Starbucks is holding training sessions in 8,000 US stores to prevent subconscious racial biases among 175,000 employees. As people become more aware of racial biases and discrimination, brands that fail to prevent these aggressions are at risk of being called out.

Though the stand-up scene in India is relatively young, it has been just as male-dominated as in the Western world. But as more female comics take to the stage and gain popularity, they’re using their platform to challenge prevailing stereotypes that resign women to domestic roles.

Despite the UK being famed for its diversity of accents, there is still a perceived bias when it comes to the way we speak. Teachers with regional accents are being pressured to change their pronunciation to enable career progression, demonstrating that some prejudices still remain.

Whether buying a novel or booking a hotel, review sites enable people to make informed purchasing decisions. But can a few extremely good or bad experiences affect the way they spend? Canvas8 spoke to Matthew Fisher of Carnegie Mellon University to learn how people evaluate online ratings.