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 […]
Open Access – but not for authors
Open Access to academic journal papers is a hot button issue. The UK government is in favour, along with major UK research […]
Have the Social Sciences Failed Us?
On 16 April, Aditya Chakrabortty wrote an article for the Guardian’s Comment is Free, arguing that social scientists have failed to step up and offer alternatives in the wake of the economic crisis. Here, Andrew Gamble FBA responds.
Are Junk Food Sales in U.S. schools Responsible for Childhood Obesity?
Between the early 1970s and late 2000s, the percentage of obese children in the United States tripled. This trend is often attributed to the types and amounts of foods and drinks available to children, including those offered for sale in schools.
What Do Higher Education Consumers Want?
The Guardian yesterday published a set of worrying facts. Even though consumers of higher education pay almost three times as much in tuition fees than they did six years ago, face-to-face with lecturers in class has barely increased
The Hidden Costs of the Prison Boom for the Mental Health of Women
In a recent article in the American Sociological Review, sociologists have uncovered a sprawling mental health cost to the massive and rapid increase in incarceration in the United States.
First #socsci Chat on Twitter!
Thursday is our first Twitter #socsci chat! An interview with Nigel Warburton of Philosophy Bites to discuss Social Science Bites. 3.30 – […]
Weekly Overview of Social Science News
Microsoft opens up new research center targeting social scientists for hire, what social science can do for India, the social science of archaeology and much more on this Weekly Overview of Social Science News.
Join us for the official launch of Social Science Bites
There’s a limited number of tickets available for our official launch party! Join us in London on Thursday 10th May at the […]
