Bird song research shows scientists prone to unconscious bias

Scientists are not necessarily as objective and unbiased as you may think! A Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University says approach to research is impacted by those who carry out the work. Karan Odom says birdsong has long been considered a male domain either as a mating ritual whereby they woo their female counterparts or a means by which they mark their territory. It turns out, female birdsong was never studied so closely and research in the past was primarily conducted by men.