Public Engagement

Nicholas Lemann on journalism, scholarship, and more informed reporting
Career
January 6, 2012

Nicholas Lemann on journalism, scholarship, and more informed reporting

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The LSE Big Questions Lecture 2011: Organized Common Sense
Communication
December 29, 2011

The LSE Big Questions Lecture 2011: Organized Common Sense

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GM Foods – Feeding the World or Destroying the Planet? The ‘Forum for Debate’ Series from Speakers Corner Trust
International Debate
December 22, 2011

GM Foods – Feeding the World or Destroying the Planet? The ‘Forum for Debate’ Series from Speakers Corner Trust

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TAKING CRAP TO COURT
Featured
December 22, 2011

TAKING CRAP TO COURT

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Is UK academic social science following a work model others already discarding?

Is UK academic social science following a work model others already discarding?

Article by LSE Economist, Danny Quah Mark Thoma‘s thoughtful article “New Forms of Communication and the Public Mission of Economics: Overcoming the […]

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My social science career: Interview with Ellen Wartella

My social science career: Interview with Ellen Wartella

As part of a series of occasional interviews with leading social scientists Ellen Wartella, a scholar on the role of media in […]

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Economics blogs impact positively on paper downloads and professional reputation : stand to exert an influence on policy.

Economics blogs impact positively on paper downloads and professional reputation : stand to exert an influence on policy.

With large impacts on dissemination of research and significant benefits in terms of individual reputations, David McKenzie and Berk Özler, conclude that […]

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Social Science in an Emergency: An Interview with Andrew Miller MP

Social Science in an Emergency: An Interview with Andrew Miller MP

In 2011 the Science and Technology Select Committee published the report Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies, examining the role of science […]

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Social scientists’ role in strengthening trust in scientific evidence

Social scientists’ role in strengthening trust in scientific evidence

Originally posted to the SAGE Connection blog Last week was the ESRC’s annual festival of social science. This is the third year […]

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Making the Case for the Social Sciences Issue 5 – Sport and Leisure

Making the Case for the Social Sciences Issue 5 – Sport and Leisure

With the Olympic and Paralympic Games piquing the public’s interest in sport, the publication of Making the Case for the Social Sciences: […]

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Academic knowledge in the digital era: 5 podcasts

Academic knowledge in the digital era: 5 podcasts

This post by Amy Mollett was originally posted on the LSE Impact of Social Sciences Blog Academic research and debate seems to […]

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Critical thinker explains skepticism vs. cynicism

Critical thinker explains skepticism vs. cynicism

D.J. Grothe explores the difference between skepticism and cynicism in an interview with Peter M. Nardi in Miller McCune magazine, and describes […]

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