Podcasts about Social Science Research

In this episode of Getting to Aha!, host Darshan Mehta interviews multicultural research expert Kai Fuentes, President and Founder of Ebony Marketing Systems. Kai shares her journey from conducting interviews at age 12 to leading a firm that champions diverse voices. She discusses the importance of cultural sensitivity, creating space for authentic storytelling, and building trust in research. Listeners will gain actionable insights into conducting impactful multicultural studies and balancing qualitative depth with modern tools, such as AI.

Peggy Smedley and Despina Stavrinos, director, Institute for Social Science Research, chief human factors research and development officer, Alabama Transportation Institute and professor of psychology, The University of Alabama, unpack the science behind distracted driving. She says when we look at the number 1 contributing factor to distracted driving, it is driver behavior. They also discuss: The research done in the TRIP (translational research injury prevention) lab. How simulators can understand what drivers are doing and thinking. Why texting is one of the most dangerous things you can do while driving. ati.ua.edu issr.ua.edu  (4/15/25 - 916) What You Might Have Missed: Distracted Driving: 1960s to Present Day The Reality of Distracted Driving in 2025 Reducing Distraction IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G, cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast, Despina Stavrinos, The University of Alabama This episode is available on all major streaming platforms. If you enjoyed this segment, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Peggy Smedley and Despina Stavrinos, director, Institute for Social Science Research, chief human factors research and development officer, Alabama Transportation Institute and professor of psychology, The University of Alabama, unpack the science behind distracted driving. She says when we look at the number 1 contributing factor to distracted driving, it is driver behavior. They also discuss: The research done in the TRIP (translational research injury prevention) lab. How simulators can understand what drivers are doing and thinking. Why texting is one of the most dangerous things you can do while driving. ati.ua.edu issr.ua.edu  (4/15/25 - 916) What You Might Have Missed: Distracted Driving: 1960s to Present Day The Reality of Distracted Driving in 2025 Reducing Distraction IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G, cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast, Despina Stavrinos, The University of Alabama This episode is available on all major streaming platforms. If you enjoyed this segment, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Is it okay to use large language models in the research process? For what task, exactly, and to automate the task or to augment the researcher? In this episode, we try to explore whether and how LLMs could be used in five aspects of the research process - for paper writing, reviewing, data analysis, as a subject of research, or as a surrogate for research subjects. We also discuss whether they should be used at all, and what some long-term consequences could be of such a choice, and we develop a number of heuristic rules to help researcher make decisions about using LLMs for research. Episode reading list Kankanhalli, A. (2024). Peer Review in the Age of Generative AI. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 25(1), 76-84. Yang, Y., Duan, H., Liu, J., & Tam, K. Y. (2024). LLM-Measure: Generating Valid, Consistent, and Reproducible Text-Based Measures for Social Science Research. arXiv preprint, . Li, J., Larsen, K. R. T., & Abbasi, A. (2020). TheoryOn: A Design Framework and System for Unlocking Behavioral Knowledge Through Ontology Learning. MIS Quarterly, 44(4), 1733-1772. Larsen, K. R., Yan, S., & Lukyanenko, R. (2024). LLMs and Psychometrics: Global Construct Validity Integrating LLMs and Psychometrics. 45th International Conference on Information Systems, Bangkok, Thailand. Anthis, J. R., Liu, R., Richardson, S. M., Kozlowski, A. C., Koch, B., Evans, J., Brynjolfsson, E., & Bernstein, M. (2025). LLM Social Simulations Are a Promising Research Method. arXiv preprint, . Abbasi, A., Somanchi, S., & Kelley, K. (2025). The Critical Challenge of using Large-scale Digital Experiment Platforms for Scientific Discovery. MIS Quarterly, 49(1), 1-28.

New federal data paints a stark picture: American children are falling behind in reading and test scores, with the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged kids growing wider. But is this really just a problem of money? University of Chicago Developmental psychologist Ariel Kalil has spent her career studying how parents influence childhood development—not just through resources, but through daily habits and interactions.On this episode, we explore the surprising science behind parental engagement, the behavioral biases that shape parenting decisions, and why simple interventions—like 15 minutes of reading a day—can have an outsized impact. Plus, we discuss how AI and behavioral economics might provide new solutions for supporting parents in an era of rising inequality.

There are many books giving advice about research methods on the market, but The Art and Craft of Comparison (Cambridge UP, 2019) is the first monographic marriage of comparative and interpretive methods. In this episode of the special series New Books in Interpretive Political and Social Science, two of its authors, John Boswell and Jack Corbett, discuss their confessional tone in the book, the dilemmas of comparative-interpretive research, some of their rules of thumb for starting and finishing political research that aims for creative comparison, and why Chat GPT is no substitute for embodied, immersive interpretation. Embrace the grind! Like this episode? You might also be interested in others in the series with co-authors talking about their work, including Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith, Mark Bevir and Jason Blakely, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow, and Aarie Glas and Jessica Soedirgo talking about Lee Ann Fujii's Interviewing in Social Science Research.  Looking around for something to read? If so, then John recommends Personalizing the State by Insa Lee Koch, and State of Empowerment by Carolyn Barnes, while Jack recommends Stephanie Lawson's Regional Politics in Oceania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

There are many books giving advice about research methods on the market, but The Art and Craft of Comparison (Cambridge UP, 2019) is the first monographic marriage of comparative and interpretive methods. In this episode of the special series New Books in Interpretive Political and Social Science, two of its authors, John Boswell and Jack Corbett, discuss their confessional tone in the book, the dilemmas of comparative-interpretive research, some of their rules of thumb for starting and finishing political research that aims for creative comparison, and why Chat GPT is no substitute for embodied, immersive interpretation. Embrace the grind! Like this episode? You might also be interested in others in the series with co-authors talking about their work, including Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith, Mark Bevir and Jason Blakely, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow, and Aarie Glas and Jessica Soedirgo talking about Lee Ann Fujii's Interviewing in Social Science Research.  Looking around for something to read? If so, then John recommends Personalizing the State by Insa Lee Koch, and State of Empowerment by Carolyn Barnes, while Jack recommends Stephanie Lawson's Regional Politics in Oceania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

There are many books giving advice about research methods on the market, but The Art and Craft of Comparison (Cambridge UP, 2019) is the first monographic marriage of comparative and interpretive methods. In this episode of the special series New Books in Interpretive Political and Social Science, two of its authors, John Boswell and Jack Corbett, discuss their confessional tone in the book, the dilemmas of comparative-interpretive research, some of their rules of thumb for starting and finishing political research that aims for creative comparison, and why Chat GPT is no substitute for embodied, immersive interpretation. Embrace the grind! Like this episode? You might also be interested in others in the series with co-authors talking about their work, including Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith, Mark Bevir and Jason Blakely, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow, and Aarie Glas and Jessica Soedirgo talking about Lee Ann Fujii's Interviewing in Social Science Research.  Looking around for something to read? If so, then John recommends Personalizing the State by Insa Lee Koch, and State of Empowerment by Carolyn Barnes, while Jack recommends Stephanie Lawson's Regional Politics in Oceania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

