Bias

A California bill replaces cash bail with risk-assessment algorithms, which critics argue will perpetuate the pre-trial detention of minority and low-income defendants.

New research finds substantial overlaps in where liberals and conservatives get their news.

When the underlying data they rely on is incomplete—and it often is—the growing use of machine learning tools in America's criminal justice system can have devastating effects.

New research finds that prejudice against black males can be detected as early as age four.

New research finds men are favored for jobs requiring a first-rate intellect.

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New research suggests a culture of bias is a bigger problem than individual racist officers.

New research finds the advantages enjoyed by tall white men are largely negated for their counterparts of color.

Empathy could play a larger role in dividing us than previously thought.

Are we creating health management systems that are responsive to differences, or ones that spit back content riddled with historical bias and discrimination?

Two new studies add to the evidence that we make the distinction between members of our group and outsiders very early in life.

Marines will receive mandatory training to combat unconscious bias as more women join their ranks. But will it work?

An experiment suggests that confusion about mixed-race faces underlies prejudice against people with mixed-race backgrounds.

Quoting both sides leads people to think there's controversy, even when they're told there's consensus.

Probablemente siempre sospecharemos de los extraños. Así que para el nuevo año, vamos a pensar de nuevo quién califica como miembro de nuestro grupo.

We'll probably always be suspicious of outsiders. So for the new year, let's re-think who qualifies as a member of our group.

A new study suggests two in three animal studies don't report taking even the most basic precautions against biased results, making many of the results unreliable.

Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions, and that raises new legal questions.

New research finds a convict is more likely to be sentenced to death if he has an untrustworthy face.

A new technique allows anti-bias training to filter into our unconscious assumptions.

We’ve long known that student evaluations of teaching are biased, but what are students really saying when they evaluate their professors in gendered ways?

A new report by the Justice Department in the Ferguson investigation shows just how far racial bias can extend.

New research suggests bias also can be found within racial categories.

New research suggests six-month-old infants display signs of a specific bias: The belief that bad outcomes are caused by someone, or something, as opposed to chance.