Category: Bias

Polling station environments matter: Physical layout can impact the voting experience

From the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society media release: A presentation by human factors/ergonomics researchers at the HFES 2015 International Annual Meeting in Los Angeles in October explained how a voter’s… Read more »

The media love men… bad news for women

From the McGill University media release: “John, Jim, Jake, Josh, Jack …and Jane.” Five out of every six names that appear in the media today are those of men, a McGill-led… Read more »

Causal connection found between genotypes, years of education achieved

From the American Educational Research Association media release: A first-of-its-kind, nationally representative study of siblings supports previously published research on unrelated individuals that links specific genotypes to educational attainment among adults… Read more »