There are many books giving advice about research methods on the market, but The Art and Craft of Comparison (Cambridge UP, 2019) is the first monographic marriage of comparative and interpretive methods. In this episode of the special series New Books in Interpretive Political and Social Science, two of its authors, John Boswell and Jack Corbett, discuss their confessional tone in the book, the dilemmas of comparative-interpretive research, some of their rules of thumb for starting and finishing political research that aims for creative comparison, and why Chat GPT is no substitute for embodied, immersive interpretation. Embrace the grind! Like this episode? You might also be interested in others in the series with co-authors talking about their work, including Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith, Mark Bevir and Jason Blakely, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow, and Aarie Glas and Jessica Soedirgo talking about Lee Ann Fujii's Interviewing in Social Science Research.  Looking around for something to read? If so, then John recommends Personalizing the State by Insa Lee Koch, and State of Empowerment by Carolyn Barnes, while Jack recommends Stephanie Lawson's Regional Politics in Oceania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

There are many books giving advice about research methods on the market, but The Art and Craft of Comparison (Cambridge UP, 2019) is the first monographic marriage of comparative and interpretive methods. In this episode of the special series New Books in Interpretive Political and Social Science, two of its authors, John Boswell and Jack Corbett, discuss their confessional tone in the book, the dilemmas of comparative-interpretive research, some of their rules of thumb for starting and finishing political research that aims for creative comparison, and why Chat GPT is no substitute for embodied, immersive interpretation. Embrace the grind! Like this episode? You might also be interested in others in the series with co-authors talking about their work, including Erica Simmons and Nicholas Rush Smith, Mark Bevir and Jason Blakely, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow, and Aarie Glas and Jessica Soedirgo talking about Lee Ann Fujii's Interviewing in Social Science Research.  Looking around for something to read? If so, then John recommends Personalizing the State by Insa Lee Koch, and State of Empowerment by Carolyn Barnes, while Jack recommends Stephanie Lawson's Regional Politics in Oceania.

Human beings are meaning-seeking creatures. This search is at the heart of religions all around the world. Over the past century or so, however, religion, especially in the West, has been in decline, and many commentators have marked the rise of the “nones” and “dones”--those who have no religious affiliation and those who have abandoned religion with no intention to return. What factors are behind these shifts? What does the search for meaning in the absence of religion look like? What is spirituality and what is its relevance in our contemporary context? In this episode, I interview a psychologist and philosopher who are trying to make sense of these trends.Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Hope College and the director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research. A social psychologist, he has published more than 200 scholarly articles and chapters, and four books, on topics such as religion, meaning in life, and virtues. Most recently, his work has focused on the psychological and social processes of leaving religion and undergoing religious change, culminating in his newest book, Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion. His research has been covered by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, BBC, Hidden Brain, Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR-affiliated radio stations, Scientific American, and Men's Health. His work has been supported by numerous grants from the John Templeton Foundation, and he has won national and international awards for his research. He is also an associate editor for The Journal of Positive Psychology. He enjoys running, biking, and hiking near where he lives with his wife, Sara, in Holland, MI. David McPherson is Professor of Philosophy in the Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida as well as Affiliate Professor in the Department of Philosophy. McPherson works in the areas of ethics (especially virtue ethics), political philosophy, meaning in life, and philosophy of religion. He is the author of The Virtues of Limits (Oxford University Press, 2022) and Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2020), as well as the editor of Spirituality and the Good Life: Philosophical Approaches (Cambridge University Press, 2017). McPherson is currently the project leader for a three-year Templeton-funded grant project on “Spiritual Yearning and the Problem of Spiritual Alienation,” which will result in his third book monograph titled Spiritual Alienation and the Quest for God as well as an edited volume titled Spiritual Yearning in an Age of Secularization: Philosophical, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives.In this second part of our conversation, we talk about:The Search for Meaning and Spiritual YearningSpiritual Alienation and the Struggle for AuthenticityThe Role of Yearning in Psychological GrowthThe Existential Challenge of Living FullySpiritual Practices and the Path to ReceptivityThe Future of Spirituality in a Secular AgeTo learn more about Daryl and his work, you can find him at:Website: http://darylvantongeren.com/Instagram: https://instagram.com/darylvantongeren/X: https://x.com/drvantongerenDone: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion: https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/done To learn more about David and his work, you can find him at:Website: https://davidmcpherson.weebly.com/X: https://Support the show

Human beings are meaning-seeking creatures. This search is at the heart of religions all around the world. Over the past century or so, however, religion, especially in the West, has been in decline, and many commentators have marked the rise of the “nones” and “dones”--those who have no religious affiliation and those who have abandoned religion with no intention to return. What factors are behind these shifts? What does the search for meaning in the absence of religion look like? What is spirituality and what is its relevance in our contemporary context? In this episode, I interview a psychologist and philosopher who are trying to make sense of these trends.Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Hope College and the director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research. A social psychologist, he has published more than 200 scholarly articles and chapters, and four books, on topics such as religion, meaning in life, and virtues. Most recently, his work has focused on the psychological and social processes of leaving religion and undergoing religious change, culminating in his newest book, Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion. His research has been covered by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, BBC, Hidden Brain, Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR-affiliated radio stations, Scientific American, and Men's Health. His work has been supported by numerous grants from the John Templeton Foundation, and he has won national and international awards for his research. He is also an associate editor for The Journal of Positive Psychology. He enjoys running, biking, and hiking near where he lives with his wife, Sara, in Holland, MI. David McPherson is Professor of Philosophy in the Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida as well as Affiliate Professor in the Department of Philosophy. McPherson works in the areas of ethics (especially virtue ethics), political philosophy, meaning in life, and philosophy of religion. He is the author of The Virtues of Limits (Oxford University Press, 2022) and Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2020), as well as the editor of Spirituality and the Good Life: Philosophical Approaches (Cambridge University Press, 2017). McPherson is currently the project leader for a three-year Templeton-funded grant project on “Spiritual Yearning and the Problem of Spiritual Alienation,” which will result in his third book monograph titled Spiritual Alienation and the Quest for God as well as an edited volume titled Spiritual Yearning in an Age of Secularization: Philosophical, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives.In this first part of our conversation, we talk about:The four main reasons people leave religionNavigating cognitive dissonance and existential anxietyVirtue ethics and the good lifeWhat is spirituality and do we need it?Spiritual alienationTo learn more about Daryl and his work, you can find him at:Website: http://darylvantongeren.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/darylvantongeren/ X: https://x.com/drvantongeren Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion: https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/done To learn more about David and his work, you can find him at: Website: https://davidmcpherson.weebly.com/ X: https://x.com/davidlmcpherson Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective: Support the show

Daryl Van Tongeren, Ph. D is the Professor of Psychology and Director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research at Hope College. His contribution to our series What the World Needs Now is Humility.

