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Can prejudice ever be a good thing?

Paul Bloom · TED

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About

We often think of bias and prejudice as rooted in ignorance. But as psychologist Paul Bloom seeks to show, prejudice is often natural, rational ... even moral. The key, says Bloom, is to understand how our own biases work -- so we can take control when they go wrong.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDSalon NY2014
Speaker
Paul Bloom
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Economics, Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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