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 […]
Democracy’s Statistician: Janet L. Norwood, 1923-2015
Unflappable and nonpartisan, the late economist Janet Norwood blazed a path as a pioneering female statistician and bureaucrat who served multiple presidents as the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Book Review: How to Write a Thesis
The author of ‘In the name of the Rose, Umberto Eco, has another classic under his belt. Now in its 23rd edition in Italy and translated into 17 languages, How to Write a Thesis has just received its long overdue publication in English.
Stop Fighting Wikipedia and Co-Opt it
Although it’s been ruled off-limits by many academics, of sociology prof actually makes his students engage with Wikipedia — making the web safer for (looking up) social science in the process.
Negotiating Deals and Settling Conflict Benefit Both Sides
There are no short cuts in high-stakes negotiations, researchers write the Policy Insights from the Brain and Behavioral Sciences, but by nurturing mutual respect and promoting benign, low-pressure environments the results can benefit all sides.
Cimate Debate About Values, Not Data
To move forward on climate change, argues Andy Hoffman, we have to disengage from fixed battle on one scientific front and seek approaches that engage people who are undecided about climate change on multiple social and cultural fronts.
How Far Can Twitter Reach in Good Survey Research?
Several public health researchers are intrigued about the possibility of using Twitter for important surveys. Might what’s true forthem also work in the social sciences?
Preserving SBE Funding — A No-Brainer?
Social and behavioral science doesn’t get near the respect on Capitol Hill that sciences looking at the physical brain receive. A recent hearing suggests that spotlight on neuroscience might yet reflect positively on its unloved cousin.
Two Mentors and a Senate Legacy
Howard Silver looks back over the career of the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Congress and how her role as appropriator influenced policy decisions on social science wants and needs.
