BIAS

Jun 02 2026TECHNOLOGY

AI Overlooks Faith When Answering Life’s Big Questions

Researchers recently discovered that artificial intelligence often skips religious viewpoints when handling personal or moral dilemmas. This gap can leave users without the faith-based guidance they might seek. The findings come from a study highlighting how common AI tools handle questions about lo

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Jun 01 2026POLITICS

The truth behind mask studies that shaped public health rules

Back in 2020, health officials pushed masks hard despite little solid proof they stopped COVID. A deep dive into thousands of research papers found something odd: nearly all mask studies came after the pandemic started. That means scientists weren’t testing an old idea—they were scrambling to prove

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May 31 2026LIFESTYLE

Thinking Outside Your Own Bubble: What Couples Learn When Worlds Collide

At 19, someone’s first big city move is already a shock to the system. Add a fast-moving romance with someone whose passport lists a different continent and the culture lesson starts before the relationship even settles in. A Canadian student lands in London, meets a colleague from Bangladesh, and s

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May 30 2026SCIENCE

Why race still messes with health research

Science claims to be all about facts. But when it comes to race and health, some old ideas keep sneaking back in. Many studies still group people by race like it’s a biological fact—not a social label. That causes real problems. For example, medicine treats Black patients differently just because of

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May 29 2026SCIENCE

Swiss Man’s Hantavirus RNA Sparks Global Alarm

The story began with a single patient in Switzerland whose semen still carried viral RNA years after he recovered from hantavirus. The headline that caught worldwide attention claimed the virus could survive in sperm for up to six years and pose a sexual transmission risk. The claim was amplified by

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May 27 2026TECHNOLOGY

AI Bias Toward Catholicism Revealed in New Study

Researchers from four universities built a test called AllFaith to see how big AI programs talk about religion. They asked 14 different models—big names like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic—to answer questions about grief, love, loss, or moral choices. The results were surprising: almost all of the AI

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May 27 2026CRIME

New Lawsuit Exposes Workplace Issues Inside State Agency

Three former employees of Washington’s Department of Commerce have filed a lawsuit accusing top human resources leaders of fostering a toxic work environment. Amanda L. Davis, Catherine M. George, and Nicole Rivera claim they faced discrimination based on race, gender, and age, along with retaliatio

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May 26 2026TECHNOLOGY

Digital Health Missteps: How Old Adults See Their Bodies

Older people today turn to the internet for everything from news to shopping, and this shift matters for their overall well‑being. Yet researchers often treat online activity as one single habit, missing how different digital tasks affect the way seniors judge their own health. When people look at

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May 25 2026CRIME

Wanted by mistake: How Oregon’s broken defense system ruined lives

Corshelle Jenkins had a normal morning shift caring for elderly residents when her world turned upside down in 2023. A store detective at Nordstrom accused her of stealing pink boots, but the police report never bothered to check her alibi. The mistake wouldn’t catch up with her until 2025, when a c

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May 25 2026TECHNOLOGY

Common words about how AI can be unfair in unexpected ways

Smart computer programs that write human-like text are now everywhere. These programs learn from billions of sentences found online, so they should reflect how people really speak. But when researchers tested four advanced versions, they found the programs kept making the same mistakes over and over

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