Posts Tagged: social science

The Rumpus Interview with Bronwen Dickey

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Bronwen Dickey discusses Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon, her examination of one of the most feared dog breeds, how the media changes perceptions, and what Eliza Doolittle might have to say about this.

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Social Scientist in the City

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Evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson applies Darwinian theory to an urban landscape, in order to help improve Binghamton, New York. A city is the perfect subject for studying social dynamics among people, applying his research of evolutionary social traits to schools, churches and playgrounds to help reform the city. (via Arts & Letters Daily)

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