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If Only MOOCs Could Add an eHarmony Component
Higher Education Reform
February 18, 2015

If Only MOOCs Could Add an eHarmony Component

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Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of Women in Science and Math
PIBBS
February 9, 2015

Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of Women in Science and Math

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Round-up of Social Science Research
Communication
January 30, 2015

Round-up of Social Science Research

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Make a Charitable Donation of Your Personal Data
Public Policy
January 13, 2015

Make a Charitable Donation of Your Personal Data

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Discrimination through Ambiguity: Reducing Workplace Bias Against Minority Immigrants

Discrimination through Ambiguity: Reducing Workplace Bias Against Minority Immigrants

Discrimination becomes easier when its wrapped in the amorphous blanket of an applicant lacking certain ‘soft skills,’ suggests a news paper in the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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The Social Scientist Who Knew Torture Wasn’t Worth the Game

The Social Scientist Who Knew Torture Wasn’t Worth the Game

Game theory neatly — and sadly — predicted the futility of using torture to extract meaning information from terror suspects, neatly predicting the results of the recent U.S. Senate report years before its release.

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Political Learning in the Struggle: Perspectives From the Egyptian Diaspora

Political Learning in the Struggle: Perspectives From the Egyptian Diaspora

In a cross-posting with Social Science Space partner Viva Voce podcasts, Helen Underhill at the University of Manchester describes how Egyptians living outside their native land respond to the political turmoil there, and how there is not single ‘Egyptian voice’ that speaks for them all.

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Finding Clarity for Our Most Basic Emotions

Finding Clarity for Our Most Basic Emotions

Sociologist Thomas Scheff argues that the terms for basic emotions, especially in English, are ‘wildly ambiguous.’ So he set out to determine conceptual guidelines for grief, fear/anxiety, anger, shame and pride as a step toward giving them consistent and useful academic meanings.

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Round-up of Social Science Research

Round-up of Social Science Research

The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The articles linked below are free […]

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A Few Caveats for Budding Social Media Research Mavens

A Few Caveats for Budding Social Media Research Mavens

Behavioral scientists have seized on social media and their massive data sets as a way to quickly and cheaply figure out what people are thinking and doing. But some of those tweets and thumbs ups can be misleading.

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Women’s Own Behavior Boosts Gender Disparity in Academia

Women’s Own Behavior Boosts Gender Disparity in Academia

Concerns about gender equity in academia are persistent and sadly not new. A recent paper details evidence that women may inadvertently contribute to gender disparities in conference presentations by requesting lower profile roles. What can be done to address that?

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Round-up of Social Science Research

Round-up of Social Science Research

The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The articles linked below are free […]

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