:: Start
You are a student searching online for information to complete a project.
You open your laptop and type into your keyboard.
What do you search for?
* [[Professional hairstyles->Hairstyles Search]]
* [[School achievement gaps->Achievement Gaps Search]] :: Hairstyles Search
Your search results show mostly women with straight hair.
Natural Black hairstyles are labeled as “unprofessional.”
You pause for a moment.
Do you:
* [[Reflect on why these results look this way->Bias Awareness]]
* [[Accept the results and move on->Acceptable Path]]
:: Achievement Gaps Search
The first search results emphasize personal failure — that students “don’t try hard enough.”
Data about underfunded schools is buried many pages deep.
Do you:
* [[Dig deeper through numerous pages->Bias Awareness]]
* [[Accept the surface-level explanations->Acceptable Path]]
:: Bias Awareness
As you continue, a researcher character appears on the screen.
They explain Safiya Noble’s work on **algorithmic bias**:
Search engines are not neutral.
They reflect and reinforce systemic inequalities.
This realization changes how you see your project.
You begin to question your sources and think critically about the information you find.
''End of this path.''
[[Back to Start->Start Here]]
:: Acceptable Path
You finish your project quickly, using only the top search results.
But your understanding of the issue is incomplete.
A warning flashes across your screen:
''Sometimes the story we find is only half the truth.''
''End of this path.''
[[Back to Start->Start Here]]