Law: Congress weighs role of social scientists in war

Washington

The Pentagon must take better advantage of social scientists' insights about warfare and terrorism, several members of Congress said during a hearing on Thursday that was jointly sponsored by the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Science and Technology.

"The changes in the type of warfare we're fighting and the situations our soldiers are finding themselves in necessitate this type of research," said Rep. Brian Baird, Democrat of Washington, who is chairman of the subcommittee on research and science education.Read the full story in the Chronicle of Higher Education.