Findings of psychological research now regularly escape the ivory towers of academe to permeate popular media. This results in misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and misquoting of research ...

Scientists are taught early in our training that criticism is a fundamental part of the job. What we are not usually trained to navigate, however, is public backlash, which is exactly what followed ...

The lack of gender equality in science is not just a problem that affects women. It also impedes a country’s development. Moreover, when we limit the size of the talent pool by making it harder for ...

When a group of researchers at Northwestern University uncovered evidence of widespread—and growing—research fraud in scientific publishing, editors at some academic journals weren’t exactly rushing ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand Americans’ views of gun policy. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,115 adults from June 5-11, 2023. Everyone who took part in this survey is ...

For more than 20 years, the federal government did not support gun studies. This report is a part of "Rethinking Gun Violence," an ABC News series examining the level of gun violence in the U.S. -- ...

As a researcher who has used a wide variety of methodologies, I understand the importance of acknowledging that we, as researchers, do not pick the methodology; rather, the research question dictates ...

Note: For 2023 survey data on problems facing the country, read “Inflation, Health Costs, Partisan Cooperation Among the Nation’s Top Problems“ When asked to consider the major problems facing the ...