Bonobos prefer to share food with strangers

Bonobos prefer to share food with strangers Karl Bates-Duke, futurity.org DUKE (US) — For bonobos, building a social network and making new friends are as valuable as food, say researchers. If you opened a pack of gum while standing in line somewhere, would you give a piece to the coworker standing on one side of… … Continue reading Bonobos prefer to share food with strangers

Social Science Pushing Data Frontiers

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Creativity and social science critical to reform government gridlock

Innovating Policy with Creativity and Social Sciences core77.com Today’s glob­al finan­cial and social crises demand inno­va­tion not only in pub­lic ser­vices, but with­in the whole bureau­crat­ic, admin­is­tra­tive sys­tem of pub­lic gov­er­nance. In order to respond effec­tive­ly to a chang­ing con­text of… RT @core77: Innovating Policy with Creativity and Social Sciences - Paper by @Nesta_UK & … Continue reading Creativity and social science critical to reform government gridlock

Behavioral Scientists Advised Obama Campaign

  ‘Dream Team’ of Behavioral Scientists Advised Obama Campaign - NYTimes.com. While getting out the vote for the Warren campaign, we applied some of the same behavioral/social science research described in this article. Related articles Romney Blames Loss on Obama's 'Gifts' to Minorities and Young Voters - NYTimes.com 'Dream Team' of Behavioral Scientists Advised Obama … Continue reading Behavioral Scientists Advised Obama Campaign

Microsoft says social science will be the next frontier of science and technology

Microsoft Research New England head notes  that social science will be the next frontier of science and technology. Where creativity meets technology - Boston.com   Related articles A New Kind Of Social Science For The 21st Century (lookingbeyondborders.com) What's Soft about Social Science? (everydaysociologyblog.com) Adventures in Ideas: Which Social Science Should Die? (freakonomics.com) Social Science … Continue reading Microsoft says social science will be the next frontier of science and technology

Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship, MS | NYU-Poly

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James W. Pennebaker: Natural language and health

Over the course of his career, Pennebaker has studied the nature of physical symptoms, health consequences of secrets, expressive writing, and natural language, and has received grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Army Research Institute, and other federal agencies for studies in language, emotion, and social dynamics. A pioneer of writing … Continue reading James W. Pennebaker: Natural language and health

National Science Foundation (NSF) databases for science information

  Best database for government science information: nsf.gov - National Science Foundation - US National Science Foundation (NSF). Related articles AUI and NRAO Comment On NSF's Astronomy Portfolio Review Committee (spacedaily.com) Kauffman Foundation joins with NSF and the Deshpande Foundation to form Innovation Corps Program (kauffman.org) Seminar on Student Funding Opportunities at the National Science … Continue reading National Science Foundation (NSF) databases for science information

Open Directory: Science: Biology: Bioinformatics Education

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Nanotechnology Education and Careers | Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Center

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Bio-Link: a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center for Biotechnology

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