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A Better Way to Stop Implicit Bias, the Murderous “Femme Fatale” Firefly, and Finding the Universe’s Missing Matter
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Learn about how scientists analyzed fast radio bursts to find the “missing matter” in the universe; why “discretion elimination” is more effective than implicit bias training; and how the femme fatale firefly lures mates to their doom.
Scientists have found the 'missing matter' in the universe by Grant Currin
Half the universe’s ordinary matter was missing — and may have been found. (2020, May 27). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/universe-missing-matter-found-fast-radio-bursts
Macquart, J.-P., Prochaska, J. X., McQuinn, M., Bannister, K. W., Bhandari, S., Day, C. K., Deller, A. T., Ekers, R. D., James, C. W., Marnoch, L., Osłowski, S., Phillips, C., Ryder, S. D., Scott, D. R., Shannon, R. M., & Tejos, N. (2020). A census of baryons in the Universe from localized fast radio bursts. Nature, 581(7809), 391–395. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2300-2
"Discretion elimination" is better than training for correcting implicit bias by Steffie Drucker
Understanding Implicit Bias. (2017). Osu.edu. http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/
Curbing implicit bias: what works and what doesn’t. (2020, June). Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2020/how-to-curb-implicit-bias
Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough. (2020, January 7). The New Republic. https://newrepublic.com/article/156032/diversity-training-isnt-enough-pamela-newkirk-robin-diangelo-books-reviews?fbclid=IwAR1-G0hqTr9qupfHunCQOvKW2Vl4UWg1Y8R0scmVSOZTnJcNFX05jqzWPj4
Goldin, C., & Rouse, C. (2000). Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians. American Economic Review, 90(4), 715–741. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.90.4.715
Robertson, C., Shima Baughman, & Sunita Sah. (2016, October 13). One step toward making criminal justice less biased. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/one-step-toward-making-criminal-justice-less-biased-65022
The femme fatale firefly lures males to their doom by Cameron Duke
How and why do fireflies light up? (2005, September 5). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-and-why-do-fireflies/
Cheyenne McKinley,Sarah Lower. (2019, May 16). 11 Cool Things You Never Knew about Fireflies. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/11-cool-things-you-never-knew-about-fireflies/
So ... Sometimes Fireflies Eat Other Fireflies | KQED. (2018, February 27). KQED. https://www.kqed.org/science/1919946/so-sometimes-fireflies-eat-other-fireflies
EarthSky. (2015). Why do fireflies light up? | EarthSky.org. https://earthsky.org/earth/bugs-firefly-light
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