The day this episode releases is NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY. And who better to talk to then a friendship expert, Dr. Jeff Hall. He is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas and a visiting scholar at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law. Recently, he and his team facilitated the American Friendship Project, which is the most accurate and most complete account of American friendship. With over 4,000 participants, this survey reveals unexpected truths about friendship, including how friends are being made, where people are most likely to make friends, and what people look for most in a friend. You can expect to hear:why friendship is crucialhow making friends changes as we agethe institutional power of work and school in our social lifethe technicalities of a friendship breakuphow social media affects our friendshipthe difference between texting and video callsand much moreHere are some graphics from the American Friendship Project: https://www.talktopeoplepodcast.com/p/american-friendship-projectHere is the 5 Day Friendship Challenge that Jeff mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/explain/2024/friendship-challengeAn easy way to send me a message? Click the link here.Have you enjoyed the podcast? If so, follow it, rate it, and share it with three people: Follow on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Follow on Instagram Subscribe on YouTube If you want to share feedback, have a great idea, or have a question then email me: talktopeoplepodcast@gmail.comProduced by Capture Connection Studios: captureconnectionstudios.com

Nina Thorup Dalgaard, a senior researcher at VIVE, The Danish Center for Social Science Research, joins the Education Exchange to discuss the rise in students receiving special education, and how meeting the individual needs of all those children has become more challenging.

WE GOT US NOW #KeepFamiliesConnected campaign series WELCOME to Season 4 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast series POWERED by The Just Trust For our 6th annual #KeepFamiliesConnected multimedia campaign series that runs from Mother's Day through Father's Day, WE spotlight voices from our community, and uplift our allies working across the field to create a just and equitable society that seeks to keep justice-impacted families connected. Anna R. Haskins is the Andrew V. Tackes Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of Notre Dame's Initiative on Race and Resilience (IRR). Her research examines how three of America's most powerful social institutions—the education system, the family, and the criminal justice system—connect and interact in ways that both preserve and mitigate social inequality, with emphasis on early educational outcomes, intergenerational impacts, and disparities by race/ethnicity. Her work has been published in the American Sociological Review, Sociology of Education and Social Science Research, among other scholarly outlets, and she is co-editor of a recent book – When Parents are Incarcerated: Interdisciplinary Research and Interventions to Support Children (2018, APA Press). Her research focuses on how a parent's incarceration impacts how they interact with schools and its impact on a child's educational outcomes. Anna is a former elementary school teacher and prior to coming to Notre Dame she was an assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University. In February 2024, Notre Dame Student Government awarded Haskins the Black Excellence Faculty Award to honor her work as an outstanding Black community member. In this episode, Anna shares about her research on children and youth with incarcerated fathers and highlights their optimism, hope and resilience, and the dampening effect that hampers their view of success due to lack of access to resources. This episode is NOT TO BE MISSED! FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO: WEGOTUSNOW.org | Instagram | Twitter LISTEN to the WE GOT US NOW Podcast on SPOTIFY, APPLE Podcasts and all podcasts platforms. #WEGOTUSNOW  #10MillionInspired #ChildWellBeing #SocialConnection #Community #MentalHealthMatters #ChildrenwithIncarceratedParents  #keepfamiliesconnected #WeGotUsNowPodcast

What are micro credentials? Daniel Douglas, lecturer in sociology at Trinity College, explores these. Daniel Douglas is a Lecturer in Sociology & Director of Social Science Research at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Education and Employment Research Center at Rutgers University. Douglas’ research focuses on student access […]

On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we continue the Living Better Together miniseries, featuring select authors of Living Better Together: Social Relations and Economic Governance in the Work of Ostrom and Zelizer (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) and hosted by its coeditor, Stefanie Haeffele.Joining us today are Anne Hobson and Laura Grube. Together they explore the complexities of institutional diversity, community recovery, and crisis resilience through the lenses of Ostrom and Zelizer. Laura's chapter focuses on community recovery following Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy and emphasizes the importance of local, community-driven solutions following disasters. Anne's chapter explores the role of remittances in Cuba and how these financial supports act as economic circuits that maintain and strengthen familial and social bonds across geographical distances. Both emphasize the importance of social relations in community resilience.Laura Grube is an Associate Professor of Economics at Beloit College. She is an alum of the Mercatus PhD Fellowship. Check out her chapter, "Institutional Diversity in Social Coordination Post-disaster."Anne Hobson earned her PhD in Economics from George Mason University and now works in public policy. She is an alum of the Mercatus MA Fellowship. Check out her chapter, "Beyond Relief: Understanding the Cuban Diaspora's Remittance-Sending Behavior."Recommended Works: Robert Wise's “Learning from Strangers,” Barbara Czarniawska's “Narratives in Social Science Research,” Jieun Baek's “North Korea's Hidden Revolution: How The Information Underground is Transforming a Closed Society,” Tom Gjelten's “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba,” and “Cuba and the Cameraman.”If you like the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.Virtual Sentiments, our new podcast series from the Hayek Program is now streaming! Subscribe today and listen to season two, now releasing!Follow the Hayek Program on Twitter: @HayekProgramLearn more about Academic & Student ProgramsFollow the Mercatus Center on Twitter: @mercatusCC Music: Twisterium

