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What do MPs Think of Randomised Controlled Trials?
International Debate
April 14, 2015

What do MPs Think of Randomised Controlled Trials?

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Democracy’s Statistician: Janet L. Norwood, 1923-2015
Announcements
April 7, 2015

Democracy’s Statistician: Janet L. Norwood, 1923-2015

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Social Science in the News
International Debate
March 25, 2015

Social Science in the News

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Treating Science as Politics Does No One Any Favors
Communication
March 17, 2015

Treating Science as Politics Does No One Any Favors

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Philosopher of Fun: Brian Sutton-Smith, 1924-2015

Philosopher of Fun: Brian Sutton-Smith, 1924-2015

New Zealand native Brian Sutton-Smith, a developmental psychologist who brought study of fun off the playground and into the classroom, passed away earlier this month at age 90.

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Social Scientists Swarm Capitol Hill for a Day

Social Scientists Swarm Capitol Hill for a Day

With a new Congress expected to take up old causes that might not sit well with the science community, a consortium of social and behavioral science associations brought the message home to legislators that social science was part of their district, too.

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Freeing Biz School from the Blah-Blah-Blahs

Freeing Biz School from the Blah-Blah-Blahs

The eternal conflict between the abstract and the applicable haunts the halls of many business schools. One way to help close the gap between research and practice is to re-examine how ‘impact’ is measured in the field.

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Campaign Does Have a Public View of Public’s Science

Campaign Does Have a Public View of Public’s Science

A critique of the recent pre-general election ‘Business of People’ report has lead the chair of the organization behind the report, Britain’s Campaign for Social Science, to respond to arguments that social scientists should not be asking for increases in government spending on science and research.

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Social Scientists Busy in Run-up to UK’s General Election

Social Scientists Busy in Run-up to UK’s General Election

Academic researchers – not just media pundits – should have their say in holding policy promises to account. Jonathan Breckon charts the various activities around the United Kingdom aimed at providing a rigorous evidence base in the run-up to the General Election.

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American Community Survey Back in the Frying Pan

American Community Survey Back in the Frying Pan

Once again the American Community Survey — beloved of social scientists and the despair of many conservatives — is in the crosshairs.

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Social Science in the News

Social Science in the News

  Social science is vital too The Guardian Social Science has to be embedded in any strategy for science and innovation worth […]

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Tomorrow’s Britain Needs Social Science Today, Report Argues

Tomorrow’s Britain Needs Social Science Today, Report Argues

The Campaign for Social Science is asking the British government-to-be for a greater recognition of social science, arguing that the nation’s future prosperity will depend on it.

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