Revealing Your Unconscious: Part 1

This Hidden Brain episode interviews Mahzarin Banaji, a social psychologist, about her life and research on implicit bias. The interview begins with Banaji recounting her childhood experiences with asthma and how this shaped her observational skills and interest in research. It then details her discovery of implicit memory and the development of the Implicit Association Test (IAT), a tool to measure unconscious biases. The IAT's impact on various fields, including medicine and law enforcement, is discussed, along with the ensuing controversies and debates surrounding its use and interpretation. The episode concludes by highlighting the widespread presence of implicit bias and the need for societal-level solutions.