====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1=======================================================================EL FASCINANTE LABORATORIO DE DIOSDevoción Matutina para Adolescentes 2024Narrado por: Mone MuñozDesde: Buenos aires, Argentina===================|| www.drministries.org ||===================20 DE FEBREROCASARSE, ¿PARA QUÉ?«El Señor, el Dios del cielo [...] enviará su ángel delante de ti para que traigas de allá una esposa para mi hijo» (Génesis 24: 7).LAS CIFRAS DE CASAMIENTOS Y DIVORCIOS NO SON NADA POSITIVAS. Por ejemplo, en México, según estadísticas oficiales, desde 2011 hasta 2020 el número de matrimonios ha presentado una reducción considerable año tras año (es decir, cada año se casan menos personas). Con respecto al número de divorcios, desde 2011 hasta 2019 incrementó de manera constante. Se redujeron en 2020 por la pandemia, pero en 2021 de nuevo volvieron a tasas prepandemia.El matrimonio fue instituido por Dios en el Edén, antes de que el pecado entrara en el mundo. Cuando Dios creó al hombre, sabía que los seres humanos necesitarían a alguien que les ayudase y correspondiese. Y realmente no es bueno vivir solo. Según una encuesta realizada en 2018 por la Social Science Research, los síntomas de depresión son mayores entre las personas que nunca han estado casadas.A pesar de ser una institución divina y con evidentes beneficios científicos, el número de casamientos no hace más que descender y el de divorcios no hace más que aumentar. Esto puede deberse a dos razones:1. La gente no quiere compromiso, y el matrimonio es un compromiso para toda la vida.2. Generalmente, las personas solo eligen a su cónyuge por su apariencia física, su poder adquisitivo y su popularidad; es decir, se están olvidando de seguir los parámetros divinos.Para tener éxito, un matrimonio debe contar con la conducción divina. Cuando Isaac estuvo listo para casarse, tanto él como su padre confiaron en que Dios enviaría un ángel para guiar la elección.TÚ ERES MUY JOVEN AÚN, PERO ESTE ES EL MOMENTO DE EMPEZAR A ORAR POR TU MATRIMONIO, ¿sabías? Cuando llegue el momento de elegir a alguien como pareja, escucha los consejos de tus padres, como Isaac escuchó a Abraham. No busques lo que busca el mundo; al fin y al cabo, ¡nunca funciona! Ora por alguien que sea temeroso/a de Dios, y confía, porque los planes de Dios son los mejores. 

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Social science research we'd like to see on global health and wellbeing [Open Philanthropy], published by Aaron Gertler on February 15, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Open Philanthropy strives to help others as much as we can with the resources available to us. To find the best opportunities to help others, we rely heavily on scientific and social scientific research. In some cases, we would find it helpful to have more research in order to evaluate a particular grant or cause area. Below, we've listed a set of social scientific questions for which we are actively seeking more evidence.[1] We believe the answers to these questions have the potential to impact our grantmaking. (See also our list of research topics for animal welfare.) If you know of any research that touches on these questions, we would welcome hearing from you. At this point, we are not actively making grants to further investigate these questions. It is possible we may do so in the future, though, so if you plan to research any of these, please email us. Land Use Reform Open Philanthropy has been making grants in land use reform since 2015. We believe that more permissive permitting and policy will encourage economic growth and allow people to access higher-paying jobs. However, we have a lot of uncertainty about which laws or policies would be most impactful (or neglected/tractable relative to their impact) on housing production. What are the legal changes that appear to spur the most housing? E.g. can we estimate the effects of removing parking mandates on housing production? How do those compare to the effects of higher FAR or more allowable units? Why we care: We think that permitting speed might be an important category to target, but have high uncertainty about this. What we know: There are a number of different studies of the effects of changes in zoning/land use laws (e.g. see a summary here in Appendix A), but we're not aware of studies that attempt to disentangle any specific changes or rank their importance. We suspect that talking to advocates (e.g. CA YIMBY) would be useful as a starting point. Ideas for studying this: It seems unlikely that there have been "clean" changes that only affected a single part of the construction process, but from talking to advocates, it seems plausible that it would be possible to identify changes to zoning codes that primarily affect one parameter more than others. It also seems plausible that this is a topic where a systematic review, combining evidence from many other studies, would be unusually valuable. What is the elasticity of construction with regards to factors like "the likelihood of acquiring permission to build" or "the length of an average permitting delay"? Why we care: We are highly uncertain about how to best encourage more construction, and thus about where to target our grants. What we know: there have been many recent changes to permitting requirements, such as the California ADU law that requires cities to respond to permit requests within 60 days and a new law in Florida that requires cities to respond to permit requests quickly or return permitting fees. This blog post by Dan Bertolet at Sightline predates those changes, but is the best summary we've seen on the impacts of permitting requirements. Ideas for studying this: one might compare projects that fall right below or above thresholds for permitting review (e.g. SEPA thresholds in Washington state), and try to understand how much extra delay projects faced as a result of qualifying for review. It could also be valuable to analyze the effects of the Florida law (e.g. a difference-in-difference design looking at housing construction in places that had long delays vs. short delays prior to the law passing). Does the value of new housing (in terms of individual earnings gains ...

