College professors, in general, skew to the political left. But does their research? That’s the question animating a recent paper, “The ideological orientation of academic social science research 1960 ...

The technology can whip up spurious findings and pollute survey responses, but it could also make research more rigorous.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Results from a massive research project investigating whether previously reported scientific ...

The National Science Foundation division that covers social, behavioral, and economic sciences is in the crosshairs.

Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...

Taking a lice-grade comb to press coverage of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign can feel a little like relitigating, but in light of recent news about President Donald Trump, ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will appoint a planning committee to plan and execute a public hybrid workshop to develop and assess ideas for a national ...

AI – or artificial intelligence – is often used as a way to summarize data and improve writing. But AI tools also represent a powerful and efficient way to analyze large amounts of text to search for ...