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    Artificial intelligence can help combat systemic racism
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 18

    Artificial intelligence can help combat systemic racism

    Facial recognition algorithms have repeatedly been demonstrated to be less accurate for people with darker skin.
    White people trained in mindfulness were three times more likely to help Black people
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 20, 2021

    White people trained in mindfulness were three times more likely to help Black people

    White people who received training in mindfulness meditation were three times more likely to help a Black person in staged scenarios.
    New tool detects the risk of genetic syndromes in children with diverse backgrounds
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 4, 2021

    New tool detects the risk of genetic syndromes in children with diverse backgrounds

    The technology can potentially reduce health inequality in under-resourced areas worldwide.
    Removing race from kidney function estimates may impact care of black cancer patients
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 17, 2021

    Removing race from kidney function estimates may impact care of black cancer patients

    Researchers found that removing race-based adjustments from equations estimating the kidney function of oncology patients may be wrong.
    11-Year-Old Cowgirl Makes History Competing at The First Nationally Televised Black Rodeo
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 3, 2021

    11-Year-Old Cowgirl Makes History Competing at The First Nationally Televised Black Rodeo

    An 11-year-old cowgirl recently made history, competing at the first nationally televised Black rodeo
    Actively addressing inequalities promotes social change and mutual understanding
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 26, 2021

    Actively addressing inequalities promotes social change and mutual understanding

    What does it take for people to commit to take action to promote social equality? How might this differ for the advantaged and disadvantaged
    Students Build Websites to Commemorate Black Businesses Destroyed During the Tulsa Massacre
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 2, 2021

    Students Build Websites to Commemorate Black Businesses Destroyed During the Tulsa Massacre

    This week marks 100 years since a white mob inflicted an unthinkable level of racial violence in Tulsa, Okla.

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