This is a link post. Open Philanthropy strives to help others as much as we can with the resources available to us. To find the best opportunities to help others, we rely heavily on scientific and social scientific research. In some cases, we would find it helpful to have more research in order to evaluate a particular grant or cause area. Below, we've listed a set of social scientific questions for which we are actively seeking more evidence.[1] We believe the answers to these questions have the potential to impact our grantmaking. (See also our list of research topics for animal welfare.) If you know of any research that touches on these questions, we would welcome hearing from you. At this point, we are not actively making grants to further investigate these questions. It is possible we may do so in the future, though, so if you plan to research [...] ---Outline:(01:05) Land Use Reform(06:09) Health(16:20) Migration(18:08) Education(20:19) Science and Metascience(30:31) Global Development(32:47) OtherThe original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: February 15th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/3Y7c7MXf3BzgruTWv/social-science-research-we-d-like-to-see-on-global-health Linkpost URL:https://www.openphilanthropy.org/research/social-science-research-topics-for-global-health-and-wellbeing/ --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Open Philanthropy strives to help others as much as we can with the resources available to us. To find the best opportunities to help others, we rely heavily on scientific and social scientific research. In some cases, we would find it helpful to have more research in order to evaluate a particular grant or cause area. Below, we've listed a set of social scientific questions for which we are actively seeking more evidence.[1] We believe the answers to these questions have the potential to impact our grantmaking. (See also our list of research topics for animal welfare.) If you know of any research that touches on these questions, we would welcome hearing from you. At this point, we are not actively making grants to further investigate these questions. It is possible we may do so in the future, though, so if you plan to research any of these, please [...] ---Outline:(00:59) Land Use Reform(05:53) Health(15:39) Migration(17:21) Education(19:27) Science and Metascience(29:18) Global Development(31:26) OtherThe original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: February 15th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/3Y7c7MXf3BzgruTWv/social-science-research-we-d-like-to-see-on-global-health Linkpost URL:https://www.openphilanthropy.org/research/social-science-research-topics-for-global-health-and-wellbeing/ --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Universities and their students are constantly being encouraged to produce more graduates majoring in STEM fields -- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. That's the kind of training that will get you a rewarding job, students are told, while at the policy level it is emphasized how STEM workers are needed to drive innovation and growth. In his new book Wasted Education, sociologist John Skrentny points out that the post-graduation trajectories of STEM graduates are more likely to involve being chewed up and spit out by the tech economy than to end up with stable long-term careers. We talk about why that's the case and what might be done about it.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/02/05/265-john-skrentny-on-how-the-economy-mistreats-stem-workers/Support Mindscape on Patreon.John Skrentny received his Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University. He is currently Professor of Sociology at UC San Diego, and has previously served as the Co-Director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies and Director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research.Web siteUC San Diego web pageGoogle Scholar publicationsAmazon author pageSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Social science research on animal welfare we'd like to see, published by Martin Gould on January 12, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Context and objectives This is a list of social science research topics related to animal welfare, developed by researchers on the Open Phil farm animal welfare team. We compiled this list because people often ask us for suggestions on topics that would be valuable to research. The primary audience for this document is students (undergrad, grad, high school) and researchers without significant budgets (since the topics we list here could potentially be answered using primarily desktop research).[1] Additional context: We are not offering to fund research on these topics, and we are not necessarily offering to review or advise research on these topics. In the interest of brevity, we have not provided much context for each topic. But if you are a PhD student or academic, we may be able to provide you with more detail on our motivation and our interpretation of the current literature: please email Martin Gould with your questions. The topics covered in this document are the ones we find most interesting; for other animal advocacy topic lists see here. Note that we do not attempt to cover animal welfare science in these topics, and that the topics are listed in no particular order (i.e. we don't place a higher priority on the topics listed first). In some areas, we are not fully up to date on the existing literature, so some of our questions may have been answered by research already conducted. We think it is generally valuable to use back-of-the-envelope-calculations to explore ideas and findings. If you complete research on these topics, please feel free to share it with us (email below) and with the broader animal advocacy movement (one option is to post here). We're happy to see published findings, working papers, and even detailed notes that you don't intend to formally publish. If you have anything to share or any feedback, please email Martin Gould. This post is also on the Open Phil blog here. Topics Corporate commitments By how many years do animal welfare corporate commitments speed up reforms that might eventually happen anyway due to factors like government policy, individual consumer choices, or broad moral change? How does this differ by the type of reform? (For example, cage-free vs. Better Chicken Commitment?) How does this differ by country or geographical region (For example, the EU vs. Brazil?) What are the production costs associated with specific animal welfare reforms? Here is an example of such an analysis for the European Chicken Commitment. Policy reform What are the jurisdictions most amenable to FAW policy reform over the next 5-10 years? What specific reform(s) are most tractable, and why? To what extent is animal welfare an issue that is politically polarizing (i.e. clearly associated with a particular political affiliation)? Is this a barrier to reform? If so, how might political polarization of animal welfare be reduced? How do corporate campaigns and policy reform interact with and potentially reinforce each other? What conclusions should be drawn about the optimal timing of policy reform campaigns? What would be the cost-effectiveness of a global animal welfare benchmarking project? (That is, comparing farm animal welfare by country and by company, as a basis to drive competition, as with similar models in human rights and global development.) Which international institutions (e.g. World Bank, WTO, IMF, World Organisation for Animal Health, UN agencies) have the most influence over animal welfare policy in emerging economies? What are the most promising ways to influence these institutions? Does this vary by geographical region (for example, Asia vs. Latin America)? Alt protein What % of PBMA (plant-ba...

-- 在 YouTube 上看這集：https://youtu.be/twRmVjqqQ3M -- 把握 WORD UP 多益返現計畫的最後訂購機會！12/31 前訂購，三個月內完成課程任務，全額退費！快趁年底前衝刺多益高分吧！https://url.wordup.com.tw/gAw4M -- 訂閱壽司坦丁，別錯過國際上最新、有趣的社會科學研究發現！ 喜歡有畫面感的朋友，也可以在 YouTube 找到壽司坦丁的身影。 -- 壽司坦丁 Sociostanding 的其他精彩影片： 以女代賑：社畜秩序的第一塊拼圖｜Silvia Federici “Caliban and the Witch” https://youtu.be/WEeay11SSbE 基層公務員有「病」：公家機關如何侵蝕道德能力？｜兼談台灣的貧窮治理：「假性脱遊」與「製造低收入戶」 https://youtu.be/zfMtgTNM9Ds 帝國吸納的誘餌：一國兩制為何總是失敗？香港會消失嗎？｜孔誥烽《邊際危城》 https://youtu.be/AHbpfyWJlDE -- 註1：但其實還是很小的樣本，lesbian family 子女共 163，gay 家庭子女共 73，總共 236 註2：美國的非預期懷孕（Unintended Pregnancy）的比例（佔所有懷孕）歷年在 45%-50%。 -- 參考資料 1. Mazrekaj et al. 2020. School Outcomes of Children Raised by Same-Sex Parents: Evidence from Administrative Panel Data. American Sociological Review 82(5): 830-856. 免費全文 Open Access: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0003122420957249 13:59 不過這項研究的樣本包含 1998 年開放伴侶註記（registered partnership）後生下的孩子 2. Regnerus, Mark. 2012. How Different Are the Adult Children of Parents Who Have Same-Sex Relationships? Findings from the New Family Structures Study. Social Science Research 41: 752-770. 3. Philip Cohen's blog #Regnerus https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/?s=regnerus 馬里蘭大學的社會學者的 Philip Cohen，簡直是 Regnerus 的虛擬監護人

Professor Yatindra Singh Sisodia, who is director of the Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research, explains why the contest between the Congress and BJP for 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh is too close to call this year.

This week it was announced in the United Kingdom that women at high risk of breast cancer will be able to take a drug, Anastrozole, which is usually used to treat breast cancer, as a preventative measure. Recent trials show the drug can reduce the incidence of breast cancer by almost 50% in post-menopausal women at moderate or high risk of the disease. Claudia Hammond is joined by medical journalist Clare Wilson from New Scientist to discuss how the drug works and who it will be offered to. We also hear from Pakistan where four hundred teachers in Islamabad have been trained to screen their pupils for eye problems. Often families can't afford for their eyes to be tested, so the classroom is being used to tackle both eye health and the stigma that can surround wearing glasses. And do you think you are humble? Well Claudia discusses whether the whole idea of humility is undervalued with Professor Daryl Van Tongeren, the Director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research at Hope College in the United States. And Clare tries to answer the question: do we really need eight of hours of sleep a night? Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producers: Jonathan Blackwell and Helena Selby Editor: Holly Squire

