Futurum

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Published: At Furman University in the US, Dr Ben Haywood and Professor Julia Parrish from the University of Washington are studying how citizen science programmes impact the relationships participants have with the places and ecology they study which might, in turn, increase scientific literacy. Why is citizen science important?

Geography 98

Geography Research Research Science 98

Futurum

JUNE 21, 2022

This is a practice that an international network of scholars, including Professor Eithne Quinn from the University of Manchester in the UK, has found to be structurally racist. DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty. DEFENDANT – the accused person in a court of law. Download the article.

Research 79

Research Research Professor Argumentation 79

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As you can imagine, there are many arguments both for and against these ideas. How does economics combine mathematics and social science? In education and labour markets, there are major social issues and public policy problems, so I think it’s important to develop clear insights into these using a precise methodology.”

Economics 111

Economics Government Mathematics Publication 111

Futurum

MAY 11, 2023

Social science for social change: the story of marriage equality in the US Published: For centuries, gay people have suffered discrimination, prejudice and persecution. Professor Michael Rosenfeld , a sociologist at Stanford University , has studied this dramatic change in public opinion. I was delighted to oblige!”

Equality 57

Equality Social Sciences Science Sciences 57

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

But in 1834, Émile Clapeyron (1799–1864)—a rather distinguished French engineering professor (and steam engine designer)—wrote a paper entitled “ Memoir on the Motive Power of Heat ”. His book is mostly words, with just a few formulas related to the behavior of ideal gases, and some tables of actual parameters for particular materials.

Energy 88

Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 88

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

Ed was someone who wanted to independently figure things out for himself, and delighted in presenting his often somewhat-outlandish conclusions—whether about technology, science, business or the world—with dramatic showman-like panache. He used to like to tell people I’d learned a lot from him. And Ed was now one of them.

Computer 68

Computer Physics Science Sciences 68