Tag: Bias

This is what my ex told me back when we were still dating. He was a total gym rat and has always maintained his strong and healthy physique. But as they say, looks can be deceiving. In his case, they definitely were. He may have looked like a Greek god on the outside, but he had the perso...

We covered a lot of ground in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. Part 1 was the appetizer, where we covered some basics you’d need to know on your journey to understanding the bias-variance tradeoff. Part 2 was our hearty main course, where we devoured co...

While most people who transition are happy with the outcome, a small percentage (likely in the 1 to 3 percent range; detailed below) may later choose to stop their transitions or take steps to retransition back to their birth-assigned gender. These individuals are often referred to as “detrans...

In 2020 when I joined Brandwatch, with their offices in Sydney, Singapore, US and UK plus remote employees spread even further afield, one of my first assignments was to take our entire global team — starting with senior leadership — through rigorous bias and inclusion training. 350 p...

When Unconscious Bias Training is made compulsory without proper messaging or executive sponsorship, some people might feel forced to attend and become resentful. These detractors may end up clouding the entire training with their resentful attitude and push-backs. Think people with the...

Picture of six participants of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. This image is believed to be in the public domain and is from the National Archives. However, the bias isn’t confined to the past; it permeates the present. Take, for instance, the oversight in the development of automatic han...