This week we welcome Josh Gibbs to the podcast. Josh graduated from the University of Warwick with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and an MA in Social Science Research. He is now working towards a PhD on plant-based diets and green recovery. He has shown through his research that plant-based diets could lower blood pressure and that replacing meat with plant-based meat alternatives could reduce heart attack risk by lowering LDL cholesterol. His latest research is looking at the links between the consumption of plant-based meat alternatives and psychological well-being. Josh's papers: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0311/2/1/9/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35458176/ https://journals.lww.com/jhypertension/abstract/2021/01000/the_effect_of_plant_based_dietary_patterns_on.4.aspx The swap meat trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32780794/ Dr Michael Greger's comments: https://nutritionfacts.org/audio/are-plant-based-meat-substitutes-healthy/ Review of the plant-based nutrition news October 2023: https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/review-of-the-plant-based-nutrition-news-october-2023

On this week's episode of the podcast, Toby Matthiesen of the University of Bristol joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism. This book is an authoritative account of Islam's schism that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world. This dispute over who should guide Muslims, the Caliph or the Imam, marks the origin of the Sunni-Shii split in Islam, and Toby Matthiesen sheds light on the many ways that this division has shaped the Islamic world. Lisa Anderson and Rabab El Mahdi of Columbia University also join Marc Lynch to discuss the commission, Research Ethics in the Middle East and North Africa (REMENA). The Special Commission on Social Science Research in the Middle East and North Africa is dedicated to developing guidelines for the conduct of responsible, ethical and constructive social inquiry.  The two-year project will animate an interdisciplinary network of scholars to assess the landscape of social science research conducted in the Arab world, particularly some of the ethical, political and economic challenges to conducting such research responsibly. Music for this season's podcast was created by Malika Zarra. You can find more of her work on Instagram and Linktree.

It's a science thingy breakdown! This one can barely be called a science thingy. It's not great. Dr. Alan Smerbeck is here to debunk one of the go-to citations for conservatives' homophobia. Does it hold up? No. Look I'm not going to pretend like it's a close call. Listen to find out why this is a shit study. Regnerus, M. (2012). How different are the adult children of parents who have same-sex relationships? findings from the new family structures study. Social Science Research, 41(4), 752-770 Cheng, S., & Powell, B. (2015). Measurement, methods, and divergent patterns: Reassessing the effects of same-sex parents. Social Science Research, 52, 615-626 Rosenfeld, M. (2015). Revisiting the data from the new family structure study: Taking family instability into account. Sociological Science, 2(23), 478-501 And the Witherspoon Institute's weird marriage spiel

Eric chats with Marilynn Brewer, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Ohio State University. Marilynn is one of the world's leading scholars on social identity, intergroup relations, and social cognition. She has been president of various psychological associations and former Director of the Institute for Social Science Research at UCLA.In this episode, Eric and Marilynn talk about why people care so much about belonging to a group. How do people balance belonging to a group and being a unique individual at the same time? Does love for the ingroup really always lead to hatred of the outgroup? How can we overcome intergroup conflict? Finally, Marilynn shares how she stumbled into psychology and what she loves about the field of social psychology.WE NOW HAVE A SUBSTACK! Stay up to date with the pod and become part of the ever-growing community :) https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/If you found this episode interesting at all, consider leaving us a good rating! It just takes a second but will allow us to reach more people and make them excited about psychology.Links:Marilynn's paper on ingroup love and outgroup hatredMarilynn's paper on the social selfEric's websiteEric's Twitter @EricNeumannPsyPodcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPodPodcast Substack https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/Let us know what you think of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

What happens when hypercapitalism intersects with human fertility? Professor Diane Tober joins Chris and Mallika to reveal some of the nuances of Assisted Reproductive Technologies, with a focus on egg donation. ------------------------------------- Diane Tober is Associate Professor at the University of Alabama Department of Anthropology and Institute for Social Science Research. She is a medical anthropologist with a focus on biocultural aspects of health, gender and sexuality, the commodification of the body, science and technology studies, bioethics, and social and reproductive justice. She has been conducting research exploring egg donors' decisions and experiences within the global market for human eggs since 2013. With funding from the National Science Foundation, she is comparing egg donation in the United States and Spain. She has conducted field research in Iran, Spain, and the United States. Prof. Tober can be contacted via her website: https://dianetober.com/ Her book, "Romancing the Sperm," discussed on today's show can be found here: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/romancing-the-sperm/9780813590783 ------------------------------------- Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Chris Lynn, HBA Public Relations Committee Chair, Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Mallika Sarma, Website: mallikasarma.com/ Eric Griffith, HBA Junior Fellow, SoS producer: E-mail: eric.griffith@duke.edu

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: How to use AI speech transcription and analysis to accelerate social science research, published by AlexanderSaeri on January 31, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Summary AI tools like OpenAI Whisper and GPT-3 can be used to improve social science research workflows by helping to collect and analyse speech and text data. In this article, I describe two worked examples where I applied AI tools to (1) transcribe and (2) conduct basic thematic analysis of a research interview, and provide enough detail for readers to replicate and adapt my approach. OpenAI Whisper (example) created a high quality English transcription of a 30 minute research interview at a ~70x cost saving compared to a human transcriber. GPT-3 (text-davinci-003; example) answered a research question and identified relevant themes from a transcribed research interview, after providing a structured prompt and one example. These tools, when chained together with human oversight, can be considered an early, weak example of PASTA (Process for Automating Scientific and Technological Advancement). Social science research workflows involve a lot of speech and text data that is laborious to collect and analyse The daily practice of social science research involves a lot of talking, reading and writing. In my applied behaviour science research consulting role at Monash University and through Ready Research, I generate or participate in the generation of a huge amount of speech and text data. This includes highly structured research activities such as interviews, surveys, observation and experiments; but also less structured research activities like workshops and meetings. Some fictionalised examples of work I've done in the past year: Research interviews with 20 regular city commuters to understand what influences their commuting behaviour post-COVID, to assist a public transit authority in planning and operating its services efficiently Practitioner interviews with staff from city, regional and rural local governments to assess organisational readiness for flood preparation and response Workshop of 5-10 people involved in hospital sepsis care, each representing a different interest (e.g., patients, clinicians, researchers, funders) to identify priority areas to direct $5M research funding Survey of 5,000 Australians to understand the impacts and experiences of living under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia during COVID-19 Evaluation interviews with 4 participants in the AGI Safety Fundamentals course to understand the most significant change in their knowledge, skills, or behaviours as a result of their participation To make this data useful it needs to be collected, processed, organised, structured and analysed. The typical workflow for these kinds of activities involves taking written notes during the research activity, or recording the audio / video research activity and reviewing the recording later. Interviews are sometimes transcribed by a paid service for later analysis. Other times they are transcribed by the researcher. The amount of speech and text data generated during research activity is large - each research activity yields thousands of words. The sheer volume of data can be overwhelming and daunting, making it difficult to carry out analysis in any meaningful way. In addition, sometimes data just isn't collected (e.g., during an interview or workshop) because the researcher is busy facilitating / listening / processing / connecting with research participants. Even for data that is collected, managing and analysing it is a challenge. Specialised programs such as nVivo are used in social science to manage and analyse text data, but less structured research activities would almost never be managed or analysed through this kind of program, because of the time and skills required. Open text data i...

