Each State’s Biggest Stereotype, According to Google

Each State's Biggest Stereotype, According to Google

Everybody knows that Arizona is hot and Minnesota is cold. But what does Google autocomplete have to say about each state’s defining stereotype?

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Do geek stereotypes keep women out of computer science?

Do geek stereotypes keep women out of computer science?

The media is full of geek stereotypes, everywhere from Big Bang Theory to episodes of CSI and NCIS. These images of geeks as antisocial, immature dorks may seem harmless — but a new study suggests these media images help keep women out of computer science.

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Reimagined Flags Based on National Stereotypes are Awesome Art [Art]

Kirill Zaytsev’s “Flagsters: Flags Letters Countries & Stereotypes” is a visual experiment using national flags and their verbal stereotypes to reimagine pre-existing national designs. More »

This Map of the United States of America Shows Every State’s Stereotype Using Google Autocomplete [Usa]

When you punch into Google, why is California so… Google autocomplete will show you liberal, broke, anti-gun and expensive. For New York? Great, populated, expensive and big. Alabama? So racist, so good, so good at football and so obese. This is the United States of America, according to Google autocomplete. More »