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 […]
Research Integrity in the UK – the Spawn of Satan?
A document drops into my inbox that purports to be a draft Concordat between the major UK funders and university managements on research integrity – a publication that has already been set for July 2012, but someone belatedly thought that it might be a good idea to get disciplinary associations on board.
Would Confucius have a Civil Partnership?
In a culture where one’s identity is maintained through kinship networks and where the Confucian ideal of filial piety continues to structure family relations and everyday life, marriage is a very big deal.
Is Conservatism Our Default Ideology?
New research provides evidence that, when under time pressure or otherwise cognitively impaired, people are more likely to express conservative views.
The Invisible Children in the Seminar Room: Kony 2012 and digital activism.
Since its earliest days there has been a great deal of writing about online activism and the possibility of forming active publics via the Internet.
Weekly Overview of Social Science News
University of Pennsylvania announces new forum on Social Science and Policy, Cary Cooper and Stephen Anderson make the case for a chief social scientist in the Guardian, and more in this update on Social Science News.
The Guardian’s Simon Jenkins is completely wrong.
A response to Sir Simon Jenkins’ article on the value of public universities.
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Working Moms: The Kids Are All Right
Working mothers tend to be happier and healthier than mothers who stay at home caring for young children, according to recent research. But many of those who work are often haunted by the question: “Am I screwing up my kids?”