Tony Cunningham is a Senior Manager in the Education Department with responsibility for Social Science Research and Policy at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). In our interview, we talk more about Tony's career, education initiatives at WADA, the International Standard for Education and the impacts it is having on anti-doping education, as well as support for social science research at WADA.

Regular users of social media platforms are well aware that they often produce toxic discourse. Scholars continue to produce results that bring clarity to the mechanisms by which digital and social media exacerbate partisan and identity-based conflict. A better understanding is crucial for keying in on what platforms should be held responsible for, devising better policy, and potentially designing solutions.  A https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2207159119 (new peer-reviewed paper) from Petter Törnberg, a researcher at the University of Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, contributes to this understanding by developing a computational model that “suggests that digital media polarize through partisan sorting, creating a maelstrom in which more and more identities, beliefs, and cultural preferences become drawn into an all-encompassing societal division.” 

This month, our guest is Purbita Sengupta, an analyst at  Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). She works with the international team at the artificial intelligence (AI) hub that supports Canada's global engagement, both bilateral and multilateral, on AI governance. She is also completing a PhD at the University of Toronto, studying the political economy of policymaking in liberalized India by examining three national urban renewal missions. Purbita and Megan met as research fellows at Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC).We chat with Purbita about fieldwork safety and gender dynamics while conducting fieldwork; field research during COVID; her research on urban renewal in India and the public sector push to develop ‘smart cities'; tech policy and responsible use of AI; inclusion, equity, and representation in tech across the Global North and the Global South; evolving definitions of decolonization in qualitative research; structural challenges to decolonizing knowledge production; positionality as a woman of color in academia; ethics in processes of consent; and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the public sector or lack thereof.If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review!RESOURCES:Linda Tuhiwai Smith's (1999) Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples is available here.Purbita is a member of the Racial Equality Network.Is there a topic you'd like to see covered? Do you know someone we should talk to? Get in touch at hello@gowithbedo.com. We'd love to hear from you. Happy listening!

With just seven weeks until the midterm elections, the key issues of this campaign are crystallizing. Democratic candidates are hitting the Republicans hard on abortion rights, while the GOP is focusing on the economy. Polling nationally shows that Democratic voters are highly motivated by the abortion issue, while Republicans don't really care very much about it. But the number one issue for voters in California, and nationally, remains the economy, inflation and jobs. So will this play out over the next two months? Why the two parties are addressing the contest so differently? To answer those questions, KCBS Radio Political Reporter Doug Sovern along with KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart talk with Thad Kousser, political science professor and Co-director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at UC San Diego.

In this week's podcast, we speak to Lee Jussim, a professor of psychology at Rutgers University who has recently started the Society of Open Inquiry in Behavioural Sciences. We discuss the nature of critical social justice, the corrosive effects of political bias, the lack of evidence for implicit bias in daily interactions, and the need to play the long game. Society for Open Inquiry in Behavioral Science: https://www.soibs.com Lee's Substack: https://substack.com/profile/14401534-lee-jussim A Model of Political Bias in Social Science Research: https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2020.1722600 Read our new mission: https://counterweightsupport.com/counterweight-manifesto/ Join us on Patreon for the latest Counterweight news & content: https://www.patreon.com/Counterweight Website: https://counterweightsupport.com Follow: https://twitter.com/Counter_Weight_ https://www.facebook.com/Counterweightsupport

It's a throwback episode to our BTBEP live-streaming days with the second ever episode of the Building the Black Educator Pipeline show.In this episode, Dr. Constance A. Lindsay joined the show to discuss the effect a Black Teacher Pipeline will have on Black student achievement. Dr. Lindsay and host Shayna Terrell discussed how Black teachers can help close the achievement gap for Black students, and what supports are needed to recruit and retain more Black teachers.Dr. Lindsay's areas of expertise include teacher quality and diversity, analyzing and closing racial achievement gaps, and adolescent development. Her work has been published in such journals as Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis and Social Science Research. Lindsay received a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University and master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University. Before doctoral study at Northwestern, she was a Presidential Management Fellow at the US Department of Education.This episode Streamed live on Mar 4, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIqdwTtp624  

Thad Kousser, Professor and Chair of political science at the University of California San Diego, is one of the authors of the just-released survey "Looking Ahead to November: How Will Reproductive Rights, Crime Rates and Top Two Dynamics Shape California's General Election. Thad is also the Co-Director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at UC San Diego, which conducted this survey that included nearly 3,000 Californians. We talk about: Apathetic and disengaged voters Which voters are most likely to be persuaded to vote Most effective tactics to get voters to change their opinions about issues and intent to vote Differences between concerns of Democratic, Republican, and Independent voters Call to action to campaigns and organizations to increase their registration and mobilization efforts @ThadKousser #UCSD #CaliforniaVoters #Midterms2022 #VoterApathy #GOTV #VoterTurnout Looking Ahead to November Survey Results Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research

“High functioning schizophrenia” is not a clinical diagnosis, but it is a term that is heard often when describing how someone is managing life with schizophrenia. So what exactly does that mean? What criteria do you have to meet to be considered “high functioning”? Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard delve into these intense subjects in this episode of Inside Schizophrenia.  Dr. Matthew Smith joins us who is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan and a researcher of high functioning schizophrenia. To learn more, or read the transcript, please visit the show's official episode page. Guest Bio Matthew J. Smith, PhD, MSW, MPE, LCSW, received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed post-doctoral fellowships in psychiatric epidemiology and biostatistics at Washington University in St. Louis and in translational neuroscience at Northwestern University. Dr. Smith also completed a fellowship on leading randomized controlled trials to evaluate behavioral interventions through the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. His primary research interests focus on developing and evaluating technology-based interventions that can be delivered in high schools, community mental health agencies and prisons to improve employment and mental health outcomes for transition-age youth with educational disabilities, adults with severe mental illness and/or other disabilities, and returning citizens. Dr. Smith is currently the principal investigator on five projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Justice, the Kessler Foundation and the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research. See research link below for more information on these projects. Dr. Smith's research team includes full-time staff, postdocs and graduate students. Please email smithumlab@umich.edu about opportunities to join the research team. Inside Schizophrenia Podcast Hosts Rachel Star Withers creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage and let others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has written Lil Broken Star: Understanding Schizophrenia for Kids and a tool for schizophrenics, To See in the Dark: Hallucination and Delusion Journal. Fun Fact: She has wrestled alligators. To learn more about Rachel, please visit her website, RachelStarLive.com. Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. Gabe makes his home in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. He lives with his supportive wife, Kendall, and a Miniature Schnauzer dog that he never wanted, but now can't imagine life without. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com.

