In January 2019, Jade Alburo, librarian for Southeast Asian and Pacific Island studies at UCLA, wrote a Twitter thread that recounted a patron’s experience searching another large academic archive.

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 ...

Tasting food is an essential skill for chefs, but the challenge lies in doing so without personal bias. Chefs employ various techniques to ensure their evaluations are objective, allowing them to ...

Implicit bias refers to unconscious stereotypes against others and how they affect our behavior. Implicit bias, aka unconscious bias, reinforces inequalities at work, school, the doctor's, and more.

Confirmation bias happens when you unconsciously focus on ideas that match what you already believe. Possible reasons include wishful thinking, anxiety, info overload, and the need to protect yourself ...