Internet data produce a racist, sexist robot

The internet is notoriously full of inaccurate and overtly biased content. A robot trained on that data ends up racist and sexist, report researchers.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
June 21, 2022 ~6 min

Black and Hispanic vet mental health improved after Obama’s election

After the presidential election of Barack Obama, Black and Hispanic veterans, on average, experienced about two fewer poor mental health days a month.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
June 8, 2022 ~4 min


Blood oxygen tools don’t work as well for patients who aren’t white

A common medical device routinely overestimates blood oxygen levels in Black and Hispanic patients, possibly leading to a delay in treatment for COVID-19.

Maura Kinney-Johns Hopkins • futurity
June 1, 2022 ~5 min

Two years after George Floyd’s murder, what’s changed?

It’s been two years since Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd during a police stop. What has changed—and what still needs to be done? Two law professors weigh in.

Sharon Driscoll-Stanford • futurity
May 26, 2022 ~11 min

Traumatic events may blunt benefits of positive interventions at school

Black students exposed to traumatic events like police shootings may get less from behavioral interventions in the classroom, research finds.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
May 20, 2022 ~7 min

Traumatic events may blunt benefits of positive interventions at school

Black students exposed to traumatic events like police shootings may get less from behavioral interventions in the classroom, research finds.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
May 20, 2022 ~7 min

Buffalo shooting adds to rise of hate crimes in the US

An expert explains the rising number of hate crimes in the US as well as white nationalist violence after the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

Sharon Driscoll-Stanford • futurity
May 19, 2022 ~8 min

Talking about white privilege online can backfire

A new study digs into how the term "white privilege" affects online communication. The findings show how important language is in talking about race online.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
May 12, 2022 ~4 min


In 20 years, sleep apnea deaths have only risen for Black men

More Black men have been dying from sleep apnea than Black women and white people of both genders over 20 years, a new study shows.

Ellen Goldbaum-Buffalo • futurity
May 4, 2022 ~7 min

Race skews experimental Alzheimer’s blood test results

Three of four blood tests used to identify people in early stage Alzheimer’s perform differently in Black people, putting them at risk for misdiagnosis.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
April 27, 2022 ~9 min

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