Public Engagement

Paul Seabright on the Relationship Between the Sexes
Audio
August 31, 2012

Paul Seabright on the Relationship Between the Sexes

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Economic Inequality and Political Power (Part 2 of 3)
Interdisciplinarity
August 24, 2012

Economic Inequality and Political Power (Part 2 of 3)

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Robert Shiller on Behavioral Economics
International Debate
August 1, 2012

Robert Shiller on Behavioral Economics

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Academic Blogging
Featured
July 31, 2012

Academic Blogging

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Getting the Help They Need

Getting the Help They Need

For many, jails may be the only place providing regular access to essential health treatment. Upon release, both health services and medication regimens often abruptly stop with little or no follow up care

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Emancipatory Islam: How Yemeni-American Women Balance their American Dreams

Emancipatory Islam: How Yemeni-American Women Balance their American Dreams

A qualitative study highlights the narratives of 20 Yemeni-American second-generation women in Detroit.

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The Importance of Studying the Obvious

The Importance of Studying the Obvious

Everyone has experience being human, and so findings in social science coincide with something that we have either experienced or can imagine experiencing. The result is that social science all too often seems like common sense.

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The Finch Report on Open Access: Quick Overview

The Finch Report on Open Access: Quick Overview

A quick overview of the Finch Report on Open Access, and useful links.

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Sonia Livingstone on Children and the Internet

Sonia Livingstone on Children and the Internet

How are children using the Internet? How is it affecting them? Sonia Livingstone, who has overseen a major study of children’s behaviour online discusses these issues with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Social Science Bites podcast.

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What Do We Mean when We Talk About Punishment?

What Do We Mean when We Talk About Punishment?

Why do we punish and to what ends?

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Why the Stevens Op-Ed is Wrong

Why the Stevens Op-Ed is Wrong

The claim that real politics is messier than the statistics are capable of capturing is obviously correct. But the implied corollary – that the government shouldn’t go out of its way to support it – doesn’t follow.

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When the Boys Fit in Better Than the Girls

When the Boys Fit in Better Than the Girls

Racially integrated schools offer a number of benefits for students: they are able to expand their cultural outlooks, gain new friends, learn about those who are different, and get better educations at schools with better resources than they would otherwise attend. However, students may struggle with making friends, interacting across racial lines, developing an ethnic identity and with academic achievement

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