Gender bias makes humor at work tricky

Gender and status can each affect how well humor goes over at work, research finds.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
March 18, 2022 ~4 min

Gender bias doesn’t affect how we view robots

People gender robots, but it doesn't affect how we view their competence at different tasks, new research finds. We just think they're bad at most jobs.

Ben Brumfield-Georgia Tech • futurity
May 8, 2020 ~7 min


Tech makes memes more accessible for people with visual impairments

"Memes may not seem like the most important problem, but a vital part of accessibility is not choosing for people what deserves their attention."

Virginia Alvino Young-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Nov. 27, 2019 ~5 min

You can’t say that: In-group jokes go over better

New research suggests joke-tellers should stay in their lane. In-group jokes land better than when the joke-teller mocks a group to which they don't belong.

Jo Hickman-UQ • futurity
Nov. 11, 2019 ~2 min

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