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 […]
Four Reasons to Stop Using the Word ‘Populism’
Beyond poor academic practice, the careless use of the word ‘populism’ has also had a deleterious impact on wider public discourse, the authors argue.
A Black History Addendum to the American Music Industry
The new editor of the case study series on the music industry discusses the history of Black Americans in the recording industry.
Book Review: A Memoir Highlighting Scientific Complexity
In this brief, crisply written memoir, “In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonders of Complex Systems,” Parisi takes the reader on a journey through his scientific life in the realm of complex, disordered systems, from fundamental particles to migratory birds. He argues that science’s struggle to understand and master the universe’s complexity, and especially to communicate it to an ever-more skeptical public, holds the key to humanity’s future well-being.
Kohrra on Netflix – Policing and Everyday Life in Contemporary India
Even Social Science Space bloggers occasionally have downtime when they log in to Netflix and crash out. One of my favourite themes […]
Canadian Librarians Suggest Secondary Publishing Rights to Improve Public Access to Research
The Canadian Federation of Library Associations recently proposed providing secondary publishing rights to academic authors in Canada.
Oppenheimer: Science, Culture and Politics
The new film ‘Oppenheimer’ offers several interesting views of the scientific endeavor that resonate as much in the social sciences and the humanities as in the physical sciences.
Are We Unnecessarily Using Diagnostic Frameworks Beyond Health Settings?
Diagnosis is so important to understanding our lives and those around us that it’s often applied outside of the health setting.
Do We Need the Police?
David Canter considers whether ‘all-purpose’ police forces a no longer fit for purpose.
