Articles: The Egalitarian Brain
By David Amodio | August 31, 2010Research on the neuroscience of prejudice is revealing how the brain can overcome our fears and racial biases, reports David Amodio.
Tag: Racism
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Articles: Warning: Racism Is Bad for Your Health
By Elizabeth Page-Gould | August 3, 2010Elizabeth Page-Gould explains that the targets of prejudice aren't the only ones harmed by it.
Articles: The Latest on Policing Bias
By Jason Marsh | May 27, 2010A task force finds evidence of unconscious racial bias among law enforcement--and makes recommendations to curb it.
Articles: “How Can You Do That To Your Children?”
By Meredith Maran | December 1, 2009Meredith Maran explains why she wanted her children to grow up in a multicultural community—and what effect it had on her family.
Articles: Policing Bias
By Alex Dixon | August 1, 2009Studies show that police officers are quicker to shoot black suspects than white ones, reports Alex Dixon. As a result, scientists and law enforcement are teaming up to confront a dangerous threat: racial bias.
Articles: From the Editors: Summer 2008
By Dacher Keltner, Jason Marsh | Summer 2008Are we really living in a “post-racial” America?
Articles: Mix It Up!
By Jennifer Holladay | Summer 2008Despite some progress, racism is still pervasive in American schools, reports Jennifer Holladay. Here’s what schools can do to promote tolerance and equality.
Articles: Look Twice
By Susan T. Fiske | Summer 2008Susan T. Fiske has some bad news: Prejudice might be hardwired in our brains. But the good news is that we can still learn to override our prejudices and embrace difference.
Articles: Schools without Beauty
By Jonathan Kozol | Fall/Winter 2005-06What message are we sending kids when their classrooms are an “insult to aesthetics”?
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