Why are women and people of colour under-represented in politics? Part of the problem is strategic discrimination, or concern about other people’s biases.
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Irrational behaviour during difficult circumstances is rooted in deeper cognitive and evolutionary psychological mechanisms. Many reflect what are called emergency decision and purchasing contexts.
Just because YouTube recommends a video doesn’t mean it has medically valid information.
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
Dan Birman, director of the new Netflix feature documentary ‘Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story,’ discusses his filmmaking process and the importance of the case.
Involving family and friends in decisions or rethinking the meaning of “getting back to normal” helps protect against cognitive bias and its harmful consequences.
Though political elites complain about what the media covers, and how they cover it, research shows that ideological bias among media outlets is largely nonexistent.
Researchers and public health officials still don’t know how widespread nor how deadly the coronavirus really is. Random testing is a way to quickly and easily learn this important information.
As the 2020 elections near and disinformation campaigns ramp up, an expert on media literacy offers advice you can use to develop habits to exert more conscious control over your news intake.
Is making sense of a story more important than getting at its truth? Looking at the treatment of myth in ancient Greece may help us navigate what is true, and whether that matters.
Becoming friends with classmates from different backgrounds can help people reject negative stereotypes. And teachers are able to help make that happen.
An often invisible force is undercutting support for policies that help Americans facing economic hardship.
Factchecking became politicised during UK election campaign. But what does it really add to public awareness?
Examining current attitudes to accents in Britain, do the same biases hold true as they did 50 years ago and what does that mean when it comes to the interview process?
Critics who called the show featuring Scarlett Moffatt ‘racist’ need to look at their own prejudices.
Professional societies of doctors, surgeons or physiotherapists are more likely to recommend against treatments provided by others, our new research shows.
A data scholar explains why playing at home doesn’t provide the boost that it once did.
Artificial Intelligence can perpetuate existing social imbalances in a harmful manner. Can this undesirable scenario be avoided?
Sometimes it feels like everybody on social media is fighting about what’s “right” and what’s “wrong”. Well, figuring out why we all have such unique opinions is now helping experts tackle fake news.
Nigerian men who wear their hair in knots are not a new phenomenon, but the hairstyle’s spiritual heritage sparks fear in the hearts of many.
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Professor of Economics and Education Policy, New York University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Lincoln
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California
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UAA Endowed Professor of Sport Management, University of Florida
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Associate professor, Psychiatry, Western University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Georgia
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Professeur de Sciences Comportementales, membre du groupe de recherche CNRS-GREGHEC, HEC Paris Business School
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Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Sociology, Norwich University
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public & International Affairs and the Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh
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Chair of Industrial Economics, Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham
