Reconciling state promises and practices: Constitutional promises and discrimination against religious minorities

State Religion and Discrimination Against Ethnic Minorities

Promises, promises.

In the target article I argued that cognitive neuropsychologists have increasingly deviated from the original goals and methods of the subject. In this reply to the commentators, I argue that future progress using neuropsychological approaches to understanding behaviour is most likely to be made by the use of converging sources of evidence that are garnered by an interdisciplinary methodology. ...

Promises, promises.

It’s easy to think that there is no problem facing medicine that information technology can’t solve. Experience in the US gives little reason for optimism. Huge investments havemostly failed to solve old problems and have created new ones. US doctors report spending two hours on computer tasks for every hour with patients (doi:10.7326/M16-0961). Poor usability and limited interoperability of el...

Promises, promises for neuroscience and law

Stunning technical advances in the ability to image the human brain have provoked excited speculation about the application of neuroscience to other fields. The 'promise' of neuroscience for law has been touted with particular enthusiasm. Here, we contend that this promise elides fundamental conceptual issues that limit the usefulness of neuroscience for law. Recommendations for overcoming thes...

High Performance Workplaces and Family Friendly Practices: Promises Made and Promises Kept

High Performance Workplaces and Family Friendly Practices: Promises Made and Promises Kept * High performance workplaces elicit greater involvement and productivity from employees but past theory and evidence remain divided on whether or not such workplaces are compatible with family friendly work practices. We present new evidence on the association using perceptions of a representative sample...