New Commission on Humanities and Social Sciences
A new national commission has been announced by the American Academy of Arts and Science to boost teaching and research in the humanities and social sciences. It was formed in response to a bipartisan...
View ArticleDavid Brooks on “The Unexamined Society”
In a recent Opinion piece for the New York Times, columnist David Brooks argued for the value of behavioral studies and critiqued a bill working through Congress that would eliminate the National...
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What Is the Value of Social Science?
Free images from ponsulak …In US political circles, the answer seems to be not very much at all… Last month a bizarrely under-reported “voice vote” of the US Senate waved through an amendment designed...
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Two Myths and One Truth About Congressional Testimony
This post by Chad English, the director of science policy outreach for the organization COMPASS, originally appeared at COMPASSBlogs.org and is reprinted with their permission. You’ve just hung up the...
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Can Federal Funding for the Social Sciences Survive in 2015?
John Culberson, a Republican from Houston, Texas, is the new chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science. He’s been a strong supporter of science education and NSF...
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Content Analysis Illustrates What Congress Wants from the NSF Today
It’s a simple equation: Congress writes the legislation that funds the National Science Foundation. Consequently, researchers who seek support from the National Science Foundation should understand...
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