{
  "id": 7099650,
  "title": "Diversity Is Our Strength?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/diversity-is-our-strength",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T11:17:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Marginal Revolution",
    "slug": "marginal-revolution",
    "url": "https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/09/diversity-is-our-strength.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The phrase \"Diversity is our strength\" frequently serves as a motto for institutions, including George Mason University (GMU). However, the scientific evidence supporting this claim is debatable. A recent scoping review examined the research on whether diversity truly enhances scientific output and impact, often referred to as the \"Diversity Hypothesis.\" The review analyzed over 100 scientific articles and found that only 15% to 28% of the results supported the hypothesis. The majority of studies did not show a consistent link between diversity and improved scientific output or impact. The only potential exception was disciplinary diversity, which refers to viewpoint diversity at the team level. This conclusion remained consistent regardless of how the data was analyzed or processed.",
  "summary": "Diversity is our strength is a common motto. Indeed it is one of GMU’s core values but what is the scientific evidence for this thesis? A new scoping review: Recent years have witnessed many strong claims that ‘diversity’ leads to more original and impactful science, which is a science-focused form of what we call “The […] The post Diversity Is Our Strength? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}