Tag: Bias
4 ways to protect yourself from disinformation
Elizabeth Stoycheff, Wayne State University
You might have fallen for someone’s attempt to disinform you about current events. But it’s not your fault.
Even the most...
What really causes home field advantage – and why it’s on...
Konstantinos Pelechrinis, University of Pittsburgh
Never before has the away team won every single game in the World Series, but that’s exactly what happened this...
Many hate crimes never make it into the FBI’s database
Sophie Bjork-James, Vanderbilt University
The FBI’s latest numbers showed a 17 percent increase in reported hate crimes in 2017.
But what does this actually say about...
How do Americans really feel about interracial couples?
Allison Skinner, Northwestern University
According to the most recent U.S. census, approximately 15 percent of all newlywed couples are interracial. More interracial relationships are also...
The dangerous belief that white people are under attack
Clara Wilkins, Wesleyan University
In August, the Justice Department decided to investigate instances of bias against whites in university admissions. Since then, campuses have been...
Should we worry that half of Americans trust their gut to...
R. Kelly Garrett, The Ohio State University
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll bet that’s true,” before you had all the facts? Most people...
What the Google gender ‘manifesto’ really says about Silicon Valley
Marie Hicks, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Five years ago, Silicon Valley was rocked by a wave of “brogrammer” bad behavior, when overfunded, highly entitled, mostly white...
It’s just not cricket! Only two neutral umpires can eliminate bias...
By Gemma Ware, The Conversation
They may be the arbiters of the world’s most gentlemanly sport, but cricket umpires provided by the home team are...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
