Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Keeping an Eye on Who We Cite – and Who We Don’t
“Make sure you’re not only citing white guys!” That was the unmistakable takeaway Wednesday as Deen Freelon discussed his research into citation inequities in the social sciences.
Who Gets to Be Part of the Social Science Canon?
Drawing on a quantitative study of sociologists in the 20th century, Nicole Holzhauser argues that not only the content of scientific work, but also social capital has historically played a significant role in allocating recognition and power.
What Will Future College Look Like? For One Thing, Fewer Professors
More artificial intelligence, less tenure and a flipped classroom are three of the trends predicted by Patricia A. Young in her new book.
NAS Outlines Successes of Societal Experts Action Network
SEAN, the Societal Experts Action Network, taps scientists in the social, behavioral and economic sciences to provide actionable and evidence-based recommendations to support local, state, and national responses and policies quickly.
New Report Offers Roadmap for Impactful Business School Research
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has released, “Research That Matters: An Action Plan for Creating Business School Research That Positively Impacts Society.”
Riley to Retire from NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
William T. Riley, the director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research at the National Institutes of Health, announced he would retire at the end of December
To Study Zika, They Offered Their Kids. Then They Were Forgotten
“We feel diminished,” says Alessandra Hora dos Santos. “It’s like we were lab rats. They come in nicely, collect information, collect exams on the child, and in the end we don’t know of any results. It’s like we are being used without even knowing why that is being done.”
NAS Creates Council to Address Research Integrity and Trust
A new blue-ribbon council convened by the United States’ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine aims to tackle questions about nettlesome issues like conflict of interest, measuring impact and handling retractions.
