After a mistake, people may try to correct the error with an intentional wrong judgment, this time in favor of the previously wronged party.
Ed Zurga/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images
Erroneous calls increase the chances of subsequent calls in favor of the person who was harmed. What drives this behavior, and do people even recognize they’re doing it?
Will robo-umps make the game of baseball better or worse?
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Umpires don’t need to be replaced by robots, but some troubling findings indicate that they could use a little help.
Serena Williams looks at her box during the women’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament against Naomi Osaka, of Japan on Sept. 8, 2018, in New York.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Serena Williams challenged decades of stereotypes when she revealed her anger after she disagreed with a U.S. Open umpire. A racist caricature and calls to boycott her playing by umpires followed.