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 […]
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 […]
We’re live! Social Science Bites Podcasts
Social Science Bites is a series of interviews with leading social scientists on different aspects of the social world. The series is produced and presented by well known authors Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds…
Weekly Overview of Social Science News
The struggle to teach social science in Asia, the role of social science in preparing for climate change, and much more in this week’s Social Science News.
