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 […]
The Voice of Results Night: Anthony King, 1934-2017
Anthony King, a political scientist whose career ranged from the most serious of scholarship to popular explanation on the BBC, has died at 82.
Research > Publication > Impact (You Might Need a Strategy for That)
A publication strategy should include carefully-defined goals, a purposeful timeline, and actionable steps for proposing and writing the kinds of pieces large or small that allow others to access what we’ve learned, produce impact, and propel our careers forward.
Early Career Paper Authors Sought for NIH Honor
Ten years ago, the National Institute for Health’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) started an annual event to commemorate […]
Archived Webinar: Survey Tips for Librarians
Earlier this month, SAGE Publishing — the parent of Social Science Space — held the webinar Survey Tips for Librarians with survey research […]
Four New Members to Join the National Science Board
President Obama intends to name four new members to the 25-member National Science Board, including social scientist Emilio F. Moran, the White […]
Mary Ellen O’Connell Promoted to Head DBASSE
Mary Ellen O’Connell has been appointed as the executive director of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, or DBASSE, […]
Jean-Marc Mangin Steps Down as Head of Canada’s HSS Umbrella Federation
After more six years at the helm of Canada’s Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Jean-Marc Mangin has stepped down. Christine Tausig Ford, formerly of Universities Canada,has been named interim executive director.
Existing Career Incentives Are Often Bad for Science
A culture of bad science can evolve as a result of institutional incentives that prioritize simple quantitative metrics as measures of success, argues Paul Smaldino. But, he adds, not all is lost as new initiatives such as open data and replication are making a positive difference.
