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 […]
Collaboration Tackles COVID Through Psychological Science
The Association for Psychological Science Global Collaboration on COVID-19 brought experts together to assess how their field has contributed to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and identify possibilities for new research to answer unanswered questions.
The Robot Will See You Now
David Canter follows his concern that psychologists are losing contact with people by considering how computers are presented as replacements for human ‘intelligence’. This ignores the importance of in situ person to person contact, which has been shown by the COVID pandemic to be so crucial for people.
Hear, Hear! Audio Has a Role as a Serious Pedagogic Resource
Mark Carrigan reflects on how research listening has shaped his own practice and how an implicit assumption of its secondary relationship to reading, may limit our appreciation of engaging with research in a multi-modal fashion.
Environmental Sociologist Connects Permaculture and Climate Justice
A potential antidote to harmful monocultures is a form of community farming invented back in the 1970s: permaculture. Permaculture is not just about farming; it incorporates economic and social principles.
Does the Business Model for Academic Publishing Promote Scholarly Progress?
The the latest Questions & Unanswers About Social Innovation seminar series put on by the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation examined if the business model of academic publishing helps or hinders scholarly progress.
Wikipedia as Science Communication: A Step-by-Step Guide
Wikipedia provides one of the most straightforward and effective means to share knowledge and to leverage research findings towards societal impact. So here’s how to use it.
Will Artificial Intelligence Foster Plagiarism?
At the moment, little guidance, policy or oversight is available regarding technology, AI and academic integrity for teachers and educational leaders.
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.
