Category: Bias

Information avoidance: From health to politics, people select their own reality

From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: We live in an unprecedented “age of information.” Dieters have access to nutritional information, people at risk of genetic disease can undergo cutting-edge… Read more »

Frankly, we do give a damn: Study finds links between swearing and honesty

From the University of Cambridge media release: It’s long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation. Psychologists have learned that people who frequently curse are… Read more »

Losing sleep over discrimination? ‘everyday discrimination’ may contribute to sleep problems

From the Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins media release: People who perceive more discrimination in daily life have higher rates of sleep problems, based on both subjective and objective measures,… Read more »

Students have trouble judging the credibility of information online, researchers find

From the Stanford University media release: When it comes to evaluating information that flows across social channels or pops up in a Google search, young and otherwise digital-savvy students can easily… Read more »

Female scientists collaborate differently from their male counterparts

From the PLOS media release: Succeeding in the male-dominated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines can be very challenging for female faculty. Now, a Northwestern University study of the collaboration patterns… Read more »