Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Joel Mokyr on Economic Lessons from the Past
In this podcast, Northwestern University’s Joel , Mokyr tells interviewer Dave Edmonds, “I use economics to understand history, and I use history to understand economics.”
Learned Commentary on the Legacy of January 6 Attack
January 6 provided both a natural experiment for current research and a chance to see if past predictions might play out as expected. This collection of academic commentary on the attack should add ore light than heat to the discussion.
Might the ‘Sore Loser Effect’ Legitimize Violence?
James Piazza concludes that when election losers in democracies reject election results, becoming “sore losers,” tribalism grows and political violence becomes less taboo.
What Pieces Most Engaged Social Science Space Visitors in 2021?
The interests of the readers of Social Science Space in 2021 hewed closely to the interests of larger society last year – […]
Pandemic-Related Disruptions and Perceptions: How They Matter for Entrepreneurship
Do potential entrepreneurs see COVID-driven upheaval as an opportunity or as a barrier to fulfill entrepreneurial dreams, and to what extent does this vary among potential entrepreneurs depending on their level of self-efficacy?
Ping, Read, Reply, Repeat: Research-Based Tips About Breaking Bad Email Habits
At a time when there are so many concerns being raised about always-on work cultures and our right to disconnect, email is the bane of many of our working lives.
Karin Barber on Verbal Arts
In this Social Science Bites podcast, social anthropologist Karin Barber offers a specific case study of the application of the verbal arts by examining in depth some of the genres common in the Yoruba-speaking areas of Western Africa.
As the Science Shifts So Should Rational Behavior
Everyone – from ordinary citizens to journalists reporting on big issues and researchers trying to communicate their findings – should accept that science changes, and behave accordingly
