Blogs about: Bias

The algorithm of IMDB

chrisgorley wrote 3 days ago: Interesting article in the Guardian about IMDB founder Col Needham. “The human brain likes to … more →

Tags: IMDB, Algorithms, Ratings, films, Lists

Dr. George Yancey lectures on anti-Christian bias in academia, and beyond3 comments

Wintery Knight wrote 3 days ago: My good friend Wes posted this 28-minute lecture. If you watch 5 minutes, then you’ll definite … more →

Tags: videos, Belief, bigot, Bigotry, Campus, Critical Thinking, Discrimination, Elite, evangelical christian

More biased research on the wonders of walnuts

Diana wrote 3 days ago: The California Walnut Board’s been busy lately. The latest study funded by them, to be publish … more →

Tags: Nutrition, Science, walnuts, california walnut board, Cardiovascular Health

Political Bias...in a Textbook?

mdragonette9 wrote 3 days ago: When I began my freshman year at the University of Maryland, I expected to learn about many differen … more →

Tags: Liberal, Tea Party, Conservative, Politics, College, TextBook

Gods, Monsters, and Organisational Change

marciano49 wrote 3 days ago: We no doubt consider ourselves a far more rational and enlightened society than we were thousands of … more →

Tags: trial and error, prediction, organizational change

"Academic success is partly (but significantly) a lottery"8 comments

AgroEcoProf wrote 4 days ago: Re-posted (reblogged) from Jason Antrosio’s excellent blog Living Anthropologically, another b … more →

Tags: Inter- cross- and trans-disciplinarity, LINKS A LOT, Living Anthropologically [blog], Philosophy of Science, reblogged, Science and Technology Studies (STS), Science Publishing & Scientific Journals, Jason Antrosio, Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Deliberate Media Bias

Mr. Blacksheep wrote 4 days ago: Some might find themselves struggling to believe that journalists would be purposely skewing their r … more →

Tags: Media 2, Politics, Benghazi, Chris Matthews, Libya, media, My Job, obama, Presidency

Kyungsoo Facts (Part 1)

indah2103 wrote 4 days ago: Annyeong, bukan post baru sih, ini cuma repost dari blog gue yang lama. Biar afdol part 1 di muat ju … more →

Tags: Exo, Kyungsoo, Facts, D & O, Profil, Couple, kaisoo, exo-k

New 'Geography of Hate' project maps hate speech on Twitter8 comments

magicalersatz wrote 4 days ago: A new project called ‘Geography of Hate‘ gives detailed information about the geographic … more →

Tags: GLBT, Race

How to achieve a fair and unbiased BBC News in 8 easy steps...

Garry Abbott wrote 4 days ago: I’ll let you into a little writing secret of mine for articles and essay’s – always write the intro … more →

Tags: General, protest 2, Politics, BBC, BBC News, Iain Duncan Smith, Daily Mail, Public Relations, IDS

The Disappointing Appeal Process (pt.2)-Systemic Unfairness

cjcdave wrote 4 days ago: [Apologies for the lateness of this post. I had issues with scheduling, and decided that I would rat … more →

Tags: College discipline, College hearings, hearings, unfairness, Respondent, Appeal, System, sanction

"Our House Is On Fire" Says CBS News Anchor ... Let It Burn Says The Educated Public2 comments

johngalt wrote 4 days ago: CBS Anchor: ‘We Are Getting Big Stories Wrong, Over and Over Again’       … more →

Tags: Arrogance, corruption, Cronyism, Elitism, Media Bias, Media double standards, Politics, shame, CBS News

are you living in a filter bubble ?

osde8info wrote 4 days ago: are you living in a internet search filter bubble ?  ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_ … more →

Tags: osde, GOOG, Search, Privacy, Internet, filtering, Filter

Are Doctors Nicer to Normal-Weight Patients?

ekerby wrote 4 days ago: From the New York Times: Are doctors nicer to patients who aren’t fat? A provocative new study sugge … more →

Tags: News, obesity, Professionalism

Blind Spot (review)

swabby429 wrote 4 days ago: I love a good challenge to my preconceived beliefs now and then.  So, when I stumbled upon the new b … more →

Tags: Books, Controversy, health, Politics 2, Religion, Science, attitudes, prejudice

Wu Fan Syndrome

Lee Donghae's wrote 5 days ago: It has been a long time since I made  the last post in this blog. And now I’m back with some t … more →

Tags: exo-m, Exo, kris wu, Wu Yi Fan

Factual piece

whosdaisyjaye wrote 5 days ago: Key terminology Accuracy: Make sure your facts and information is true. Balance: not Bias, both side … more →

Tags: News, TV, Broadcasting, Factual, Report, key, Terminology, accuracy, Balance

Captions and CutLines Lie Like Cameras

Donald Ellis wrote 5 days ago: The two photos below represent different captions designed to frame the story in a particular manner … more →

Tags: Media and Politics, Political Conflict, Communication Strategy, News, Photography

The world's finest charlatan7 comments

nobodysreadingme wrote 5 days ago: There are lots of candidates for this title, but for my money there’s one who is so ahead of the fie … more →

Tags: Behaviour, Fake Science, fiddling results, Health and wellbeing, Homeopathy, statistics, Superstition, urban warriors, charlatans


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