80s Quote by Ruth Simmons

It makes sense for social scientists to become more involved in policy because many of society's most challenging problems are, in essence, behavioral.

— Richard Thaler

Social realism takes research.

— Debra Granik

In the eighties and nineties, the innovation agenda was exclusively focused on enterprises. There was a time in which economic and social issues were…

— Diogo Vasconcelos

Not all research is going to be turned into some new innovation, but there are some things that can be and that haven't been,…

— Dan Lipinski

“the Sources of Innovation: The Case of Scientific Instruments." Research Policy 23, no. 4: 459-469.”

— Eric von Hippel

Public enthusiasm for new advances is a key ingredient in influencing policy-makers to stimulate follow-up work with suitable funding, and it can be achieved…

— Aubrey de Grey

When your focus is social change and not financial change, why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared.

— Cameron Sinclair

“Diffusion is essentially a social process through which people talking to people spread an innovation.”

— Dwight McNeill

The social and economic impact of innovative American researchers, companies, and workers over the course of U.S. history have been enormous.

— Robert Hormats

“Breakthrough innovation occurs when we bring down boundaries and encourage disciplines to learn from each other”

— Gyan Nagpal

“science applied to social problems and backed by the whole force of the state,”

— C.S. Lewis

It is time to create new social science departments that reflect the breadth and complexity of the problems we face as well as the…

— Nicholas A. Christakis