Bias

News at a glance: New cancer institute head, NIH’s applied research tilt, and bias-free clinical algorithms

Study reveals bias in AI tools when diagnosing women's health issue

Humans Absorb Bias from AI--And Keep It after They Stop Using the Algorithm

Scientists Discover Way To Reduce Bias in Children

The wisdom of crowds versus the madness of mobs: An evolutionary model of bias, polarization, and other challenges to collective intelligence

Bias in Science and Medicine regarding genital mutilation; for female procedures, ‘genital mutilation’ was used most frequently (61.7% of articles), whereas for males, ‘circumcision’ was used almost exclusively (99.4%).

Tools to spot AI essays show bias against non-native English speakers

Unnecessarily Complicated: Hidden Bias in the English Language Influences Everyone – Even AI Chatbots

How to End Bias and Taboos in Women’s Health Care

Research highlights gender bias persistence over centuries

Serial Dependence Bias: Guessing Coins’ Value Quickly Demonstrates Cognitive Bias Mechanism

Serial dependance bias: Does it affect higher- or lower-order processing of perception?

Bar Graphs Induce a Hidden Bias in Interpretation, Experiment Shows

To reduce ‘reputational bias,’ NIH may revamp how grant proposals are scored

Is 'fear' driving bias in environmental scholarship?

Why do we procrastinate? A recent study suggests a cognitive bias may be a cause: we believe doing tasks in the future will somehow be easier than doing them now. Setting reminders and envisioning your future self may help.

False Consensus Effect - A potent cognitive bias that causes people to view their own behavioral choices, thoughts, and beliefs as common and appropriate to their current circumstances. It can be considered a form of social projection that individuals partake in to try and make sense of the world.

Meet the Medical Student Challenging Racial Bias with TikTok

Male gender bias deters men from some career paths

The Baader Meinhof Phenomenon (Frequency Illusion) – A cognitive bias wherein, upon noticing or learning about something, an individual finds that it frequently emerges in the ensuing days, months, or years. Written by Matthias Laroche (Clinical Neuropsychiatry (MSc) from King's College London)