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 […]
Social Science’s Mythbusters Look at Diversity
There are some cherished myths about diversity that aren’t supported by the research evidence. While these myths are appealing on a societal level, says Alice H, Eagly, it’s a mistake to allow distortions to remain unchallenged.
Behavioral Science May Hold Some Keys to Climate Change
As we are often reminded, we urgently and drastically need to limit our use of one shared resource – fossil fuels – and its effect on another – the climate. But how realistic is this goal, both for national leaders and for us? Well, psychology may hold some answers.
What Britain’s A-Level Psych Exam Tells Us About Current Behavioral Science
The current A-Level exams in psychology taken by British teens reflect a curriculum focusing on ‘problems’ within individuals, argue two UK psychologists, rather than taking into account the influence of society on people’s actions and behavior.
A Murder in Egypt; an Attack on Academic Freedom
While murder and torture are inherently of concern, Giulio Regeni’s case has much broader implications for higher education in the UK and beyond, argues his friend Neil Pyper.
What Social Science Tells Us About the Inevitability of the Filthy Rich
A new report from Oxfam about the astounding concentration of wealth among tiny subset of the 1 percent raises the question, ‘Is inequality inevitable in human society?’
What Does Social Science Predict for the Powerball Winner?
The answer sadly, is ruin. But if you’ve already beaten the odds once, maybe you can do so again …
Business Journals Say They Will Publish ‘Null’ Results
In a joint statement, 10 editors representing some of the academia’s most prestigious journals for management, organisational behavior and work psychology research, have vowed to publish research that fails to prove a hypotheses.
Universities in War Zones Can Recover From Their Wounds
High education is usually one of the first casualties when a country is at war. Rebuilding — or even defining what rebuilding means — quite often is far from the first priority when the shooting stops.
