Scientists should have sex and gender on the brain
Thinking about sex and gender would help scientists improve their research, a new article published today argues.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2019
17
363
News tagged with social science research
Red-light cameras don't reduce traffic accidents or improve public safety: analysis
Red-light cameras don't reduce the number of traffic accidents or injuries at intersections where the devices are installed, according a new analysis by Case Western Reserve University.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2018
10
2862
Evidence that Uber, Lyft reduce car ownership
In areas where Uber, Lyft and other on-demand ride services operate, consumers may buy fewer cars and even take fewer trips, according to a new study.
Economics & Business
Aug 11, 2017
1
27
Communications expert explains how science should respond to fake news
The rise of fake news has dominated the world of politics since the last U.S. election cycle. But fake news is not at all new in the world of science, notes University of Wisconsin-Madison Life Sciences Communication Professor ...
Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2017
55
1034
Sexy ideas won't slow climate change if people don't buy in and buy them
As governments and researchers race to develop policies and technologies to make energy production more sustainable and mitigate climate change, they need to remember that the most sophisticated endeavors won't work if they're ...
Environment
May 9, 2016
1
11
Society needs to better understand the economics of climate change, researchers say
Scientists have made huge strides in understanding the physical and biological dimensions of climate change, from deciphering why climate has changed in the past to predicting how it might change in the future.
Environment
Apr 15, 2016
24
1150
'Blind analysis' could reduce bias in social science, biology research
A course on critical thinking at the University of California, Berkeley, co-taught for the past three years by a public policy expert and a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, has generated a new proposal to remove sources of ...
Other
Oct 8, 2015
0
48
Professors expose the 'uncomfortably common' practice of coercive citation
In today's highly competitive world, everyone wants to get ahead. But at what cost? That's the question Dr. Eric Fong, associate professor of management at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), had to ask himself ...
Other
Mar 11, 2015
22
44
Most scientists think they should be active in public debates
The vast majority of scientists—87 percent—think they should play an active role in debates on public policy, according to a poll of US scientists released Sunday.
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2015
18
1295
Algorithm tests your Twitter skills and predicts virality of tweets
As countless political orators have demonstrated, it's not just what you say, it's how you say it. Using automated text analysis, Cornell University researchers have identified an array of features that can make a tweet more ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 12, 2015
1
53
