Shining A Light On The Hidden Recesses Of Our Brains: Are We Subject To Implicit Bias and What Can We Do About That?

The process by which we perceive and understand is not neutral or unbiased. This panel discusses the workings of our minds, delving into research about attitudes and biases we may be unaware are influencing us. Panelists will exchange ideas about the effects of implicit biases on society and on decision making and will pay particular attention to new developments in ways to address such biases. The discussion will emphasize the importance of this subject to the administration of justice in the 21st century.

Moderator: Eva Paterson, Co-Founder and President, Equal Justice Society

Speakers: Samuel Bagenstos, Professor, University of Michigan School of Law
Anthony G. Greenwald, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
Linda Hamilton Krieger, Professor, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law

2014 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
Recorded: July 16, 2014