reflecting on this, Helen Kara provides insights and advice for authors looking to co-write and co-publish in an ethical way.

As people in the U.S. mark six months of coronavirus, the challenges of coping with life during a pandemic continue […]

As I write this, I am using text-to-speech technology, a nifty online feature that enables the reader to listen to, […]

(Over)consumption, climate change and working from home. These are a few of the concerns at the forefront of consumers’ minds […]

When was the last time you went out for a Thai meal, got items from the ethnic isle of a […]

Behavioral and social science grant recipients from America’s National Institutes of Health appear to have not published their results within five years at a greater rate than for their non-behavioral peers. An NIH director investigated …