Summary
Do we unconsciously harbour racist and sexist attitudes? Far fewer people are explicitly racist than a couple of decades ago. They won't express or admit to racist sentiments. But what happens beneath the conscious level? In recent years there has been an explosion in research into what's called implicit bias. David Edmonds discovers that big business is taking the idea very seriously. He asks: does it stand up to scrutiny? Producer: Ben Carter.
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| 0:00.0 | Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know. |
| 0:04.6 | My name's Linda Davies and I commission podcast for BBC Sounds. |
| 0:08.4 | As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality featuring the most knowledgeable |
| 0:14.3 | experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC |
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| 0:36.0 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:39.0 | Thanks for downloading analysis. You've obviously displayed excellent taste and judgment. But what really lies behind |
| 0:46.0 | our conscious decisions and preferences? David Edmonds takes us on a fascinating and challenging |
| 0:51.7 | journey into our own minds. What explains this? |
| 1:04.0 | I don't, |
| 1:05.0 | I don't John Trump do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute |
| 1:10.0 | the office of president of the United States and will to the best of |
| 1:14.8 | and this move move |
| 1:19.2 | you need to get out of the street and disperse immediately or you won't be subject to arrest. |
| 1:26.0 | What prompted the Ferguson police officer to open fire? |
| 1:29.0 | Right now, the answer isn't clear. |
| 1:31.0 | Authorities say Brown assaulted the officer. is unclear |
| 1:33.7 | when in part the answer is bias in particular implicit bias or unconscious bias |
| 1:40.0 | at least that's what some academics claim. People are it said biased against the idea of women leaders. |
| 1:48.0 | Police are it said more likely to think a young black man is carrying a gun than a young white man. |
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