Mind Bugs: The Ordinary Origins of Bias

Dr. Brian Nosek is a renowned social psychologist and scholar of unconscious bias, i.e. thoughts and feelings that are outside of a person's conscious awareness. In this talk, Dr. Nosek will explain what research has to say about where unconscious biases come from and how to measure them. He will also discuss how such biases can affect our perceptions, thinking, and behavior. His talk will explore the implications of unconscious bias on real-world behaviors such as hiring and evaluation decisions.