BBC's The Traitors: how unconscious biases can impact who you think is guilty

You might think someone is guilty because of unconscious opinions you hold regarding certain traits.

Daniel Walker, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bradford • conversation
Jan. 12, 2024 • ~7 min

Eliminating bias in AI may be impossible -- a computer scientist explains how to tame it instead

Creating bias-free AI systems is easier said than done. A computer scientist explains how controlling bias could lead to fairer AI.

Emilio Ferrara, Professor of Computer Science and of Communication, University of Southern California • conversation
July 19, 2023 • ~7 min

None of the 2021 science Nobel laureates are women – here's why men still dominate STEM award winning

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.

Mary K. Feeney, Professor and Lincoln Professor of Ethics in Public Affairs, Arizona State University • conversation
Oct. 8, 2021 • ~12 min

Racism at the county level associated with increased COVID-19 cases and deaths

Blacks are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 than whites. A study that examined racism at the country level had surprising results.

Lisa T. Wigfall, Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University • conversation
Dec. 7, 2020 • ~9 min

American society teaches everyone to be racist – but you can rewrite subconscious stereotypes

If you’re American – regardless of the color of your skin – racism structures how you think. Changing the system should change these implicit biases.

R. Nathan Pipitone, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Florida Gulf Coast University • conversation
Sept. 17, 2020 • ~10 min

How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans

COVID-19 has again demonstrated the health inequities that exist between African-Americans and whites.

Ukamaka M. Oruche, Associate Professor & Director of Global Programs, Indiana University • conversation
June 29, 2020 • ~8 min

Black Lives Matter: you may be a vocal supporter and still hold racist views

We need a revolution in behaviour, not just in rhetoric.

Geoff Beattie, Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University • conversation
June 17, 2020 • ~7 min

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