Barack Obama. Meghan Markle. Trevor Noah. Depending on your race, you might consider these and other Multiracial people as Black, White, or somewhere in-between, according to new research by psychologists at Duke University ...
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2023
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Of all the debate over teaching U.S. slavery, it is one sentence of Florida's revised academic standards that has provoked particular ire: "Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could ...
Education
Sep 26, 2023
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Because names are among the first things you learn about someone, they can influence first impressions.
Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2023
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A class-action lawsuit was brought against the Toronto Police Service in August over the force's historic use of street checks, known as carding. The lawsuit highlights the damaging and discriminatory impacts of carding, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2023
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It may seem intuitive that teams made up of people with a diversity of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds lead to more effective and inclusive outcomes. But the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to curb affirmative ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2023
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Racial stereotypes prompted by the Reconstruction-era Freedmen's Bureau following the Civil War endure in America's present-day social safety net, according to new research co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Political science
Aug 16, 2023
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The state of Florida ignited a controversy when it released a set of 2023 academic standards that require fifth graders to be taught that enslaved Black people in the U.S. "developed skills which, in some instances, could ...
Archaeology
Aug 14, 2023
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In South Africa "umlungu" is a word that's commonly used to refer to white people. It comes from isiXhosa, the language of the country's Xhosa people. It's always been a mystery how the word originated or what it actually ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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Investors have been buying houses at a steady rate since the last recession, but how much does it affect availability in the housing market? New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology shows investors are most likely ...
Economics & Business
Aug 8, 2023
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Cornell researchers have shown that data science and artificial intelligence tools can successfully identify when prosecutors question potential jurors differently, in an effort to prevent women and Black people from serving ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2023
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