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Wiley and TED to Offer Educational Content, Promote Big Ideas
John Wiley has reached an agreement with TED, the nonprofit specializing in spreading discussions on technology, entertainment, design and...
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With Obama’s Win, Colleges Anticipate 4 More Years of Reform
When American voters re-elected Barack Obama as president, they extended the White House stay of an administration that has...
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Lack of Science Capacity Threatens Africa’s Development
The “remarkable recent economic growth” in many African countries may be able to sustain science through domestic funding (rather...
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Should Science Majors Pay Less for College Than Art Majors?
Philosophy lovers, prepare to be outraged. Down in Florida, a task force commissioned by Governor Rick Scott is putting...
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Scholarly Publishing’s Gender Gap
Women cluster in certain fields, according to a study of millions of journal articles, while men get more credit
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The Brain Drain Within Africa
The following is from a guest post to the Chronicle’s WorldWise blog, written by John D. Holm, the former...
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The Latest Effort to Smear Evolution By Natural Selection
As a biographical sketch, Darwin: Portrait of a Genius is brisk and sufficient. But as an exploration of Darwin’s...
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Americans Win Nobel Economics Prize
Two American economists won the Nobel Prize in economics for their research into how to match different actors in...
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Is a Train-Wreck Looming for Social Psychology?
Daniel Kahneman sent an e-mail last week to a dozen social psychologists, spelling out what he sees as a...
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Education Reform Is Impossible Without Addressing Racism
From Michaela Pommells at Huffington Post: Let’s face it, race inequity may not be a deliberate goal of education...