Researchers develop new method to address deep-seated biases in science, starting with birds

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

New UMBC research is helping dismantle gender and publication biases in science. A team of researchers working across disciplines has developed a new statistical technique to understand similarity, rather than difference, in the natural world. With this new technique, they've determined that among Eastern Bluebirds the structure of songs female birds sing is statistically indistinguishable from songs males sing.

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