Fake resumes root out real hiring bias

The way firms rate fake resumes sheds light on the way conscious and unconscious bias shapes who gets the job.

Caroline Pennartz-Penn • futurity
July 19, 2019 ~11 min

Women of color face higher triple-negative breast cancer risk

Women of color and younger women may have a higher chance of developing triple-negative breast cancer, which spreads more quickly than most other types.

Homma Rafi-Georgia State • futurity
July 11, 2019 ~4 min


Despite effort, there’s a racial disparity in sepsis care

Although a program improved sepsis care over all, racial and ethnic disparities in the implementation of best-practice protocols remain.

Mollie Rappe-Brown • futurity
July 8, 2019 ~6 min

Findings upend assumptions about racial gaps in special ed

"Our findings suggest that schools are more likely to incorrectly say a student has disabilities when he or she is racially different from the student body as a whole."

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
July 8, 2019 ~5 min

This reminder brings out flexible thinking in kids

New research identifies a tactic to bring out flexible thinking and better problem-solving in children. "It opens their horizons to be a little more inclusive."

Alison Jones-Duke • futurity
July 5, 2019 ~3 min

Sexuality shifts perceptions of who is ‘American’

"...gay Asian Americans are perceived as more likely to be American than their straight counterparts," according to a new study.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
June 28, 2019 ~5 min

To remember more, get more consistent sleep

For older adults and African Americans of any age, changes in sleep time and poor sleep quality can have a negative impact on memory, research finds.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
June 27, 2019 ~6 min

White people’s racial apathy can diminish over time

"...time and factors such as education may lessen feelings of racial apathy among some white people."

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
June 23, 2019 ~3 min


To realize precision medicine, genetic studies need diversity

"The promise of precision medicine that improves health will not be achieved with studies based solely on people of primarily European ancestry."

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
June 23, 2019 ~3 min

African Americans less likely to quit menthol cigarettes

African Americans who smoke menthol cigarettes are less likely to quit than other menthol smokers. New research indicates why.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
June 20, 2019 ~4 min

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