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 […]
How Are Salespeople Viewed Around the World?
How do we view salespeople? Are they overly excited individuals selling us products that may or may not work for a quick […]
Deputy Takes Over at Board for Science Education
Heidi Schweingruber, the deputy director of the Board on Science Education (BOSE) at the National Research Council of the National Academies, has […]
Tweeting Academics Weigh In on Social Media
A new survey asks cyber-savvy educators and researchers directly about their use of social media.
What is the “Global Brain”?
Just what is the “Global Brain”? In his article “Global Brain and the Future of Human Society,” Cadell Last defines the Global […]
What Do Sociology Students Read?
Just as scholarship now is more and more about the generation of economic benefits, for many studying is now less about ‘reading for a degree’ than about ‘getting a degree,’ suggests Daniel Nehring.
Did the Cold War Affect Management Education?
Current political events have called to mind the Cold War Era and the effect that it had on the history of the […]
What Leads to Radicalisation?
David Canter considers the psychological bases of violent jihad.
The Pernicious Problem of Those FIRST Steps
David Takeuchi argues that even if the FIRST act doesn’t pass, it is clear that U.S. politicians are demanding more of a say in federally funded research. While a push to ensure research remains relevant can be a good thing, scientists and politicians must not forget that initial outcomes do not constitute substantive evidence. Scientific integrity and replication shouldn’t have to be sacrificed in order to meet political time frames.
