Racism May Extend to Robots
A new study finds a robot's color affects how people react to it.
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Regional Immigration, Local Segregation: The Toxic Mix That Triggers Whites' Fears
New research suggests neighborhood-level diversity can reduce perceived threat, but regional diversity has the opposite effect.
Research Suggests Exposure to Multiculturalism Prompts People to Inflate the Importance of Race
A new study finds promoting the philosophy can solidify the belief there are deep-seated, unalterable differences between races.
There's a Distinct Brain Function Behind Prejudice
New neural research could help us design better anti-prejudice interventions.
Ethnic Hostility Can Be Contagious
New research shows adolescents mimic their peers' cruel behavior—especially when it harms members of a disliked minority.
Trump's Election Made Bigotry More Acceptable
New research offers a disturbing case study in shifting social norms.
Tolerant Tykes: Small Children Aren't Inherently Racist
New research suggests we aren't born bigots. Racial prejudice is something we learn.
How Hate Speech Boosts Bigotry and Intolerance
Research from Poland reveals regular exposure to such material desensitizes us to its cruelty.
More Evidence That Black Shoppers Are Subject to Racism
In a survey, 80 percent of African Americans reported experiencing racial stigma and stereotypes in stores.
Non-Racists Are Not Free of Bigotry
New research finds people who are free of ethnic or racial bias still find groups to stereotype and ostracize.
Why Religion Breeds Both Compassion and Hatred
The social-bonding aspects of religion can breed disdain for outsiders.
The Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History
The focus on ideological terrorism in the Orlando nightclub massacre obscures the anti-LGBT hatred we’ve let fester within our own borders.
Big Bird and Your Budding Bigot
Research finds educational television programs aren't succeeding in reducing kids' prejudices.