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The World is Due a Revolution in Economics

By Joris Tieleman Joris Tieleman | Published: June 12, 2019

In economics classes, relentless growth is an unquestioned dogma. Yet this same economic growth is rapidly ripping apart the ecological foundations of our world.

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A Tool that Detects the Strength of Hate Speech on Twitter

By Bertie Vidgen | Published: May 31, 2019

A new machine learning tool can detect and classify different strengths of Islamophobic hate speech on Twitter. Bertie Vidgen and Taha Yasseri explain their processes in creating a new tool that detects Islamophobic hate speech on Twitter.

Posted in Communication, Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged Hate Speech, Twitter | Leave a comment

Science Communication and ‘Knowing Thy Audience’

By John C. Besley and Anthony Dudo | Published: May 28, 2019

Researchers asked science communicators what they need to know about their audiences. Age, education, gender and economic, educational, cultural and ideological background were typical answers. But to really know your audience, those are just a starting place.

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Software Is Not the Silver Bullet to Defeat Plagiarism

By Amanda Mphahlele and Sioux McKenna | Published: May 9, 2019

Turnitin and similar programs don’t deal with the causes of plagiarism. Rather, argue Amanda Mphahlele and Sioux McKenna, they allow institutions to claim they’re doing something without really tackling the issues that lead students to plagiarize.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debate | Also tagged Plagiarism, Turnitin | Leave a comment

The Census Citizenship Question: A Primer

By Jonathan Entin | Published: April 22, 2019

The social science community has a large stake in the accuracy of the U.S. Census for the community's contued research. Here, law professor Jonathan Entin discusses the legal controversy swirling around the impact a question on citizenship has on the census, something the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing about this week.

Posted in Public Policy | Also tagged Census, Citizenship | Leave a comment

What’s That? The Replication Crisis is Good for Science?

By Eric Loken | Published: April 10, 2019

The 'replication crisis' certainly is uncomfortable for many scientists whose work gets undercut, and the rate of failures may currently be unacceptably high. But psychologist and statistician Eric Loken argues that confronting the replication crisis is good for science as a whole.

Posted in International Debate, Research | Also tagged Open Science, Psychology, Replication Crisis, Reproducibility | Leave a comment

Looking at Plan S From Down Under

By Ritesh Chugh and Kenneth Howah | Published: March 13, 2019

Plan S focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication. If Australia does not adopt Plan S, the authors argue, it could potentially restrict collaboration, publishing, and funding opportunities with research bodies who subscribe to this ambitious movement.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, Open Access | Also tagged cOAlition S, Plan S | Leave a comment

Writing Style in Abstract Linked to NSF Grant Payout

By David Markowitz | Published: February 6, 2019

A text analysis of nine years of grant abstracts submitted to the NSF indicated that what researchers say and how we say it can foretell the amount of funding we are awarded. They also show that the writing funders idealize may not always match up with what they actually prefer.

Posted in Communication | Also tagged Abstracts, National Science Foundation, Publication Concerns, Text Analysis | Leave a comment

The Loneliness of the Long-Suffering Researcher

By Olivier Sibai, Bernardo Figueiredo and Marcia Christina Ferreira | Published: January 30, 2019

Isolation and loneliness, as opposed to solitude, seem to the be the lot of many midern researchers. Research shows that 40 percent of academics, and more than half below the age of 35, view isolation at work as the main factor affecting their mental health. And many academics turn to counselling to learn ways to cope with emotional distress.

Posted in Career, Higher Education Reform, Research | Also tagged Isolation, Loneliness | Leave a comment

Are Gender Studies Under Assault Globally?

By Jennifer Evans | Published: January 10, 2019

The war on gender studies is a pillar in the authoritarian critique of liberalism. But for many scholars, argues Jennifer Evans, it is a sign of the times for liberal democracies as well.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debate | Also tagged Gender Studies | Leave a comment

Special Pleading: Free Speech and Australian Universities

By Glyn Davis | Published: December 13, 2018

This is an edited version of a speech given by Glyn Davis, distinguished professor of political science at the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University, at a summit to explore issues of academic freedom and autonomy hosted by the Australian National University.

Posted in Communication, International Debate, Public Policy | Also tagged Academic Freedom, Australia, free speech, Freedom of Expression | Leave a comment

Tag: The Conversation

The World is Due a Revolution in Economics

A Tool that Detects the Strength of Hate Speech on Twitter

Science Communication and ‘Knowing Thy Audience’

Software Is Not the Silver Bullet to Defeat Plagiarism

The Census Citizenship Question: A Primer

What’s That? The Replication Crisis is Good for Science?

Looking at Plan S From Down Under

Writing Style in Abstract Linked to NSF Grant Payout

The Loneliness of the Long-Suffering Researcher

Are Gender Studies Under Assault Globally?

Special Pleading: Free Speech and Australian Universities

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