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Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical order
Knowing your ABCs is essential to academic success, but having a last name starting with A, B or C might also help make the grade.
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Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical order
Knowing your ABCs is essential to academic success, but having a last name starting with A, B or C might also help make the grade.
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AI generates covertly racist decisions about people based on their dialect - Nature
Despite efforts to remove overt racial prejudice, language models using artificial intelligence still show covert racism against speakers of African American English that is triggered by features...
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Language Models Embody and Amplify Human Cognitive Distortions: What Is to Be Done?
Human judgment is fundamentally prone to error. A promise of AI is that it will rid decisions of bias and ensure a fairer and safer world for all. Yet research unequivocally demonstrates that LLMs exh...
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Perceived and observed biases within scientific communities: a case study in movement ecology | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Who conducts biological research, where they do it and how results are disseminated vary among geographies and identities. Identifying and documenting these forms of bias by research communities is a ...
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Old people aren't tech savvy
I think 'old people struggle with computers because they're old' is a disingenuous sweeping statement and an offensive steroetype
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Rating Down for Publication Bias is Rare in Cochrane Reviews: A Descriptive Study
Background Publication bias impacts the direction and magnitude of summary effect estimates in systematic reviews and the confidence in the review findings. It remains unclear to what degree publica.....
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Why Most Group Decisions Are Wrong | Groupthink, Psychology & Libertarianism (ep 344)
Why do groups so often make bad decisions, even when they are filled with intelligent people?In this episode of Libertarians Talk Psychology, we explore the psychology behind poor group decision-making. From groupthink and conformity to social pressure, authority bias, and the suppression of dissent, we discuss why crowds frequently arrive at conclusions that individuals might reject on their own.Drawing from psychology, economics, history, and libertarian philosophy, we examine how decentralized thinking, open debate, and individual responsibility can produce better outcomes than centralized consensus. We also look at real-world examples where group decisions led to costly mistakes and discuss how independent thinking can help prevent them.Topics include: β’ Groupthink and conformity β’ The Asch conformity experiments β’ Authority bias and obedience β’ Cognitive diversity β’ The wisdomβand limitsβof crowds β’ Decentralized decision-making β’ Libertarian philosophy and individual responsibility β’ Historical examples of failed consensus β’ Critical thinking and skepticism Do groups really make better decisions, or does consensus often suppress the truth? Join the conversation and share your thoughts.Follow Libertarians Talk Psychology for more discussions on psychology, philosophy, politics, and human behavior.
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