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 […]
It’s Not the Lack of Replication, It’s the Lack of Trying to Replicate!
Psychology is still digesting the implications of a large study published last month, in which a team led by University of Virginia’s […]
An Interview With Gareth Morgan on Metaphors in Organization Theory
Well-known for his work in organization theory, Gareth Morgan explored the use of metaphors to help examine organization problems in his 1986 […]
What Effect Does Status Endowment Have on Customer Loyalty Programs?
[We’re pleased to welcome Lena Steinhoff of the University of Paderborn in Germany. Dr. Steinhoff recently collaborated with Andreas Eggert of University […]
Why Did the Proton Cross the Road? Humor and Science Communication
The use of humor in public discourse about science has grown remarkably over the past few years, and when used in science […]
Fairer Funding in Social Sciences Masks Gender Imbalance
Even when the news is good — women win grants from the ESRC at the same rate as men, and those grants are actually a bit larger on average — it’s tinged with bad — because there are so few senior women in academic social sciences men still get majority of the money.
Honoring High Achievements in ‘Hypsographic Demography’
Two decades ago two curious scientists from very different fields wondered how many people live at various altitudes. Aided by federal funding, their inquiries have helped in area ranging from disaster preparedness to cancer research to fresher snack foods. Now the duo have been honored with a Golden Goose Award.
Top 10 Ways Businesses and Academics Interact
The social sciences are catching up with other departments in helping shape businesses, writes Patrick Dunleavy, the general editor of the LSE’s new Business Review blog..
The Politics of Knowledge Mobilization
When universities make note of how they ‘mobilize knowledge,’ they tend to focus on a select group of activities for an equally select audience. That’s a disservice.
