Videos – Social Science Space

Videos and Past Webinars

This page collects videos – recorded lectures, archived webinars, interviews and more – from across the social and behavioral sciences.

Archived Webinar: Understanding America’s Rural-Urban Interface

Archived Webinar: Understanding America’s Rural-Urban Interface

America’s rural-urban divide, it seems, has never been greater, a point reinforced by large geographic disparities in support for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. But it is also the case that big cities and rural communities are more tightly integrated than ever and are increasingly interdependent, both economically and socially. That was the starting point for a recent webinar which is archived here.

20 Tips for the Three(!) Careers of the Early Career Researcher

20 Tips for the Three(!) Careers of the Early Career Researcher

It’s not easy being an early career researcher! Establishing your professional identity, developing your independence as a researcher, teaching, competing for grants, coping with increasing levels of administration and – oh yes – developing your ‘output’ – that dreadful word so often used to describe the writing born of your research.

Alan Krueger: Where Does Public Policy Fit in a Gig Economy?

Alan Krueger: Where Does Public Policy Fit in a Gig Economy?

American labor law and social programs were developed in an age where workers labored for a company and could plan to be there for years, if not a lifetime. The velocity of the gig economy’s expansion has left policymakers far behind, says economist Alan Kruger, and he’d like to bring them up to speed.

Archived Webinar: Presenting Data Effectively

Archived Webinar: Presenting Data Effectively

Crystal clear graphs, slides, and reports are valuable – they save an audience’s mental energies, keep a reader engaged, and make you look smart. This webinar covers the science behind presenting data effectively and will leave viewers with direct, pointed changes that can be immediately administered to significantly increase impact.

Video: What is ‘Post-Truth’? What Can We Do About It?

Video: What is ‘Post-Truth’? What Can We Do About It?

At a panel debate held by the Royal Statistical Society titled ‘Post-truth: what is it and what can we do about it,’ panelists from BuzzFeed, Sense about Science, Full Fact, the Oxford Internet Institute and the RSS debated this new phenomenon.

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NSF’s Embattled SBE Directorate Shown as Agency’s Policy Heavyweight

NSF’s Embattled SBE Directorate Shown as Agency’s Policy Heavyweight

Here’s a couple of quick questions for you. What is the smallest of the eight discipline-based directorates at the United States’ National […]

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Sage’s 10-Year Impact Awards Capture Longer-Term Significance

Sage’s 10-Year Impact Awards Capture Longer-Term Significance

Sage’s 10-Year Impact Awards recognize academic papers appearing in Sage-published journals that have achieved lasting impact. The winning papers are the most […]

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Quick Insight: Adam Seth Levine on Research4Impact

Quick Insight: Adam Seth Levine on Research4Impact

Political scientist Adam Seth Levine, the SNF Agora Professor of Health Policy and management at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins, focuses […]

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AI and ‘Iatrocracy’ – A Cautionary Tale

AI and ‘Iatrocracy’ – A Cautionary Tale

I was adding some final flourishes on the topic of ‘iatrocracy’ to my forthcoming book with Natewindé Sawadogo – Sickness and Social […]

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The Critical Student: How GenAI Reshapes Critical Skills and Higher Education’s Role Preparing Students For It

The Critical Student: How GenAI Reshapes Critical Skills and Higher Education’s Role Preparing Students For It

How is AI changing the shape and space of higher education? Critical thinking continues to rank highly among key skills and attributes […]

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AI Doesn’t Drive Student Cheating. It Just Hitches a Ride

AI Doesn’t Drive Student Cheating. It Just Hitches a Ride

My colleagues and I recently spoke with a group of talented, interesting students who just completed their first year of college about […]

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