bias
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Book reviews and releases
Bias be gone! Can our unconscious prejudices be overcome?
The strengths and limitations of the new book, The End of Bias: How We Change Our Minds.
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Brain power
How to remove biases from algorithms
The "train then mask" approach ensures that sensitive data is included when training algorithms, but then masked when actually being…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
One virus, two countries: how the misuse of science compounded South Africa’s COVID crisis
'First world' knowledge biases prevented South Africa from mobilising the energies and talents of most of its people against COVID-19.
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Brain power
AI-based credit risk tools can be ruined by noisy data
AI is increasingly being used to produce credit risk scores, but research highlights how bad data can cause such systems…
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Brain power
Artificial intelligence is now part of our everyday lives – and its growing power is a double-edged sword
A major new report on the state of artificial intelligence (AI) identifies where AI is at today, and the promise…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
The English language dominates global conservation science – which leaves 1 in 3 research papers virtually ignored
To have the best chance of halting Earth’s extinction crisis, we must harness the knowledge of people from around the…
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2020’s top 100 journal articles
Tracking historical changes in trustworthiness using machine learning analyses of facial cues in paintings [Top 100 research & commentary of 2020]
A strongly criticised study exposes the risks and dangers of algorithmic biases, and highlights the need to critically appraise all…
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2020’s top 100 journal articles
RETRACTED ARTICLE: The association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance [Top 100 research & commentary of 2020]
A retracted scientific collaboration mentoring study highlights the importance of critically appraising all scientific research evidence before use.
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Brain power
Cognitive bias sorting and resources
A guide on cognitive bias sorting ideas for psychologists and lay people.