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883 - Expertise versus Bias in Evaluation: Evidence from the NIH - American Economic Association
Evaluators with expertise in a particular field may have an informational advantage in separating good projects from bad. At the same time, they may also have personal preferences that impact their objectivity. This paper examines these issues in the context of peer review at the US National Institutes of Health. I show that evaluators are both better informed and more biased about the quality of projects in their own area. On net, the benefits of expertise weakly dominate the costs of bias. ...
1978 - Vishal P. Singh 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸: "It’s been over 1,000 days sinc…" - disabled.social
It’s been over 1,000 days since a far-right militant flanked by neo-Nazis and Proud Boys stabbed two people at the trans rights protest at Wi Spa in 2021. The stabbing occurred on camera, in broad daylight, and in front of the police. The Wi Spa stabbing was covered up by local news and LAPD and the assailant remains at large. Far-right extremists at Wi Spa were protected by LAPD despite using weapons to threaten and attack pro-LGBTQ+ protesters.
2536 - First Māori woman victim in facial recognition trial in a month | LinkedIn
Sadly, only two days ago, about a month after the trail started, the NZ Herald reported that a Māori women has been falsely identified as a trespassed thief by FoodStuffs Facial Recognition Technology in Rotorua, despite the victim offering her ID a telling two staff that the photo was not her. All of this despite FoodStuffs making public claims that it was safe and its staff were trained. Foodstuffs have stated they have specifically trained staff to verify images that are a 90% or higher m...
7367 - GCSE grades gap for disadvantaged pupils in England widest in a decade
Experts say summer's results mean new child poverty strategy needed to tackle worsening gulf in attainment
8089 - Hey white disabled folks, I hope we are all listening to the criticisms being raised by Black disabled women today. And if you don't have any idea what I'm referring to? That's a big sign of how mu...
9324 - How to diagnose government shitfuckery before it happens: a tool for new and up and coming activists/citizen journalists This is needed. We are all so reactive. But they act in predictable ways, so...
9906 - I still cannot fathom how we spent every waking hour for close to 3 months convincing others with every ounce of energy we had, even through covid, that boycotts are a legitimate tool - only to be ...
9967 - We are the first to be impacted and the last to be heard'. Thanks to all who authored this extremely important piece. Hopefully this leads to real change #climatechange indigenous
10239 - https://twitter.com/riserefugee/status/1492050690918981632
