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A methodology to assess social technological alignment in the health domain.

Journal Article
Lim, A., Thuemmler, C., Lim, A. K., Holanec, I., & Fricker, S. (2016)
A methodology to assess social technological alignment in the health domain. IRBM, 37(4), 232-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irbm.2015.10.005
There have been longstanding discussions whether social or technological factors eventually determine the speed of innovation, in particular when it comes to implementation. I...

Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”

Journal Article
Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., Bacon, L., & Mackinnon, L. (2019)
Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(3), 324-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2018.1489219
A recent UK Government commissioned study found concerning levels of unemployment among computing students from disadvantaged, black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The study...

The co-evolution of social institutions, demography, and large-scale human cooperation

Journal Article
Powers, S. T., & Lehmann, L. (2013)
The co-evolution of social institutions, demography, and large-scale human cooperation. Ecology Letters, 16(11), 1356-1364. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12178
Human cooperation is typically coordinated by institutions, which determine the outcome structure of the social interactions individuals engage in. Explaining the Neolithic tr...

The Holy Grail of a viable press.

Journal Article
Duff, A. (2010)
The Holy Grail of a viable press. The Journal. 33
Opinion article analysing problems facing mass media in information age.