(formerly ESTI)
affiliated with the Cole Neurocognition Lab at Rutgers University
Seeking fundamental understanding of bias in science, technology, and society
Our Goal
This virtual institute was created to support research & public understanding of the many biases that impact humans and their technology
Who Are We?
We are a distributed group of researchers, with the core of the group located at The Cole Neurocognition Lab. The lab is a neuroscience and cognitive science laboratory located at the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience (CMBN) at Rutgers University in Newark.
Meet the members!
Here are some members of the Bias Research Initiative
Michael W. Cole, PhD
Director
Ravi Mill, PhD
Research Faculty
Nicole Lalta
PhD student
Lakshman Chakravarthy
PhD student
Carrisa Cocuzza
Recent PhD graduate
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