Experts argue that bias is systemic, and solutions should focus on changing policies and structures, not just individual behaviour.
Articles on Implicit bias
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Many Black patients experience stark differences in how they’re treated during medical interactions compared to white patients.
You might think someone is guilty because of unconscious opinions you hold regarding certain traits.
Creating bias-free AI systems is easier said than done. A computer scientist explains how controlling bias could lead to fairer AI.
A high school honors student, Ralph Yarl rang the wrong doorbell. Claiming fear for his life, the 84-year-old white male homeowner shot him.
Regardless of the input, AI image generators will have a tendency to return certain kinds of results. This is where the potential for bias arises.
After decades of effort to reduce discrimination in the workplace, a cultural change may be happening that will enable people to move past their unconscious biases.
Black police officers can have bias against Black people – and act on it.
The death of a Black motorist after a beating by five Black Memphis police officers has triggered national outrage over police brutality and systemic racism with the U.S. criminal justice system.
Though difficult to pinpoint, white educators often put forth stereotypes when they discuss Black students among themselves, new research has found.
Combatting antisemitism isn’t just about ‘calling it out’ – it’s about helping people understand what antisemitism is in the first place.
Researchers found that students are being judged by their race and gender, not how well they do math.
This is not a drastic approach or a political agenda, but a call to open up spaces for conversations about racism, about whiteness, about race with white people listening and not centring themselves.
Science fields are improving at being more inclusive. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back from advancing in the same numbers as men to the upper reaches of STEM academia.
An early childhood development expert explains why so many preschoolers are kicked out of child care, and what to do if it happens to your child.
Existing racism and implicit bias in Canadian media downplayed the terrorist attack by a white accused while exaggerating and staying silent on the reasons behind a hit-and-run by Muslim teens.
The motives and biases behind our actions shape how we see the world and everything in it. Understanding our biases means we can contain their negative influence and advance justice in our society.
Blacks are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 than whites. A study that examined racism at the country level had surprising results.
Using a common tool for measuring subconscious stereotypes, a scholar assessed how bias against dark skin can influence an inclination to support a charity serving people in low-income countries.
If you’re American – regardless of the color of your skin – racism structures how you think. Changing the system should change these implicit biases.
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