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Using motivated empathy to address societal issues | Jennifer Perry | TEDxTufts

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What are your subtle biases? Everybody has them, but we have a hard time acknowledging and coming to terms with them. Jennifer Perry takes on a neurological perspective to discuss the importance of accepting our subtle biases and using our motivated empathy to help address societal issues.


Jennifer Perry is a PhD Candidate in Social Psychology at Tufts University, with an MA in Psychology from NYU. She uses social psychological and neuroscientific approaches to examine the complexities underlying contemporary race relations.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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