Algorithm predicts crime a week in advance with 90% accuracy
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that forecasts crime by learning patterns in time and geographic locations from public data.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jun 23, 2022
Are robots created racist and sexist?
The study shows that robots loaded with an accepted and widely-used model operate with significant gender and racial biases.
Joseph Shavit
- May 10, 2022
“New and improved” supermarkets trim childhood obesity
Access to newer supermarkets that offer fresh foods in some of New York City’s poorest neighborhoods was linked to a 1% decline in obesity.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 18, 2022
Artificial intelligence can help combat systemic racism
Facial recognition algorithms have repeatedly been demonstrated to be less accurate for people with darker skin.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 4, 2022
Morgan Wallen donates $500,000 to several Black-led organizations
Morgan Wallen pledged $500,000 because that was the amount of money he estimated he'd made when his music sales spiked after the incident.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 29, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why are schools revisiting gifted education?
NYC officials announced plans this month for its school system, the country's largest, to phase out gifted and talented student programs.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 11, 2021
John Legend Announces Bold, New Initiative To Build Communities That Work For All
John Legend has announced HUMANLEVEL, a new initiative to uplift communities disproportionately impacted by institutionalized racism.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 27, 2021
AI predicts patient's race from x-ray images with 99% accuracy - is that as good thing?
New research has found that AI analyzing medical scans can identify the race of patients with an astonishing degree of accuracy.
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.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 13, 2021
Woman, 94, wears the wedding dress she was denied buying 70 years ago
Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker never got the chance to walk down the aisle in a wedding dress. Black women were not allowed in bridal shops
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 25, 2021
Chef Creates The ‘40 Acres And A Mule’ Initiative To Buy Land To Help Black Farmers
Chef Adrian Lipscombe created the “40 Acres and a Mule” initiative, buying land to help preserve Black foodways.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 11, 2021
Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American to win the Scripps Spelling Bee
What were you doing at 14? Picking popcorn out of your braces? Well, eighth-grader Zaila Avant-garde has you beat.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 9, 2021
Why insisting you're not racist may backfire
Experimental study finds white people often send the opposite message when they explain why they're not prejudiced
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
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