Today on the show, Short Wave host Maddie Sofia and reporter Emily Kwong speak with AI policy analyst Mutale Nkonde about algorithmic bias — how facial recognition software can discriminate and reflect the biases of society.

A repository of teaching materials and methods aimed at enhancing human diversity and inclusivity in biology courses.

Since the experiences and realities across different racial, ethnic, and gender groups are complex and unique, here is a list of free resources broken down by group to help foster professional growth and development for members of these underrepresented students and professionals.

Ronald E. Mickens discusses his own career, the importance of curiosity to scientific research, and the challenges African-American scientists have had to overcome to pursue their research.

In this lesson, students explore the varied work of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians, and discuss character traits common to all of them.

Inclusion in STEM is vital to our economy and success

Black applicants are more likely to propose research topics less favored by reviewers

#BlackintheIvory is yet another illustration that academia is rife with racism. It’s long past time for change

Hispanic students are just as interested in STEM careers as their white and Asian peers but remain underrepresented in STEM occupations

Blacks and Hispanics are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math jobs, relative to their presence in the overall U.S. workforce, particularly among workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher.

From well-known Black scientists, such as George Washington Carver, to James West, who coinvented the microphone, to those whose impressive scientific records have nearly languished in obscurity, our list will have you rethinking what else might be left out of your history textbook.

Here, you can learn more about the phenomenal work Black scientists do and have done every day.