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Bicycle Studies Pick Up Speed in Academia
Not so long ago, the term “cycling studies” would have been seen as puzzling in the United States—why study what were effectively perceived as toys? But the world has changed—Britain’s queen has just...
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The Politics of Attacking Political Science
Political science seems to be finding itself in politicians’ crosshairs lately. Less than a year after Rep. Jeff Flake’s (R-AZ) amendment making political science ineligible for National Science...
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Conference Call: What’s Happening in May and June—and Why It Matters
MAY 17-19 HackMiami 2013 Hackers Conference (Miami, Florida) Information-security professionals join nerds and novices to discuss “cutting-edge tools, techniques, and methodologies … at the forefront...
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Conference Call: What’s Happening in July and August—and Why It Matters
JULY 1-3 Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiry (Lisbon, Portugal) Morality meets the mainframe at this conclave examining ethical issues raised by advances in computer technology. Is there a right to...
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Conference Call: What’s Happening in November and December—and Why It Matters
NOVEMBER 01-03 Shapeshifters (Athens, Greece) Why are we so fascinated by werewolves and other beings that take on the appearance of another? Conference-goers will discuss that and more practical...
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Perils of a Model Minority: Where Did the Concept of the ‘Asian F’ Come From?
“I feel ashamed of myself because my grade is not what an Asian should get,” reads a PostSecret confession. The quote reflects the popular perception among Asians and non-Asians alike that if you are...
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Before Powerpoint became ubiquitously doable, I traveled with slides. (You remember 35mm slides?) And I had a little ritual that centered on slides: The night before I had to leave on a speaking trip,...
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The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30
The social-science wunderkind is a rare breed. For one thing, most of the world’s prodigies tend to congregate in the hard sciences and the performing arts. For another: In every realm of academia, age...
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For our first-ever list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, we were hunting for intellectuals in the social and behavioral sciences who, because of their brilliance or originality of thought or ambition...
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The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The ‘Model of Intellectual Humility’ Who Wants...
Tejas Parasher, 23, Political Science “Tejas Parasher is the most talented undergraduate I have had the privilege of teaching in my 20 years at the University of Toronto,” says professor Melissa...
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The Reformation: Can Social Scientists Save Themselves?
Academic hoaxes have a way of crystallizing, and then shattering, the intellectual pretensions of an era. It was almost 20 years ago, for instance, that a physicist named Alan Sokal laid siege to...
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Why Asian Americans Excel at Academics
Why do Asian Americans, as a group, tend to excel at academics? Newly published research arrives at a simple answer: They work harder than their non-Asian peers. The study also attempts to answer the...
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Books in the Home Are Strongly Linked to Academic Achievement
With the school year ending and report cards being issued, plenty of parents are no doubt wondering what they can do to boost their children’s academic performance. Newly published research suggests...
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The Problem With a Culture of Excellence
Speak with anyone about student success in America and race will either enter the discussion early or be the increasingly difficult-to-ignore elephant in a cramped room. In 2011, when the Wall Street...
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The Academic of Comic Books
Comics scholar Hillary Chute has a curious origin story. Once an unassuming graduate student in New Jersey, her life changed forever when Art Spiegelman saw an obscure Web piece she had written and...
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