"How does religion matter here? The reason that kids who are religious ‘abiders' end up having an academic advantage, especially in the working class and the middle class, is because their grades are so much better in the middle and high school years that their chances of getting into college are much higher. They also are constantly being told: “Oh you have good grades, you are college material,” so their chances of applying are higher. Grades in high school are a very strong predictor of college success, so their chances of graduating are higher. The reason it matters for them is because essentially all the things that would have derailed their academic success - the despair and getting into trouble - this is especially the case for boys who end up falling off the paths of college in much higher rates than girls. It essentially buffers them from all of that and helps them be twice as likely to get a college degree than non-abiders from the working and middle class."     Episode Description: We begin by distinguishing Americans who are simply religious from those who "have an active and reciprocal relationship with God in which they talk to God and God talks back" - a group that Ilana calls ‘abiders'. This group by virtue of wishing to please God and increase their chances of getting to Heaven develop a conscientiousness that improves their academic performance. By both 'believing and belonging' they remain closer to their families and church networks which provides them 'social capital' that contributes to their sense of well-being. These abider advantages do not apply to those born into professional families as they gain these advantages through other means. It also does not provide an advantage to those born into poor families. We further discuss the phenomena of 'undermatching' which is when adolescents choose less selective colleges in service of privileging family over career advancement.    Our Guest: Ilana M. Horwitz, Ph.D., (Stanford University) is an Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Sociology, and the Fields-Rayant Chair of Contemporary Jewish Life at the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience at Tulane University.  Born in Russia, Dr. Horwitz immigrated to Philadelphia when she was seven years old as part of the Soviet Jewry Movement. Having grown up in a country where Jews were persecuted, Dr. Horwitz had almost no exposure to Jewish traditions growing up. In Philadelphia, her family received significant help from different Jewish agencies and Jewish philanthropists, which allowed Dr. Horwitz to participate in Jewish schools, camps, and youth groups. In addition to learning about Judaism, Dr. Horwitz's immersion in Jewish institutions required her to learn how to navigate a middle-upper class social world as a working-class immigrant. These early educational and social experiences had a profound impact on Dr. Horwitz and led to her eventual interest in sociology and education.    In addition to her recent book God, Grades, and Graduation: Religion's Surprising Impact on Academic Success, her scholarship has also appeared in American Sociological Review, Social Science Research, Contemporary Jewry, Review of Religious Research, Contexts, and Jewish Social Studies. Her public opinion pieces have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Conversation, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Inside Higher Education, and Religion News Service.    Dr. Horwitz can be reached at ihorwitz@tulane.edu. 

This week we discuss a spate of articles about COVID. And, I recently spoke with Professor Justine Tinkler of the University of Georgia about her recent paper titled “Sexual harassment training and men's motivation to work with women.” The paper is to be published in Social Science Research, and is co-authored by Jody Clay-Warner and Malissa Alinor. Segment 1 -- Justine Tinkler on “Sexual harassment training and men's motivation to work with women.” Segment 2 -- Sociological challenges in the COVID era

This week we discuss an amazing new finding from the study of Mars. But first, I recently spoke with Tyler Bruefach, doctoral candidate at Florida State University, about his recent paper titled “Social isolation and achievement of students with learning disabilities.” The paper is to be published in Social Science Research, and is co-authored by John R. Reynolds. Segment 1 – Tyler Bruefach on “Social isolation and achievement of students with learning disabilities” Segment 2 – Social implications of the speeds of sound

This February marked the third anniversary of the Algerian street protests and movement that lead to the ouster of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Bouteflika was a fixture of Algerian politics and served as President since 1999. This was a huge turning point in modern Algerian history.  The movement that lead to his ouster is called The Hirak. Joining me to discuss the impact of the impact and legacy of this movement three years on are two scholars of Algeria's politics and economy. Andrew Ferrand is a senior fellow with The Atlantic Council and author of the book The Algerian Dream.  Tinhinane El Kadi is the cofounder of the Institute for Social Science Research in Algeria and a doctoral student at the London School of Economics. We kick off discussing the circumstances that lead to the ouster of Bouteflika three years ago before having a broader conversation about Algeria's politics and economy today.  

The utility of standardized testing is under debate in the US with opponents of their use in K-12 suggesting educators are now being forced to teach to tests. In higher education, there's been a push to abandon the use of standardized tests in admissions processes. But if we throw out standardized tests completely, are we throwing away a tool that still has some value? That's a question framing this episode of Stats and Stories with guest Howard Wainer. Howard Wainer is a statistician and research scientist with a specialization is the use of graphical methods for data analysis and communication, robust statistical methodology, and the development and application of generalizations of item response theory. After serving on the faculty of the University of Chicago, a period at the Bureau of Social Science Research during the Carter Administration, and 21 years as Principal Research Scientist in the Research Statistics Group at Educational Testing Service. He has authored more than 20 books, John's favorite of which is "Truth or Truthiness: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction by Learning to Think like a Data Scientist".

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In this episode, we talk with David Lazer, the University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences at Northeastern University and the Co-Director of the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks. We discuss two seminal papers in computational social science he co-authored a decade apart: "Life in the network: the coming age of computational social science" (Science 2009) and "Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities" (Science 2020). David shares with us events in his long and distinguished CSS research career. In the early 2000s, he helped gather a small group of people working on new "data streams" and how they intentionally created the term computational social science. He also talks about his own struggles on the academic job market, advice for aspiring CSS researchers, and a wish for better data availability structures.

This week we discuss the move of pro-genocide frameworks into the political mainstream in France. But first, I recently spoke with Chinyere Agbai, doctoral candidate in sociology at Brown University, about her recent paper titled “Shifting neighborhoods, shifting health: A longitudinal analysis of gentrification and health in Los Angeles County.” The paper is to be published in Social Science Research, and is sole-authored. Segment 1 -- Chinyere Agbai on “Shifting neighborhoods, shifting health: A longitudinal analysis of gentrification and health in Los Angeles County” Segment 2 -- The mainstreaming of frameworks conducive to genocide

This week I was joined by my very dear friend Asiya. She is from Karachi, Pakistan and was an international student at Mount Holyoke College, where she double majored in International Relations and Psychology. Currently, she is working as a Research Officer at the Collective for Social Science Research and works on multi-disciplinary projects with a focus on development, civic spaces, gender, democracy, mental health, youth well-being and qualitative research. In this episode, we discussed the reasons behind our decisions to come back home after graduation, the interesting questions we received once we moved back and finding the courage to take risks in the pursuit of our happiness.