Affinity Bias: We all have a natural tendency to gravitate toward people similar to us in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, age and lifestyle. This unconscious bias can lead us to hire people who look ...

The fire service has enacted diversity initiatives for quite some time now and has enjoyed some progress, but not enough. Fire chiefs have expressed frustration with recruitment, hiring, retention and ...

In a world where things move a mile a minute, our brains are often tasked with processing large amounts of information within limited windows of time. When work requires that we multitask, under ...

“Once they have kids, women aren’t as reliable and don’t care about their work as much as they used to.” “It’s normal that tech is male-dominated, because men are better than women at math and science ...

Implicit bias is a term that’s being used with increasing frequency, and you may nod your head when you hear it but not fully understand it. So, what is implicit bias, exactly? Psychologists define it ...

The human brain can process 11 million bits of information every second. But our conscious minds can handle only 40 to 50 bits of information a second. So our brains sometimes take cognitive shortcuts ...

Leaders seeking to create inclusive work environments should start by understanding how unconscious biases can undermine those efforts. Unconscious biases are mental shortcuts that help us process ...

In the intricate world of health care, where every choice can mean the difference between life and death, an unseen force quietly influences outcomes: unconscious health bias. This subtle yet powerful ...

Have you ever interacted with someone over the phone or via email, and based on the name you see, the words chosen, and the sound of their voice, you construct a mental image of what they look like, ...

Our culture is divided between those who recognize how racism has endangered and oppressed people of color in our country, and those who are threatened by difference and believe they “make the rules.” ...

“Bias” is the word of the hour. Today, we are acutely aware of an especially pernicious form of bias: that which is unconscious, unintentional and implicit, perpetrated by those who deny that they ...

Prince Harry is certainly embracing his black sheep-ness. He's been challenging family tradition, conservatism and, now, privilege since his marriage to the American former actress Meghan Markle. In a ...