How Bias Shaped Our World

Explore how biases have evolved throughout history and their impact on society. Each era shows how people justified inequality and what it cost humanity. Click cards to see the full story and connect to today.

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Medical Bias

How medical 'science' was used to justify inequality and control

1850s
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1850s Era

Racial medicinewomen's hysteri...+1 more
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1920s
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1920s Era

Eugenics steril...psychiatric gen...
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1950s
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1950s Era

Psychiatric con...medicalized mot...
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1990s
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1990s Era

Genetic determi...pharmaceutical ...
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2020s
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2020s Era

Gender patholog...genetic enhance...
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Religious Bias

How faith was weaponized to maintain social hierarchies

1850s
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1850s Era

Biblical slaver...separate sphere...
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1920s
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1920s Era

Fundamentalism ...Christian eugen...
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1950s
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1950s Era

Cold War Christ...prosperity gosp...
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1990s
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1990s Era

Culture warsChristian natio...
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2020s
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2020s Era

Religious liber...traditional val...
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Scientific Bias

How 'objective' science served subjective prejudices

1850s
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1850s Era

Scientific raci...evolutionary hi...
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1920s
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1920s Era

Intelligence te...racial genetics
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1950s
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1950s Era

Cyberneticstechnocratic au...
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1990s
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1990s Era

Sociobiologygenetic determi...
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2020s
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2020s Era

Algorithmic bia...genomic racism ...
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Educational Bias

How schools shaped minds to accept inequality

1850s
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1850s Era

Separate educat...gender+1 more
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1920s
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1920s Era

IQ-based tracki...Americanization
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1950s
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1950s Era

Life adjustmentanti-progressiv...
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1990s
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1990s Era

Culture warscanon debates
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2020s
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2020s Era

Anti-woke backl...critical theory...
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Love & Relationships

How romantic ideals reinforced social control

1850s
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1850s Era

Separate sphere...romantic posses...
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1920s
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1920s Era

Companionate ma...sexual anxiety
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1950s
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1950s Era

Suburban domest...psychiatric rom...
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1990s
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1990s Era

Evolutionary ps...gender essentia...
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2020s
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2020s Era

Red pill ideolo...traditional gen...
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Political Bias

How democracy was limited to preserve power

1850s
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1850s Era

Property-based ...states' rights
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1920s
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1920s Era

Nativist democr...elite leadershi...
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1950s
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1950s Era

Cold War consen...segregation def...
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1990s
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1990s Era

Colorblind raci...welfare backlas...
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2020s
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2020s Era

Anti-woke polit...replacement anx...
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