Society, Law & Politics
A Ƶ Boulder researcher has found that practice reduces racial bias in a first-person shooter simulation—but the benefits only go so far.
What made Tuesday’s verdict so unique, and will it lead to lasting change? In this Q&A, three Ƶ Boulder experts in law; sociology, crime trends and policing; and Africana studies and criminology give their takes.
Sandra Ristovska is undertaking the first rigorous publicly engaged research project to address the intricacies of “seeing” in court, systematically examining the use of video as evidence in state and federal court trials in criminal, immigration and American Indian law.
Language is part of who we are and everything we do, but what we do has significantly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chase Raymond, associate professor of linguistics, sheds some light on how linguistics applies to our everyday lives and how the way we communicate adapts to new challenges.
A nation-wide effort first launched in New Hampshire in 2009 is enlisting gun retailers in the fight against suicide. Researchers at Ƶ Boulder want to learn how it's working and what can be done to make it work even better.
In the years after female faculty members have children, their productivity––in terms of papers published––drops 20 percent. Male faculty see no such decline. Researchers say different roles in parenting are likely to blame and the gap could have long-term impacts on higher education.
Facial recognition technology is now embedded in everything from our phones and computers to surveillance systems at the mall and airport. But it tends to misidentify certain populations and can be used to discriminate. Microsoft Research Fellow Morgan Klaus Scheuerman wants to change that.
Cities are not all the same, or at least their evolution isn’t, according to new research from Ƶ Boulder.
Years ago, a Ƶ Boulder professor warned of violence fueled by viral lies from former president Donald J. Trump.
Historian Vilja Hulden, who is conducting a sweeping analysis of congressional lobbying from 1877 onward, has landed a major fellowship that will support her research.