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Social Media in Brazil: Distilling Racism Against Black Women

By Luiz Valerio P. Trindade | Published: August 13, 2018

Rather than a ‘racial democracy,’ racism and prejudice against black people and women in particular, remains strong in the minds of many Brazilians. Using his...

Posted in Research | Tagged Brazil, Hate Speech, Racism, Social Media | Leave a comment

Funding for Basic Research has Future Payoffs

By Jeffrey Gardner | Published: August 9, 2018

Basic research can be easy to mock as pointless and wasteful of resources. But it's very often the foundation for future innovation – even in...

Posted in Research | Tagged Academic Funding, Basic Research, The Conversation | Leave a comment

The Implicit Biases We’re Not Aware We Have

By Kate Ratliff | Published: August 7, 2018

Prejudice and stereotypes are part of why social inequality persists. In many cases, people don’t know they have implicit biases that shape the norms of...

Posted in Research | Tagged Implicit Bias | Leave a comment

Why We Sometimes Hate the Good Guy

By Pat Barclay | Published: July 30, 2018

Everyone is supposed to cheer for good guys. We’re supposed to honor heroes, saints and anyone who helps others, and we should only punish the...

Also posted in News | Tagged Anthropology, competition, experimental economics, Social Psychology | Leave a comment

Sir Cliff Richard, the BBC and the Ethics of Interviewing

By Robert Dingwall | Published: July 19, 2018

The recent brouhaha involving the BBC and the singer points out something the journalists and qualitative researchers share: the need to develop a common approach...

Also posted in News, Research Ethics | Tagged Ethics, interviewing techniques, Journalism, qualitative interview, Research, Social Research | Leave a comment

Questions to Ask When Choosing New Research Tools

By Andy Tattersall | Published: July 18, 2018

Academia has become increasingly reliant on third-party tools and technologies to carry out research processes. Andy Tattersall suggests a series of straightforward questions researchers should...

Posted in Research | Tagged Digital Scholarships | Leave a comment

Who Might Address Research Candidates’ Off-the-Charts Stress?

By Karen Barry | Published: June 26, 2018

Graduate research candidates are the powerhouse of research in universities, yet many have reported feelings of isolation, burnout, and career uncertainty. Karen Barry reports on a study...

Also posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debates | Tagged Graduate Students, mental health, stress | Leave a comment

Environmental Sustainability Begins at Home

By David Canter | Published: June 12, 2018

David Canter reviews results of studies on the challenges of sustaining natural resources.

Posted in Research | Tagged Climate Change, Social Science and Climate Change, sustainability | Leave a comment

Transforming Research into an Illustrated Abstract

By Lucy Lambe | Published: May 31, 2018

Publishing research that can be accessed as widely as possible is clearly crucial, but ensuring that research is accessible to similarly large groups of people...

Also posted in Communication, Interdisciplinarity, Tips | Tagged LSE, Open Access | Leave a comment

Behavioral Science Can Be Used to Win War with Fake News

By Gleb Tsipursky | Published: May 18, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged his company’s responsibility in helping create the enormous amount of fake news that plagued the 2016 election – after...

Also posted in News, Research Ethics | Tagged Behavioral Science, Facebook, Fake News | Leave a comment

Sweating the Small Stuff: It’s the Facets of Personality That Reveal Larger Truths

By Piers Steel | Published: May 16, 2018

One of the largest meta-analysis conducted in the social sciences: asks what the relationship is between who you are (i.e., personality), your work enjoyment (i.e.,...

Posted in Research | Tagged Bandwidth-Fidelity Dilemma, Human Relations, job satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, personality psychology | Leave a comment

Microsite Offers Content on Mental Health Awareness

By SAGE | Published: May 14, 2018

In the latest of its monthly series of interdisciplinary microsites addressing important public issues, SAGE Publishing today is offering free access to academic articles that...

Posted in Research | Tagged mental health | Leave a comment

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Social Media in Brazil: Distilling Racism Against Black Women

Funding for Basic Research has Future Payoffs

The Implicit Biases We’re Not Aware We Have

Why We Sometimes Hate the Good Guy

Sir Cliff Richard, the BBC and the Ethics of Interviewing

Questions to Ask When Choosing New Research Tools

Who Might Address Research Candidates’ Off-the-Charts Stress?

Environmental Sustainability Begins at Home

Transforming Research into an Illustrated Abstract

Behavioral Science Can Be Used to Win War with Fake News

Sweating the Small Stuff: It’s the Facets of Personality That Reveal Larger Truths

Microsite Offers Content on Mental Health Awareness

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