We live in an incredibly complex world. We have different kinds of stimuli and information coming at us from different directions at all times. In order to make sense of it all in quick time and make ...

The fossil record, which documents the history of life on Earth, is heavily biased by influences such as colonialism, history and global economics, palaeontologists argue. The fossil record, which ...

verybody has a favorite color and season—preferences that seem innate, always defying reason. Auditors are no different when it comes to haphazard sampling, a process in which—ideally—they choose ...

Hindsight bias is a well‐documented cognitive phenomenon whereby individuals perceive past events as having been more predictable than they actually were. This bias manifests through memory ...

As artificial intelligence infiltrates nearly every aspect of modern life, researchers at startups like Anthropic are working to prevent harms like bias and discrimination before new AI systems are ...

Bias is a funny thing. You can’t see it until you acknowledge it. Biological sciences instructor Brigitte Morin challenges students to shine a light on the cognitive elephant in the room. In this ...

New research released today by the American Enterprise Institute documents the prevalent perception that university faculties are tilted substantially toward the left. The studies, part of a ...

The human in the loop was supposed to be the safeguard against AI bias in hiring decisions. These studies suggest the loop itself needs a redesign.