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Corey S. Powell
Everyone is biased, she says; it’s built into the way we experience the world. But that doesn’t mean that we are slaves to our instincts.
We all have a natural tendency to view the world in black and white—to the extent that it’s hard not to hear “black” and immediately think “white.” Fortunately, there are ways to activate the more subtle shadings in our minds. Kristin Pauker is a professor of psychology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa who studies stereotyping and prejudice, with a focus on how our environment shapes our biases. In this podcast and Q&A, she tells OpenMind co-editor Corey S. Powell how researchers measure and study bias, and how we can use their findings to make a more equitable world. (This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.)
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