
The Psychology of Fact-Checking
Fact-checkers aim to get closer to the truth, but their biases can shroud the very truth they seek
Wendy M. Williams is a professor of human development at Cornell University.
Fact-checkers aim to get closer to the truth, but their biases can shroud the very truth they seek
In most academic sciences men and women receive roughly equal pay, but some penalties for women persist
Blatant bias no longer blocks women from blossoming into scientists and engineers. Yet societal factors still nudge women away from academic science
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