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 […]
Exploring The Genetic Basis of Enlistment
How much – or how little – do genes contribute to the decision to enter the military? A lot, according to the first effort to pin down an answer to that question. One of the researchers answers questions about the study.
Negotiating Deals and Settling Conflict Benefit Both Sides
There are no short cuts in high-stakes negotiations, researchers write the Policy Insights from the Brain and Behavioral Sciences, but by nurturing mutual respect and promoting benign, low-pressure environments the results can benefit all sides.
How Far Can Twitter Reach in Good Survey Research?
Several public health researchers are intrigued about the possibility of using Twitter for important surveys. Might what’s true forthem also work in the social sciences?
Round-up of Social Science Research
The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 800 journals. The articles linked below are free […]
How Do We Improve the Process of Government Improvement?
Would federal government agencies benefit from having a CEO — that is, a chief evaluation officer?
Treating Science as Politics Does No One Any Favors
Although the GOP is usually fingered as anti-science, biased attitudes toward scientific information and trust in the scientific community can be found among liberals and conservatives alike, new research shows. As you might expect, biases vary based on the science topic being considered.
Rethinking Our Responses to Terrorism
Understanding what drives terrorism offers a good first step in deterring or derailing it. In the latest article from our collaboration with the journal ‘Policy Insights from Brain and Behavioral Science,’ two psychologists examine what motivates terrorism — and how our response to it can succor the bad actors.
Is It Time to Say Goodbye to a Fickle Friend, the P Value?
After one psychology journal banned the use of P values outright, and new research suggests P value may not be as reliable as hoped, might it it time to show an old friend the door?
