A space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social and behavioral scientists
More than 50 years ago, George Miller, president of the American Psychological Association, urged his colleagues “to give psychology away.” […]
Fact and perception are simply different categories, neither of which is necessarily more important than the other, argues Steve Lubet. . The challenge for ethnographers lies in making clear and careful distinctions between what they have actually seen and what they have only heard about.
New research suggests that the pandemic has resulted in scientists increasingly using preprints to release findings, and that these papers are read more frequently.
Amid the ongoing pandemic, venues and events around the world are slowly reopening while others continue to remain online. Conferences […]
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021 the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) will hold a public webinar from 3:00 p.m. to […]
Join the American Psychological Association for a free webinar on April 26, 2021. Improvements in the openness, rigor, and reproducibility […]
On April 28, 2021, join the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) in partnership with the Hewlett […]
As people in the U.S. mark six months of coronavirus, the challenges of coping with life during a pandemic continue […]
By looking at the evolving history of the open government data movement, scientists can see both limitations to current approaches and identify ways to move forward from them.
There is no shortage of disciplines and industries rife with sexism. The STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – are particularly well […]
With economic, public health, and governance challenges arising from COVID-19 and political polarization, trustworthy public data is vital to open […]
How can we ensure that, when power shifts again, the U.S. government remains fundamentally grounded in empirical reality and committed to pursuing policies that are informed by the best available science?
