Traffic stops, which happen approximately 50,000 times each day in the United States, are the most common interaction between law enforcement and the public, according to data from the Stanford Open Policing Project. These ...
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2022
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Gender equality and inclusion are key metrics by which performance is measured in industry today. Research is no exception. While there is no quick fix to eliminating gender disparities, the EU has identified the structural ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2022
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If you're an "equal-opportunity jerk," does that mean you can't also be sexist? New research shows that many people think so—and consider men to be gender blind when they're rude, condescending, and berating to women and ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2022
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It's fairly common to see many claims or arguments end with a curt "do your research". In some ways, it's a bold call to action.
Other
Feb 8, 2022
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As humans fill the atmosphere with excess carbon dioxide, much of it gets absorbed by the oceans, acidifying them—a potential concern for marine life. According to a new study publishing February 3rd in PLOS Biology, however, ...
Ecology
Feb 3, 2022
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If you're a Twitter user, you'll know that when scrolling through your home feed, in between posts from accounts you follow, you'll sometimes see tweets tagged "you might like." In other words, Twitter is recommending content ...
Political science
Feb 1, 2022
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A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League's regular season, there is just one Black head coach and one Latino head coach left in the League—Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Ron Rivera ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2022
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Our most negative societal prejudices can fade, but what sparks that change, and what does it mean when those views haven't budged in years? Tessa Charlesworth, a postdoc in the Department of Psychology, has dedicated her ...
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2022
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The fossil record, which documents the history of life on Earth, is heavily biased by influences such as colonialism, history and global economics, argues a new study involving paleontologists at the University of Birmingham ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 6, 2022
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Racial bias can unconsciously seep into many aspects of life, causing people to unknowingly act in discriminatory ways. Even when not ill-intentioned, this type of discrimination can still have serious consequences—and ...
Social Sciences
Dec 20, 2021
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