A space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social and behavioral scientists
What does Congress want from the National Science Foundation? This content analysis study conducted by Alison Beatty, Arthur Lupia and Stuart Soroka discusses the general trends and focuses on the NSF by Congress based on remarks made between 1995 to 2018.
The change in political balance in the U.S. Congress almost certainly will impact the fortunes of government-funded social and behavioral science next year. It’s time, argues Howard Silver, for universities and private industry to join the effort to preserve and protect these disciplines.
Impact is all the rage right now, but what happens when you’re finally given a path to a bully pulpit? Testimony is only the tip of the iceberg – there’s much more opportunity if you look a little deeper.
Ziyad Marar argues that greater funding of the social sciences is needed, not less
In a recent Opinion piece for the New York Times, columnist David Brooks argued for the value of behavioral studies […]
A new national commission has been announced by the American Academy of Arts and Science to boost teaching and research […]
