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 ...
WASHINGTON, USA - MAY 29, 2018: A Starbucks store is seen in Washington, United States. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) There are many kinds of unconscious bias, but all of them ...
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 ...
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 ...
Source: Adobe stock image by GoodIdeas, licensed by Ravi Chandra We all have biases, we can minimize or even overcome them by being aware of them. There is a spectrum of bias from unconscious ...
Ever since Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky formalized the concept of cognitive bias in 1972, most empirical evidence has given credence to the claim that our brain is incapable of improving our ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, media labels such as “Wuhan virus,” “China virus” and “Chinese virus” to refer to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, fueled the stigmatization of people of Asian ...
The sometimes counterintuitive ways that our brains work can raise big questions. Why is it that we procrastinate, dragging our feet when we know we will regret it later? Why are misunderstandings and ...
Learn how hindsight bias shapes investment decisions, affects risk judgment, and discover practical strategies to reduce its ...
Nijeer Parks was accused of shoplifting and attempting to hit an officer with his car—despite the fact that he was 30 miles away when the crime took place. So far, he’s the third Black man to have ...