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Corruption is more likely in countries where people have a “collective responsibility” ethic as opposed to an individualistic ethic, according to new research.
Poverty matters too — poor countries are likely to see more corruption than rich countries — but this squares with common sense. I can more easily imagine a cop in a poor country [...]

Every so often, the FBI releases its crime statistics. When the statistics show that crime rates are going up, I hear a collective sigh of relief as pundits reach for familiar bromides to explain the troubling rise in murder and burglaries: They blame decaying cities, recessions, Republicans for cutting social services, Democrats for being soft [...]

Welcome to hiddenbrain.org! In the weeks and months to come, I am hoping to start conversations about the effects of unconscious bias in everyday life. Some of these conversations may touch on the book I have coming out in January, 2010, but I am hoping this blog will be about the larger issue of bias [...]