Social Science Space

A day after President Donald Trump incited supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer called on Vice President […]

Is it possible that the experience of receiving gifts we do not like can take a toll on our mental […]

David Canter considers why the social sciences failed to influence behavior in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. The virologists had been preparing for a new virus for some years, so were already ahead of the game when they had to start creating a new vaccine. What preparations had social psychologists, sociologists or anthropologists for the inevitable emergence of a new pandemic?

The coronavirus Christmas of 2020 could turn into a bumper year for giving gifts. Our relationship with spending and the […]

In an engaging and highly topical presentation viewable below, Trish Greenhalgh, professor of Primary Care Health Sciences and Fellow of […]

This compilation of podcast series covers a host of topics and focus on specific subjects that pertain to the social […]

COVID-19 has illuminated an array of pre-existing inequalities in American society today. “Reimagining Schools” is the first talk in the […]

Ellen Hutti and Jenine Harris have quantified the extent to which female authors are represented in assigned course readings. In this blog post, they emphasize that more equal exposure to experts with whom they can identify will better serve our students and foster the growth, diversity and potential of this future workforce. They also present one repository currently being built for readings by underrepresented authors that are Black, Indigenous or people of color.

People have had a host of responses to lockdown living, ranging from cutting off all contact with others, to maintaining […]

In addition to thesis writing, PhD candidates in SHAPE subjects are expected to be able to communicate their research to […]

Professor Roger Hood CBE, QC (Hon), PhD, DCL, LLD (Hon), FBA, known for his immense contributions to the international discipline […]

From scholarly article to practical guides, from textbooks to media, from weighty tomes to tweets, researchers and academic writers have […]