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We've all heard it at least a million times: "Marvel Studios has lost its way."

Politics and public biases against transgender people are to blame in the 24 states with prohibitions on transgender sports participation.

Sports researchers learned that conservative political leanings among state legislators lead to biases against transgender athletes among voters.

A California teacher takes part in a demonstration in September 2023 to support the rights of transgender people. Leonard Ortiz/Orange County Register via Getty Images In 2023, 24 states had laws or …

By analyzing data from the Harvard Implicit Association Test-;a widely accepted measure of a person's attitudes toward people based on characteristics like race, gender, and sexuality-;researchers find that healthcare professionals, and in particular nurses, are more biased against transgender people than are people who are not healthcare professionals.

Youre concerned about the performance of a direct report. Youre considering if this person is right for their role. But you also worry about the human in that role.

When voting for someone to lead a country, we rarely judge them objectively or rationally.

Romantic heroes or ‘one of us’ – how we judge political leaders is rarely objective or rational

Personal bias, upbringing and even popular dramas can influence the way we evaluate political leadership. As election day nears, how might we make more balanced judgments?

Humans strongly favour those they view as being 'one of us'.