ONE of the best things about science is its ability to correct itself, spot flaws, poor evidence and bad claims, track the myths they spawn to their roots – and axe them. This process is vital, especially in areas such as race, IQ and gender, where false steps derail fields for years.
Category: Psychology
Psychology journal editor asked to resign for refusing to review papers unless he can see the data
Psychologist Gert Storms doesn’t want to review scientific papers if their authors refuse to share with him the underlying data. The American Psychological Association , which publishes the journal he edits, has asked him to resign.
Is your smartphone making you shy?
During the three years I’ve spent researching and writing about shyness, one of the most common questions people ask is about the relationship between shyness and technology. Are the internet and the cellphone causing our social skills to atrophy? I often hear this from parents of shy teenagers, who are worried that their children are spending more time with their devices than with their peers.
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Dr. Scott Ottaway is Research Director, DevOps at IDC. His responsibilities focus on market analysis, tracking, forecasting and consulting on software development trends related to DevOps.
People wrongly claimed that a major government institution faked…
The 2015 Arctic sea ice summertime minimum was 699,000 square miles below the 1981-2010 average, shown here as a gold line in this visual representation of a NASA analysis of satellite data released September 14, 2015. In 2016 and 2017, the melt has continued.
Evolution, Climate and Vaccines: Why Americans Deny Science
The U.S. has a science problem. Around half of the country’s citizens reject the facts of evolution ; fewer than a third agree there is a scientific consensus on human-caused climate change , and the number who accept the importance of vaccines is ticking downward.
The complexity of plastic bags
As societies face increasingly complex problems, design is emerging as the tool to solve some of Asia’s biggest issues. Through field trips with designers skilled in human-centered design, the team behind Ethnographers’ Field Guide to Innovation , a new series on Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia, see how meaning is found in everyday surrounds and how people are key to unlocking innovation.