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Psychology and sociology were meant to bring about an epoch of progress. Where did they go wrong?

(Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) June 26, 2021 12:28 AM ET Font Size: President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday that ensures that every part of the federal government will conduct race-conscious diversity training and engage in race-conscious hiring. The executive order “establishes an ambitious, whole-of-government initiative that will take a systematic approach to embedding DEIA [diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility] in Federal hiring and employment practices,” according to a White House fact sheet. In practice, it will ensure that federal agencies employ t...

We are blind to the genesis of many of our memories that influence our thoughts and attitudes that then onward influence our behaviours.

Sexual harassment remains prevalent despite 40 years of anti-discrimination and sexual harassment laws in Australia and enormous expenditure on raising awareness of bias through training.

7 tips to strengthen the mind through identifying and overcoming implicit bias James Gray Robinson. Science explains that our minds are like icebergs: Our conscious awareness represents 10% of the iceberg above the surface of the water, and our unconscious awareness represents 90% of the iceberg unseen below the surface of the water. We are not aware of 90% of our thoughts/brain functions, which are unconscious—by definition. Implicit bias, which is a relatively recent concept in the psychiatric field, attempts to describe the unconscious prejudices and stereotypes we form without conscious...