We all tend to make unconscious judgments about people based on their social identities and the cultural stereotypes that cling to them. But bias can be disastrous for its targets, affecting their ...

With more companies embracing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, it’s no surprise that unconscious bias has come to the forefront. Inherent in corporate cultures, unconscious bias (also ...

Affinity Bias: We all have a natural tendency to gravitate toward people similar to us in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, age and lifestyle. This unconscious bias can lead us to hire people who look ...

No one, however intelligent or educated, is 100% logical all the time. When ordering food at your favorite eatery, for instance, you likely won't analyze the pros and cons of every single item on the ...

At birth, our minds are like blank sponges ready to absorb new information. Then, as we grow up, we may start to let some of what we’ve learned mess with how we take on new information. This is known ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) usage has grown, the potential of bias in AI has gained more attention, as evidenced by Google Trends data (Figure 1). A recent study 1 by Herrera-Berg et al. (2023) ...