Hubble and Webb and Unconscious Gender Bias!

One would think that the ability to look through either the Hubble or James Webb Space Telescope (and the other NASA major space telescopes) would not present an issue of unconscious gender bias. I found out differently listening to NPR the other day. In a story on January 11, 2022, [Read More]

By |January 21st, 2022|Bias|

“Death by a thousand paper cuts.”

The New York Times on August 1, 2020 published an article on microaggressions in the medical profession. (“For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar” by Emma Goldberg). While the article does focus on doctors of color, it does have broader applicability, to anyone or any group who is [Read More]

By |August 28th, 2020|News articles|

What’s In a Name? Bias!

In previous blogs, I have discussed the notion of implicit or unconscious biases which are “…social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness. Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, and these biases stem from one’s tendency to organize social [Read More]

By |August 17th, 2018|News articles|

“Trusting” the Expert

In its Smarter Living section on April 29, 2018, the New York Times posted an interesting article about how our unconscious biases can play tricks on us when it comes to experts. In an article entitled  How Your Brain Can Trick You Into Trusting People, Tim Herrera discusses the shortcuts our [Read More]

By |June 1st, 2018|Research|

A Bias I Never Thought About!

Time tends to pass, and we do not even realize it.  In October, I received an invitation to attend my 40th law school reunion and did a double take; had it been THAT long? WOW! I decided to attend. During the weekend of festivities, Tulane put on two continuing legal [Read More]

By |December 22nd, 2017|Research|

Implicit Bias is Alive and Well

There has been much written about implicit bias, and society has worked hard to eradicate it. Yet, one recent study and one news article indicate that however hard society has tried consciously to be rid of implicit biases, unconsciously, they still exist. In a June 20, 2016 article posted on [Read More]

By |July 22nd, 2016|News articles|
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