Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Book Review: The Two Degrees Dangerous Limit for Climate Change: Public Understanding and Decision Making
Derek Wall praises ‘The Two Degrees Dangerous Limit for Climate Change: Public Understanding and Decision Making,’ Christopher Shaw’s exploration of environmental policymaking. The book focuses on the public circulation of 2°C as the widely cited maximum figure by which temperatures can be allowed to rise.
This Year in Review: The Top 5 Management INK Posts from 2015
As the year comes to an end, we’d like to celebrate by taking a look back at some of the most popular […]
Social Science’s Impact on Society, Circa 2065: Louise Thompson
Social Science Space is presenting 10 shortlisted essays written by young social scientists in an ESRC competition looking at how social science might change the world in the next half century. This week we present Louise Thompson who examines how great it would be if we could all play a bigger part in making changes to laws before they come into force, rather than just complaining about them afterwards
Computers Broke It. Computers Can Fix It
Computers have revolutionized academic research – and at the same time created a new crop of problems. But, suggests Ben Marwick, computers can also help address some of the challenges they have created.
How Important is Self-Managing Leadership for Crisis Management?
Crises are common in the modern world and the value system of leaders plays a crucial role in effectively managing a crisis. […]
Book Review: The Paradox of Generosity: Giving We Receive, Grasping We Lose
C. Smith, H. Davidson (2014). The paradox of generosity: Giving we receive, grasping we lose. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 261 […]
Celebrating Holiday Traditions From Around the World!
If there is one thing to be said about the holiday season, it is that there are plenty of unique holiday traditions […]
Psychologist Bandura Awarded National Science Medal
Stanford’s Albert Bandura, a psychologist who first gained acclaim for his study of learned violence involving a Bobo doll, has received one of seven National Medals of Science awarded by President Barack Obama this year.
