#82: How can we begin to end bias?
with Jessica Nordell
In this episode we discuss…
What is unconscious bias?
How do social norms affect the way we look at biases
How weight-based bias shows up in the medical field
Why fatness makes us recoil
How we change minds
Why diversity in our relationships is so important
How we are drawn to those like us
How bias affects trust
What the difference is between lack of discrimination and trust
What to do when you cause harm
A study of how bias affects teachers
How do we change people’s minds
What allows change to last
How we benefit from challenging our biases
Have you ever wondered how your unconscious bias works? Or how we can move away from a culture infected with stigma, towards one dominated by genuine inclusion? Jessica Nordell, author of the book The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias, is here to offer practical, science based, guidance to help us make meaningful change...and help others do the same.
Jessica Nordell is a science and culture journalist whose writing has appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times, the New Republic, and many other publications. A former writer for public radio and producer for American Public Media, she graduated from Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The End of Bias: A Beginning is her first book.
Connect with Jessica on her Website
Resources mentioned or recommended:
Jessica’s book: The End of Bias: A Begining