Tag: Technology

Economics Nobel Recognizes Nature and Knowledge

By Social Science Space | Published: October 8, 2018

Two academics who have integrated what might have once seemed like non-economic externalities into economic models have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics. The winners are William D. Nordhaus of Yale University, cited for integrating climate change into macroeconomic analysis, and Paul M. Romer of New York University’s Stern School of Business, cited doing the same with technological innovations.

Posted in Announcements, Career, Impact, Recognition | Also tagged Climate Change, Economics, Nobel Prize | Leave a comment

APS Panel: Connecting Behavioral Scientists and Tech

By Social Science Space | Published: September 14, 2018

What exactly does the tech industry want from social and behavioral scientists? That was the focus of a SAGE Publishing-sponsored panel at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science In San Francisco this summer. Panelists were four representatives from tech, ranging from big players like Google to startups like Jaunt.

Posted in Impact, Research, Videos | Also tagged APS, Psychology, Silicon Valley | Leave a comment

Report Offers Guidelines for Ethics of Technology Design

By Rafael A Calvo and Dorian Peters | Published: December 14, 2017

The big questions posed by our digital future sit at the intersection of technology and ethics. This is complex territory that requires input from experts in many different fields, including the social sciences, if we are to navigate it successfully. A new report makes an effort to give a first draft of that necessary input.

Posted in Interdisciplinarity, International Debate, Public Policy | Also tagged Ethics, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Ann Sloan Devlin on Timeless and Dynamic Research Design

By Michael Todd | Published: September 27, 2017

New technology has, and is, changing a lot of the mechanics of social and behavioral science research, but how much is the underlying enterprise itself changing as a result? This is a key question Ann Sloan Devlin, author of the newly released 'The Research Experience: Planning, Conducting, and Reporting Research,' addresses in this interview.

Posted in Career, Research, Research Ethics | Also tagged Research Experience | Leave a comment

Googling ‘Reference Work’ in the Age of Wikipedia

By Michael Todd | Published: June 17, 2014

These aren't the best of times for reference librarians, but the challenges leave only one option -- to get with the times.

Posted in Communication, Teaching | Also tagged Digital Technology, libraries, Reference | Leave a comment

Webinar: Innovations in Disseminating Psychological Science

By SAGE | Published: May 19, 2014

Earlier this month Aime Ballard-Wood, director of publications for the Association for Psychological Science, discussed recent efforts for heightened dissemination of psychological science research involving the association’s journals, the Open Science Framework, and Wikipedia. The webinar, hosted by the Special Library Association, is available here: The association, Ballard-Wood explains, is seeking new ways to leverage […]

Posted in Communication | Also tagged Association for Psychological Science | Leave a comment

The Devil’s Bargain of Massive Online Learning

By David Glance | Published: May 19, 2014

Technology may bring efficiencies to higher education, argues David Glance, but only if the expectations of both the suppliers and consumers fundamentally change.

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged MOOCs, The Conversation | 1 Response

Online vs. Online On Campus — What’s the Difference?

By David Glance | Published: April 11, 2014

The line between studying online and studying on campus is increasingly blurry, argues tech thinker David Glance.

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged MOOCs, Online, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Will Technology Kill the University Lecture?

By Tom Cochrane | Published: March 19, 2014

In the case of higher education the discussion of technology's influence is often superficial, repetitious and disappointing, argues Tom Cochrane of Queensland University of Technology. It’s too often context free, and about being a university student and/or academic.

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged Lecture, Technological Innovation, The Conversation, University Design | Leave a comment

Why Social Science Research Matters

By Michael Lubell | Published: August 8, 2013

Michael Lubell, accomplished professor of physics, explains why the social sciences are critical to the advance of science and technology, and explains why we need to protect the social sciences from political attempts to de-fund them.

Tag: Technology

Economics Nobel Recognizes Nature and Knowledge

APS Panel: Connecting Behavioral Scientists and Tech

Report Offers Guidelines for Ethics of Technology Design

Ann Sloan Devlin on Timeless and Dynamic Research Design

Googling ‘Reference Work’ in the Age of Wikipedia

Webinar: Innovations in Disseminating Psychological Science

The Devil’s Bargain of Massive Online Learning

Online vs. Online On Campus — What’s the Difference?

Will Technology Kill the University Lecture?

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