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College athletes have made substantial progress in being able to get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness − except in one realm.
Bias in AI has been getting a lot of attention lately, but it’s just one aspect of the larger – and thornier – problem of fairness in AI.
Electoral redistricting is a high-stakes political game, so Democrats and Republicans have a hard time playing fair. When they’re made to work together, a more representative result is possible.
The preference for fairness emerges early in childhood, suggesting it is to some extent hardwired.
Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include to achieve fair health outcomes depends on how you approach fairness.
A scholar of grading explains how teachers can do a better job of reporting what grades represent, and what they are for.
A new study reveals wide disparities among state-issued Clean Water Act fines, and even among federal fines from regions to region. A law professor explains why it may be illegal.
People who have a strong sense of fairness are less likely to cheat.
Perceptions that South African police treat people disrespectfully, lack impartiality or transparency, and are prone to brutality
undermine public confidence in them.
A UK controversy about school leavers’ marks shows algorithms can get things wrong. To ensure algorithms are as fair as possible, how they work and the trade-offs involved must be made clear.
As young children learn about politics and political figures, they internalize the idea that politics is a man’s world, which ultimately means political representation is heavily skewed toward men.
There are many ways to decide what’s ‘fair’ in a given situation. Which one you prefer may depend on what kind of person you are.
Cognitive neuroscientists use brain imaging and behavioral economic games to investigate people’s sense of fairness. They find it’s common to take care of yourself before looking out for others.
When a decision is made and people don’t get the outcome they want, they often tend to see it as unfair. Here’s why.
Unfairness alone is upsetting enough to drive people to punish lucky recipients of unfair outcomes.
We all think we want equality, but in reality it’s often fairness that is more important to us.
Without genuine global leadership the ability of economies to “build back better” after the disaster caused by COVID-19 will unfairly favour wealthier populations and nations.
Lockdown requires that we all act as if we know nothing, even if we are world experts on disease transmission.
Politicians and public health officials appeal to our sense of fairness in requesting the public’s co-operation in controlling the pandemic. But COVID-19 doesn’t affect everyone equally.
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Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Education & Social Work, Education Futures Studio, University of Sydney
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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Bernard A. Galler Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of Economics at New York University Abu Dhabi and Distinguished Research Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Student in Mathematics, University of Illinois Chicago
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
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Vasti Roodt is Associate Professor and Head of PROSPER (Promoting Social and Political Ethics Research) in the Department of Philosophy, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer and Director, Centre for Research on Education in a Digital Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Associate, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor in Personality Psychology, The University of Melbourne
