This week, we talk to David Peterson from Northwestern University (31:22). David is a sociologist of knowledge and science, and his research compares the scientific practices of natural and social scientists. He authored a 2015 American Sociological Review article, “All that is Solid: Bench-Building at the Frontiers of Two Experimental Sciences” Also, […]
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We discuss the case of Amy Cuddy, a researcher who rose to fame on research whose failure to replicate prompted backlash.
This week, we speak with Boston University‘s Ashley Mears, the current chair of the American Sociological Association’s Section on Consumers and Consumption. She is also author of Pricing Beauty: The Making of a Fashion Model (University of California Press). We talk about her upcoming book on bottle service at clubs […]
An interview with Boston University's Ashley Mears about her research on the young women who work for VIP bottle services.
We discuss two cases in which online outrage spurred changes in academia: the cases of George Cicariello-Maher and the Third World Quarterly retraction.
This week, we speak to Stephen Vaisey from Duke University about sociology’s engagement of other disciplines. Stephen’s research spans the boundaries of culture, morality, and the decision sciences. He is the author of “Motivation and Justification: A Dual Process Model” (2009, AJS). Also: Harvey Weinstein and yet another discussion about […]
Gabriel Rossman describes how the case of Harvey Weinstein follows what we know about the development of scandals
