Social Science

Failing to Understand the Social Sciences

Jamil Zaki | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Anthropology, Social Science, New York Times, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, Nyt, Media News
Jamil Zaki

Gutting succumbs to an old stereotype: believing that there is a bright line between "hard" natural sciences -- which produce real information -- and "soft" social sciences, which do not.

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What You Should Always Bring Up On A First Date

Cristen Conger | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Marriage, Politics, Political Parties, 2012 Presidential Election, Relationship Advice, Love and Relationships, Romance, Dating Advice, Sociology, Dating, Social Science, Online Dating, Dating Tips, Etiquette, Democrats, Love, Republicans, Women and Politics, Women News
Cristen Conger

Politics is one of the four topics -- alongside money, sex and religion -- Emily Post says young ladies must never, ever broach on a first date. Here's why women should ignore that advice.

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Saving Social Science

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: American Society, Philosophy, Social Life, College, College Funding, Social Science, Anthropology, The Humanities, Science, STEM Education, Education News
Paul Stoller

STEM is important in the future of higher education, but so are the social sciences and humanities which teach students how to think critically and to how assess the social and cultural ramifications of rapid technological change.

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Spring Term

Paul Stoller | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Humanities, Corporate Expectations, College, Pedagogy, Adulthood, Science, Higher Education, Technology, Social Science, College News
Paul Stoller

I wonder if something important has been lost in the mix of campus building projects, recruitment and retention efforts and the barrage of new pedagogical technologies -- all to convince our students to stay and study.

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Rick Perry's Anti-Science America

Paul Stoller | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Social Science, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Anti-Science Attitudes, Fiscal Austerity, Humanities, Universities, Texas Governor Rick Perry, College News
Paul Stoller

Should an anti-science candidate like Rick Perry get elected to the U.S. presidency, what might we expect in the world of higher education?

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Stop Scaring Boomers: Why Social Security Matters

Carol Orsborn | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Entitlements, Aging, Medicare, Baby Boomers, Social Security, Baby Boomer Women, Baby Boomers Social Security, Altruism, Social Science, Future Generations, Politics News
Carol Orsborn

Just as one can ascend the pyramid towards actualization, so can one slip back down to the bottom, where fulfilling the urge to give back is replaced with the survival-driven pursuit of basic needs.

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In the City, We Cannot Live by Social Science Alone

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Green News, Green, Social Science, Seattle, Cities, Economics, New York City, Sustainability, Impact, Urban Policy, Humanism, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

Edward Glaeser's recent piece on Seattle is great press -- the stuff of boosterism and for use as evidence in corner of higher education, in the face of looming budget cuts in Olympia, our state capital.

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Police Your Teens, Or Else?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gang Violence, Violence, Adolescents, Social Science, Parenting, Gangs, Teen Violence, Family, Healthy Living News
Philip N. Cohen

According to the latest research, unsupervised hanging out is nothing but trouble. But trouble is, what trouble? Or, compared to what? New research i...

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What's Your T?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Social Science, Marriage, The Daily Beast, Divorce, Hormones, Testosterone, Healthy Living News
Philip N. Cohen

Woman + (man * testosterone) = divorce? Or, the search for a number in the testosterone-divorce connection. Anneli Rufus at the Daily Beast offers a...

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Anthropology Association Condemns Work with U.S. Counterinsurgency

Jeff Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Africom, Cia, Counterterrorism, Centcom, Anthropology, Social Science, Spying, Military-Intelligence, Espionage, Counterinsurgency, Afghanistan War, Paccom, U.S. Army, World News
Jeff Stein

Anthropologists should not be helping U.S. military forces gather information about Afghan villagers and their way of life, a study commission sponsored by their academic organization said today.

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The Nobel Prize in Inscrutability (i.e. Economics) Goes to...

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Science, Economists, Oliver Williamson, Elinor Ostrom, Economics, The Nobel Prize in Economics, Inscrutability, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

The ability to generate a large body of work on matters whose importance are shrouded in mystery is a key attribute of all world-class economists, and Nobel laureates Ostrom and Williamson are in the vanguard.

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What the Battle Over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Tells Us about Public Opinion and Climate Change Legislation

Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Research, Social Science, Public Opinion, Climate Change, Messaging, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Climate Bill, Communication, Energy, Green Jobs, Clean Energy, Green News
Levi Novey

The sales pitch for legislation needs to focus on America obtaining cheaper long-term energy from our own sources, creating steady jobs for Americans that pay well, and giving Americans a less polluted country.

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Diversity and Excellence in Higher Education: not Alternatives but Additives

Michèle Lamont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Education, Books, Grants, Social Science, Higher Education, Race, Diversity, Politics News
Michèle Lamont

Winners cannot all come from a few select institutions in the Northeast -- this would undermine beliefs in the legitimacy of the system as a whole, from a meritocratic and democratic standpoint.

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Zelizer's Book Corner: Larry Bartels' Unequal Democracy

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Larry Bartels, Unequal Democracy, Economy, Voters, 2008 Presidential Race, Social Science, Zelizer's Book Corner, Politics News
Julian E. Zelizer

Bartels provides readers with stunning statistical data about the close connection between partisanship, policy, and economic inequality. The book demonstrates that it will make a huge difference which party will be in power after November.

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