There’s racial bias in lower-level NFL coach hiring and promoting

“These data analyses show where biases are hiding, and once we know that, we can think about interventions..."

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Aug. 21, 2023 ~6 min

Likable or memorable? How to create slogans

New findings offer insights into how to create slogans that are either memorable or likable.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
Aug. 15, 2023 ~5 min


Most sale prices are bogus, but 1 tweak could help

A paper digs into why the Federal Trade Commission stopped enforcing deceptive pricing regulations and a way to curb the widespread practice.

Shannon Roddel - Notre Dame • futurity
Aug. 11, 2023 ~6 min

New tool is the latest weapon in fight against robocalls

A new tool could help reveal more information about pesky robocalls and shed light on related criminal activity.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Aug. 11, 2023 ~7 min

AI ethics teams lack ‘support, resources, and authority’

Because tech industry ethics teams lack resources and authority, their effectiveness is spotty at best, according to a new study.

Stanford • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 ~11 min

What’s at stake in the actors and writers strikes?

What are the issues at the heart of the strikes that have shuttered the American film and television industry? Experts dig in.

Peggy McGlone-NYU • futurity
July 31, 2023 ~13 min

Is Threads bad for privacy? Not uniquely, expert says

Is the new social network Threads a privacy nightmare? An expert argues that it doesn't represent a new threat to people already using Facebook or Instagram.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
July 25, 2023 ~10 min

People don’t ask for more pay when company is ‘good’

Do job seekers really forego pay to work at companies with social impact, or does that mission prompt self-censoring in negotiation?

UT Austin • futurity
May 8, 2023 ~4 min


Raising minimum wage doesn’t cause small business job losses

Increases in the federal minimum wage don't hurt jobs at small businesses as much as some people may fear, according to new research.

Edward Lempinen-UC Berkeley • futurity
March 23, 2023 ~8 min

Auto-renew subscriptions don’t build loyal customers

Automatic subscription renewals may boost subscribers in the short term, but it's a bad strategy over time, a working paper finds.

Stanford • futurity
March 22, 2023 ~7 min

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