AI adjusts for gaps in citizen science data
Citizen science is a boon for researchers, providing reams of data about everything from animal species to distant galaxies.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2019
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Researchers reveal new ways to strip unconscious bias from the job market
Changing language in job advertisements and de-identifying CVs during recruitment can significantly boost a person's prospects of landing a job by overcoming unconscious bias, new University of Melbourne research shows.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2018
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Google CEO faces House grilling on breach, China censorship
Google's CEO faces a grilling from U.S. lawmakers on how the web search giant handled an alarming data breach and whether it may bend to Chinese government censorship demands.
Business
Dec 11, 2018
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Google moves to curb gender bias in translation
Google said Thursday it was tweaking its translation application with the goal of reducing gender bias.
Internet
Dec 7, 2018
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Media portrayals of black men contribute to police violence, study says
Negative portrayals in the news media affect how police treat black men in the United States, according to a Rutgers School of Public Health study.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2018
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Racial bias taints neighborhoods—and residents, research reveals
Growing up in Michigan, Courtney Bonam moved from the predominantly black community of Oak Park to the predominantly white town of Ann Arbor. Her new middle school, which had the largest racial minority enrollment in the ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2018
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The equivalence test: A new way for scientists to tackle so-called negative results
A paleontologist returns to her lab from a summer dig and sets up a study comparing tooth length in two dinosaur species. She and her team work meticulously to avoid biasing their results. They remain blind to the species ...
Mathematics
Nov 19, 2018
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'Bargaining while black' may lead to lower salaries
African-American job candidates are more likely to receive lower salaries in hiring negotiations when racially biased evaluators believe they have negotiated too much, according to research published by the American Psychological ...
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2018
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New report on gender equality in UK History
Steps must be taken to promote gender equality to ensure more women view history as an academic option and profession, according to a new report published by the Royal Historical Society (RHS) and co-authored by academics ...
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2018
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Amazon's sexist hiring algorithm could still be better than a human
Amazon decided to shut down its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) recruiting tool after discovering it discriminated against women. The company created the tool to trawl the web and spot potential candidates, rating ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 1, 2018
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