The original definition of the word “bias,” when it entered the English language in the 16th century, was a diagonal line, and specifically one that cut across the warp or weft of a woven fabric. It ...

Statistics and science have been publicly slammed by some. The issues of climate change and COVID-19, in particular, have stirred accusations of bias, conspiracies, and even hoaxes (Philipp-Muller et ...

The University of Connecticut’s Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Eleanor JB Daugherty gave an update about bias referrals received during the 2021-2022 academic year in an email last ...

SANDRA WACHTER is Professor of Technology and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute. BRENT MITTELSTADT is an Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Oxford Internet Institute. CHRIS ...

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Almost every argument I have seen against the idea that there is a systemic problem with policing and racial bias in this country cites statistics on police shootings and crime rates by race. But the ...