Category Archives: Research

Life as a Woman in STEM

Read one woman’s perspective of life as a STEM academic.

How to Use Google Better, Part 2: Improve Your Googling Skills with Operators

Learn how to improve your Googling skills with operators — simple, powerful search commands — in this post by Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kevin Ho.

Science Literacy: An Important Tool in the Information Age

In this post, Kelly Tabbutt of Fancy Comma, LLC helps readers understand the importance of science literacy to understand the world around you and be able to easily spot fake news, misinformation, or pseudoscience.

Fake News and News Literacy in the “Post-Truth” Era

In this post, Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kevin Ho looks at the problem of fake news and ways we can combat the spread of misinformation and make constructive dialogue on the facts possible.

The Simplified Guide to Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences

In this two-part series on statistics in the social sciences by Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kelly Tabbutt, learn about numbers and data visualization, as well as the importance of reliability and validity, in interpreting statistical data such as political and opinion polling.

The Simplified Guide to Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences, Part II: Reliability and Validity

In Part 2 of this two-part series on statistics in the social sciences, Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kelly Tabbutt discusses the importance of reliability and validity when interpreting statistical data.

The Simplified Guide to Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences, Part I: Numbers and Graphs

In Part 1 of this two-part series, Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kelly Tabbutt discusses the simplest ways to understand numbers and graphs when interpreting statistics in the social sciences.

How to Research and Write Skillfully on Something You Know Nothing About

Learn about how to research and write about something you know nothing about. As this post from Kelly Tabbutt of Fancy Comma, LLC explains, You don’t need to become a PhD on a topic to write about it, but you do need to understand it well enough to explain it in general terms.