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AI algorithms make important decisions about you all the time -- like how much you should pay for car insurance or whether or not you get that job interview. But what happens when these machines are built with human bias coded into their...

A couple of weeks ago we asked for your negative feedback about TLDR News. With that feedback collected and collated Jack wanted to take a moment to respond fully. So in this video Jack will apologise, explain & justify why you think we...

When you reach this higher level of English, it's time to start reading the news in English but what news should you consume? In today's episode, Lindsay and Aubrey show you 4 publications that are less biased than others plus find out...

Fake news spreads across the Internet like wildfire, and might even spread more quickly than real news!

Even if we say we prefer good news, we're wired to pay more attention to bad news.

And while it might feel like the world is becoming a more scary, dangerous place, many things are actually better now than ever, and social media...

Simpson's Paradox Part 2.



This video is about how to tell whether or not university admissions are biased using statistics: aka, it's about Simpson's Para

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Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.

This video explores the issue of fake news and deep fake videos, highlighting the ease with which they can be debunked but also the tendency for people to still fall for them. It discusses the concept of confirmation bias and how people...

Recent news articles have brought renewed attention to financial conflicts of interest in medical science but that should not lead us to ignore other conflicts that may be equally or even more important. Career advancement and reputation...

Recent news articles have brought renewed attention to financial conflicts of interest in medical science but that should not lead us to ignore other conflicts that may be equally or even more important. Career advancement and reputation...

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Why is 1984 one of the most important novels of the 20th century? What would Orwell advise in the face of fake news? Do you think George Orwell would be surprised at 1984's ongoing relevance?

George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian...

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Tanya Katerí Hernández is the Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, where she teaches Anti-Discrimination Law, Comparative Employment Discrimination, Critical Race Theory, The Science of Implicit Bias...