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 […]
UK HE: Markets Are Good for Everyone – Except Academics….
So if markets are truly good for English higher education, as many seem to think, should we follow that train of thought to its logical conclusions?
Greece’s Honest Statistician Pays Price for Ethics
In a case that outrages statisticians and partisans of good government, a Greek appeals court has convicted the former president of the Hellenic Statistical Authority of violation of duty for his actions in recalculating national statistics and showing that Greece’s financial situation was much more dire than had been advertised.
Former Census Director Tapped to Head COPAFS
The recently resigned head of the U.S. Census Bureau will head the umbrella organization that serves as an advocate and liaison to federal statistical organizations.
The Theorist of Mass Communication: Denis McQuail, 1935-2017
Denis McQuail, the British social scientist and foundational theorist in mass communication both through his scholarship and his hugely influential textbook ‘McQuail’s Mass Communication Theory,’ died at age 82.
Why We’re Encouraging Authors to Share Their Data with Reviewers
The editor–in-chief of the ‘Psychological Science’ explains why the journal is now encouraging authors to share the data and materials behind their research with their reviewers.
Making Sense of Society: Ruben Schneider
Ruben Schneider, who is ethnographically exploring the interactions of ‘global’ conservation alliances and local communities, describes his passion in this essay for the ESRC.
Making Sense of Society: Caoimhe Ryan
In the wake of recent divisive political campaigns, argues Caoimhe Ryan in this essay, it is vital that we not lose sight of important examples of inclusion and support.
Making Sense of Society: Ruth Puttick
Are we paying enough attention to ostensible philanthropy that influences what goes on in British schools? We should, argues Ruth Puttick in this essay.
