Racism

How Was The Idea of Race Invented?

Nadia Lewis

August 07, 2020

science, race, Sci and Tech, Racism, Darwin, Angela Saini

Where do our modern ideas about race come from? Read More...

Moving Urban Schools Forward

Annie Chernich

October 30, 2015

Education, Pedro Noguera, schools, Racism

Education used to provide a crucial opportunity to close the achievement gap between poor and rich kids. Why doesn’t it work now? UCLA professor Pedro Noguera explains the holes that need to be filled to fixed education. Read More...

The Dark Side of Algorithms

Annie Chernich

October 23, 2015

Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Racism, algorithms, discrimination, Sci and Tech

It might seem like math doesn’t discriminate, but Seeta Peña Gangadharan explains how the algorithms that companies use can strengthen the biases that are already present in society. Read More...