20 Jan 2019

Playing With Perceptions - 20 January

From TED Radio Hour, 7:06 pm on 20 January 2019

Playing With Perceptions

Where do stereotypes come from? Why do some perceptions persist, and is there any truth or value to the assumptions we make? In this hour, TED speakers examine the consequences of stereotypes.  

Sarah Jones: What's The Line Between Stereotyping, Celebrating Culture?
Maz Jobrani: Can Comedy Break Stereotypes?
Hetain Patel: How Can First Impressions Mislead Us?
Jamila Lyiscott: What Does It Mean To Be 'Articulate'?
Paul Bloom: Why Do We Create Stereotypes?

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