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Concepts are the building blocks of research articles
The building blocks of a social science research article are concepts. The author must present and define all major concepts.…
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Saturation in Qualitative Research
Saturation is a fundamental yet unscientific aspect of qualitative research. In this post, I explain what saturation is and why…
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Counting Chaos: Problems of Early Covid-19 Pandemic Data Reporting
This post examines the early state of administrative data that the public and authorities used to understand the beginning stages…
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AI Writing Tips from Economist Tyler Cowen
Notable economist Tyler Cowen tells us how to use artificial intelligence (AI) for writing and learning. We learn it from…
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Sociology is dangerous! Why authoritarians and their supporters attack sociology
The Trump Administration censors sociological knowledge In 2025, the Trump Administration banned words that sociologists regularly use from appearing on…
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How to Find, Read, and Organize Academic Social Science Research
The bare bones of academic research is: Find and read academic articles, and organize the massive amounts of research materials…
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ChatGPT Deep Research Output Misleads Us about Data Collection and Analysis
tl;dr ChatGPT Deep Research cannot access any datasets that it was not trained on. It spits out reports that strongly imply…
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Futurist and Culture Critic Ted Gioia on Cycles, Decline, and the Rise of Microculture
How can we best understand the current cultural landscape and what it means for the future? The Rick Beato interview…
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Grant writing: What makes social science research ideas fundable?
From idea to grant proposal: empirical research projects in the social sciences See also Some Tips on Finding Research Grants…
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How to write an abstract for a social science research article
After the title, the abstract is the next important part of your article that your social science audience will read.…
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Effective titles in social science research are short, truthful, and informative
You want people to read your research. When looking for a useful article, titles are often the first thing people…
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Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences and ChatGPT
We covered a basic approach in How to use ChatGPT in Social Science Research; in this post, we focus on…
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How to write a peer review for an article in a social science journal
Part of being a professional social scientist is to write peer reviews for article in academic journals. This post discusses…
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Writing Peer Review in the Social Sciences: Constructive, Honest, and Respectful
Peer review is a fundamental activity in social science. Whether you are a student or a seasoned professor, constructive feedback…
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Predicting the Future: Wired Magazine, 2022
The Wired World in 2022 predicted the technological advances and technology-driven changes that will make headlines next year. I read…
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Don’t Look Up (2021): Blame, Change, and Social Forces
When “We tried” is not good enough. In a way, the asteroid in Netflix’s dark comedy Don’t Look Up absolves…
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Distraction-free: Productivity Apps and Devices
Are you a writer? Yes. Do you battle distractions? Yes. Will apps and devices help with that? Probably not. Phones.…
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What is an empirical research article in the social sciences?
Definition and purpose Empirical research articles in the social sciences are documents that communicate research ideas. Articles present the answers…
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Arcs and Flow: Good academic writing with examples
What is good academic writing in the social sciences? How to write academic research articles well? We provide the building…
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Research Questions with Examples
All research starts with a question. We define “research question” and provide examples of research questions in the social sciences.…
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Knowledge gap and examples
Researchers often talk about the “knowledge gap.” What is the “knowledge gap?” This post explains what the “knowledge gap” is…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Social Scientist
As AI increases in use and popularity, the profession of the social sciences will change. AI will eventually change the…
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How to think about academic writing in the social sciences
With so many parts to write in a research article, academic writing can seem overwhelming. How should we think about…
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Academic Writing for Psychology Students
This is for the course “Critical Academic Writing” taught, in English, at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Psychology. This…
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How to write the results section of a research article in the social sciences
When you analyze data, your readers will want to know the results. But, you have lots of data and lots…
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How to write the theory section of a research article in the social sciences
Every empirical research article in sociology and political science requires a theory section. When you conduct research with data, there…
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Local Data and Upstream Reporting as Sources of Error in the Covid 19 Undercount
The growth, stability, and decline in cases and mortality due to Covid 19 are generally based on administrative data that…
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Writing Habits and Writing Strategies
Staring at a white Word doc or looking up at a mountain of scrap notes — you may find yourself…
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Sociological Methods for Psychology Students
University of Warsaw: Social Research Specialization Course title Current Topics in Sociology – A Methodological Approach Instructor dr. hab. Joshua…
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Lone Wolf & Cub: Power, Masculinity, and the Graphic Novel
Lone Wolf & Cub, an iconic Japanese manga first published in 1970, remains a classic because it is a work…
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