A multi-year study of the reliability of published social & behavioral science research has found that only about half of published results are replicated by new studies.

The use of computational methods and tools to deepen our understanding of long-standing questions in the social sciences has been rapidly growing in recent years. This Collection includes manuscripts ...

Sustainability science is an emerging field of academic research. Sustainability scientists focus on understanding and addressing the complex interactions between humans and the natural world from an ...

This summer, Johns Hopkins will host a graduate student fellowship designed to prepare emerging data scientists to leverage the latest developments in generative artificial intelligence and machine ...

Social science students at Case Western Reserve engage with significant academic resources and research opportunities, leading to fulfilling careers and top graduate school placements. Studying the ...

Successful replication of findings doesn't necessarily mean those findings are right and failure to replicate doesn't ...

Ce jargon vous dit quelque chose, bien sûr ! Mais parfois, nous utilisons ces mots sans bien savoir ce qu’ils veulent dire. Dans les Mots de la science, on revient donc sur l’histoire et le sens de ...

Changes in technology---specifically the transition from the analog age to the digital age---mean that we can now collect and analyze social data in new ways. This six week mini-class is about doing ...

When you hear the term "food insecurity," what do you imagine? Do you equate it with poor dietary practices—in other words, eating badly? And do you believe the solution is getting people to better ...

Why study the social sciences? There are many reasons why a student may choose to study the social sciences. The social sciences encompass a series of subjects that help us to understand humans and ...