Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Charles V. Hamilton, 1929-2023: The Philosopher Behind ‘Black Power’
Political scientist Charles V. Hamilton, the tokenizer of the term ‘institutional racism,’ an apostle of the Black Power movement, and at times deemed both too radical and too deferential in how to fight for racial equity, died on November 18, 2023. He was 94.
Four Reasons to Stop Using the Word ‘Populism’
Beyond poor academic practice, the careless use of the word ‘populism’ has also had a deleterious impact on wider public discourse, the authors argue.
Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024: Pioneering Psychologist and First Director of OBSSR
Norman B. Anderson, a clinical psychologist whose work as both a researcher and an administrator saw him serve as the inaugural director of the U.S. National Institute of Health’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and as chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association, died on March 1.
New Feminist Newsletter The Evidence Makes Research on Gender Inequality Widely Accessible
Gloria Media, with support from Sage, has launched The Evidence, a feminist newsletter that covers what you need to know about gender […]
The Complexities of Making Key Career Decisions
practice. Career decision-making is a process that is difficult to analyze because it is much more complex than selecting the best option in a one-off choice.
The Importance of Using Proper Research Citations to Encourage Trustworthy News Reporting
Based on a study of how research is cited in national and local media sources, Andy Tattersall shows how research is often poorly represented in the media and suggests better community standards around linking to original research could improve trust in mainstream media.
Revolutionizing Management Research with Immersive Research Methods
In this article, Anand van Zelderen, Nicky Dries, and Elise Marescaux reflect on their decision to explore nontraditional research.
The Use of Bad Data Reveals a Need for Retraction in Governmental Data Bases
Retractions are generally framed as a negative: as science not working properly, as an embarrassment for the institutions involved, or as a flaw in the peer review process. They can be all those things. But they can also be part of a story of science working the right way: finding and correcting errors, and publicly acknowledging when information turns out to be incorrect.
