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 […]
If You Like President Trump, You Probably Won’t Wear a Mask
We found that not only did approval/liking of President Trump strongly, and positively, predict Americans’ approval of his handling of the pandemic, but it also had significant, negative effects on personal protection behaviors.
It Is Not a Joke: Racist Humor Normalizes Anti-Asian Racism and Must Stop
For decades, American society has normalized the presence of anti-Asian humor. Caricatured on television, belittled at comedy clubs, targeted on social media, and mocked in private conversations, this subtle, yet widely accepted form of racism dehumanizes the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
Social Science Conversations on the Legacy of George Floyd
After Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd, calls for reform and the restructuring of institutions fuel continuing calls for […]
After the Chauvin Verdict, Changes to Policing are a Must
The guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd signposts a defining moment beyond policing. Finding Chauvin guilty on all counts should have consequences for policing in the United States, the trial-by-jury system and, crucially, race and justice.
Where Social Discrimination Is the Name of the Game
An elegant experiment mapped social discrimination -based on how foreign someone’s name sounds in a given country – among European amateur football teams.
Returning Absentee Ballots during the 2020 Election – A Surprise Ending?
One of the most heavily contested voting-policy issues in the 2020 election, in both the courts and the political arena, was the deadline […]
Can We Encourage Public Self-Correction in the Scientific Record?
Correcting mistakes in light of new data and updating findings to reflect this is often considered to be a key characteristic of scientific research. Commenting on the ‘Loss-of-Confidence Project’, a study into self-correction amongst psychologists, Julia M. Rohrer, suggests that in practice self-correction of published research is, infrequent, difficult to achieve and perceived to come with reputational costs. However, by reframing and changing the static nature of academic publications, it may be possible to develop a research culture more conducive to self-correction.
Event: An Earth-Friendly Political Economy
On April 28, 2021, join the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) in partnership with the Hewlett Foundation, the […]
