Category: Human Sciences

Taking Stock of Social Media Use in a Social Sciences Journal: The DADOS Experience

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Occupying social networks with qualified scientific debates is fundamental, but we must not forget that science communication is specialized work and that academic careers have demanded more and more from their professionals, many of them subject to precariousness and/or mental health crises, including editors. Read More →

Research on Diversity in Social Sciences: A Reading Guide in DADOS

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Inequalities are a central research theme in social sciences. In this text, we list a series of recent studies published in DADOS, which mobilize rigorous methods and add to the area’s literature. Read More →

The Podcast as a Science Communication Tool: The DADOS Experience

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Transforming articles into accessible and powerful conversations, the DADOS podcast affirms science communication as a critical and inclusive practice. By exploring the backstage of research and valuing diverse voices, each episode expands the reach of social sciences and connects academic knowledge and public debate. Read More →

DADOS and Preprints: Advances Towards a More Open Science

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Since 2020, DADOS publishes articles in preprint format. Three have already been released in the journal, dealing with educational inequalities, trade unionism and scientific production in Latin America. This practice strengthens the visibility and transparency of academic work. Read More →

Where is Diversity Heading in Open Science and Scientific Publications?

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Surveys on articles in the journal DADOS show two sides of open science: women are still a minority among authors, but have adhered more to research transparency. Demographic monitoring of publications is essential for broader debates on inequalities in science. Read More →

When the World Overflows: Philosophy of Surprise and Waiting

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This article explores how surprise reveals that the world always exceeds us. Drawing on experiences such as art and landscape, it argues that reality emerges unexpectedly, disrupting our expectations and showing that thinking requires openness, attention, and patient waiting in the face of what we cannot control. Read More →

Maintainability as the Fourth Criterion of the Trust and Glue Criteria in Human-AI Integration

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We propose maintainability as a fourth criterion of the Trust and Glue criteria, in addition to trustworthiness, reliability, and accessibility to challenge the Standard model of IA, concluding that maintainability serves as a critical safeguard against the evolving challenges of human-AI integration. Read More →

AI chatbots and the simulation of dialog: what does Bakhtinian theory have to say?

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Proposal of a model for the discursive analysis of interactions with AI chatbots in the light of Bakhtinian concepts in which a controlled polyphony is observed, where all voices are reconciled in a “simulated dialog” that can impoverish critical thinking. We advocate the urgency of AI literacy development considering its ideological, political, and educational implications. Read More →

The Act of Consciousness Called Empathy

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The act of consciousness called “empathy”, based on Husserl’s phenomenology, has three moments: first, recognizing the other Ego; second, opening oneself to the other Ego; and third, feeling with the other. Read More →

Integrating Aesthetic Education in Contemporary Music Education

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There’s value in cultivating temperament, enhancing character, promoting social harmony, and moral education. It’s possible to advance contemporary music education, by delving deeply into the modern value of Traditional Confucian aesthetic philosophy, strengthening interdisciplinary research in aesthetic education, and constructing a scientific evaluation system for aesthetic education. Read More →