Today, banks are increasingly using software to decide who will get a loan, courts to judge who should be denied bail, and hospitals to choose treatments for patients. These uses of software make it critical that the software ...
Software
Aug 17, 2017
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If you think your boss is in her position only because of a gender quota and not because of merit, it could affect the work you do for her.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2017
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The racial biases of Whites in a community predict how many African-Americans are killed by police in a given area, according to results of a paper published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2017
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When children avoid school to avoid bullying, many states can lose tens of millions of dollars in lost funding, and California alone loses an estimated $276 million each year because children feel unsafe.
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2017
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Despite being a male-dominated field, a recent study has found no evidence for gender bias against women in philosophy, in terms of securing tenure-track positions as college professors. Good news, but why aren't there more ...
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2017
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"Fake news" is the buzzword of 2017. Barely a day goes by without a headline about president Donald Trump lambasting media "bias", or the spread of "alternative facts".
Internet
May 30, 2017
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Researchers of the University of Barcelona have studied the influence of immersive virtual reality (IVR) on racial bias. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, has used this technology to analyse the effects of immersion ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2017
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The second-year law school students watched in amazement.
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2017
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The accusation that that academia is disproportionately left-wing and liberal is not a new one. Nor is the main thrust of the claim, in a report by the Adam Smith Institute, contentious. Many accept that academics tend towards ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2017
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Here is a social experiment you can conduct on your next trip to the local garage. You need one woman and one man who are willing to pretend to buy a car. Tell the person selling the car that the woman will be the main driver ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2017
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