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Cognitive biases are not necessarily negative when seen from a scientific point of view

In a study that examined bias in the workplace, a University of Florida researcher found that those in management positions demonstrate explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups and often express more implicit bias than people who are not in management.

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: You might think you can tell, but in fact research shows that most of us are pretty terrible at working out when someone is lying.

Less use of restraints for minorities, although higher seclusion rates still an issue

Fifty years after the Tuskegee study, African Americans still face racism and unequal opportunities to receive appropriate medical care.