The second part of the Wi4impact blog series explores the potential of digital media in knowledge transfer. Digital transfer media, such as blogs and podcasts, are increasingly used to ensure that research-based knowledge benefits individuals or society. Digital information and communication technologies allow for a simple, fast, and cost-effective dissemination …
Individual inequality increases, and gender inequality exists, regarding the number of papers by computer scientists. Both patterns vanish when only papers by first authors with durable careers are considered. Underneath lies the Matthew Effect, a mechanism of cumulative advantage that amplifies differences, including gender differences. These are the results from …
Die letzten beiden Jahrzehnte waren von verschiedensten Krisen wie der Finanzkrise, der Corona-Pandemie oder dem Klimawandel geprägt. Diese einschneidenden Ereignisse und die daraus resultierenden öffentlichen Debatten werfen immer wieder die Frage auf, ob und wie sich die politischen Einstellungen der Bevölkerung über die Zeit verändern. Anknüpfend an die Krisen der …
The rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe led some mainstream political parties to attempt to regain the support of voters by adopting far-right pro-nationalist and anti-immigrant stances. However, new research out of Germany and Israel suggests this strategy primarily benefits far-right parties and not the political mainstream parties, as …
This blog series provides a step-by-step overview of the Wi4impact research project, which examines the knowledge transfer impact of science blogs and podcasts at German higher education and non-university research institutions. The first blog post presents a brief theoretical introduction to our research topic. The term knowledge transfer is by …
The use of web tracking panel data provides new insights into Germans’ online pornography use. According to new research published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, German Catholics, Protestants, and the religiously unaffiliated are as likely to use online pornography as each other. By comparison, members of minority religions in Germany, …