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Five recommendations for maximising the relevance of social science research for public policy-making in the big data era

What are the limitations of learning at scale? Investigating information diffusion and network vulnerability in MOOCs

How big data is breathing new life into the smart cities concept

P-values are widely used in the social sciences, but often misunderstood: and that’s a problem.

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Gender gaps in virtual economies: are there virtual ‘pink’ and ‘blue’...

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