[Music] so it is my great fortune to be able to
so it is my great fortune to be able to
so it is my great fortune to be able to study the human mind how do we think how
study the human mind how do we think how
study the human mind how do we think how do we feel when it goes well we are
do we feel when it goes well we are
do we feel when it goes well we are pleased but I am more interested in the
pleased but I am more interested in the
pleased but I am more interested in the moments in which our minds make mistakes
moments in which our minds make mistakes
moments in which our minds make mistakes when they make errors and we study what
when they make errors and we study what
when they make errors and we study what is going on we have a chance to
is going on we have a chance to
is going on we have a chance to understand ourselves and once we
understand ourselves and once we
understand ourselves and once we understand ourselves to improve
understand ourselves to improve
understand ourselves to improve ourselves to improve ourselves so that
ourselves to improve ourselves so that
ourselves to improve ourselves so that we can be the people that we want to be
we can be the people that we want to be
we can be the people that we want to be rather than the error-prone people that
rather than the error-prone people that
rather than the error-prone people that we tend to be okay so we’re going to
we tend to be okay so we’re going to
we tend to be okay so we’re going to start and today we are going to do
start and today we are going to do
start and today we are going to do experiments so you will have to answer
experiments so you will have to answer
experiments so you will have to answer and I will have to ask you questions
and I will have to ask you questions
and I will have to ask you questions okay so let’s start with that
okay so let’s start with that
okay so let’s start with that and the first thing that you’re going to
and the first thing that you’re going to
and the first thing that you’re going to see is a very simple picture okay these
see is a very simple picture okay these
see is a very simple picture okay these are two tables drawn by a very famous
are two tables drawn by a very famous
are two tables drawn by a very famous psychologist by the name of Roger
psychologist by the name of Roger
psychologist by the name of Roger Shepard and I want you to look at these
Shepard and I want you to look at these
Shepard and I want you to look at these two tables and I want you to answer a
two tables and I want you to answer a
two tables and I want you to answer a simple question do the two table
simple question do the two table
simple question do the two table surfaces look the same to you or do they
surfaces look the same to you or do they
surfaces look the same to you or do they look slightly different to you in other
look slightly different to you in other
look slightly different to you in other words if I were to take the table on the
words if I were to take the table on the
words if I were to take the table on the left and turn it around and put it on
left and turn it around and put it on
left and turn it around and put it on the table on the right what the surfaces
the table on the right what the surfaces
the table on the right what the surfaces fit perfectly or would they be different
fit perfectly or would they be different
fit perfectly or would they be different what do you think different different
what do you think different different
what do you think different different okay now Leonardo da Vinci when he
okay now Leonardo da Vinci when he
okay now Leonardo da Vinci when he looked at this kind of picture he also
looked at this kind of picture he also
looked at this kind of picture he also saw them to be different but he was so
saw them to be different but he was so
saw them to be different but he was so much smarter than all of us that he knew
much smarter than all of us that he knew
much smarter than all of us that he knew that they were the same okay so I’m
that they were the same okay so I’m
that they were the same okay so I’m gonna show you what I mean by exactly
gonna show you what I mean by exactly
gonna show you what I mean by exactly that and let us just do this and if we
that and let us just do this and if we
that and let us just do this and if we can have the lights in the house down
can have the lights in the house down
can have the lights in the house down please we can see and I’ll just show it
please we can see and I’ll just show it
please we can see and I’ll just show it to you actually I’m just gonna go up
to you actually I’m just gonna go up
to you actually I’m just gonna go up here do it from here
here do it from here
here do it from here so for the young people in this room
so for the young people in this room
so for the young people in this room this is called an overhead projector it
this is called an overhead projector it
this is called an overhead projector it does very cool things like this which
does very cool things like this which
does very cool things like this which your computer cannot do okay so let us
your computer cannot do okay so let us
your computer cannot do okay so let us start with these two tables i dim the
start with these two tables i dim the
start with these two tables i dim the light because I wanted you to feel how
light because I wanted you to feel how
light because I wanted you to feel how Leonardo would have felt he had no
Leonardo would have felt he had no
Leonardo would have felt he had no electricity so we’re gonna see how he
electricity so we’re gonna see how he
electricity so we’re gonna see how he would have seen this image so we have
would have seen this image so we have
would have seen this image so we have the table on the left the table on the
the table on the left the table on the
the table on the left the table on the right if I’m correct then you should be
right if I’m correct then you should be
right if I’m correct then you should be very surprised when you see this yeah
very surprised when you see this yeah
very surprised when you see this yeah okay I I win many bets when I take this
okay I I win many bets when I take this
okay I I win many bets when I take this okay I’m gonna do this sometimes people
okay I’m gonna do this sometimes people
okay I’m gonna do this sometimes people are skeptical so I will do it again and
are skeptical so I will do it again and
are skeptical so I will do it again and sometimes people are so silly that they
sometimes people are so silly that they
sometimes people are so silly that they say please do it the other way so I will
say please do it the other way so I will
say please do it the other way so I will now do it the other way and they are
now do it the other way and they are
now do it the other way and they are indeed exactly the same all right so now
indeed exactly the same all right so now
indeed exactly the same all right so now the magic show ends and now we get to
the magic show ends and now we get to
the magic show ends and now we get to talk about the science so we can have
talk about the science so we can have
talk about the science so we can have the lights on and I will whoops
the lights on and I will whoops
the lights on and I will whoops turn this off I think I did okay and now
turn this off I think I did okay and now
turn this off I think I did okay and now we talk about what this all means we
we talk about what this all means we
we talk about what this all means we don’t have the time today to talk about
don’t have the time today to talk about
don’t have the time today to talk about all the reasons why your brain made this
all the reasons why your brain made this
all the reasons why your brain made this mistake all I can tell you today is that
mistake all I can tell you today is that
mistake all I can tell you today is that it made this mistake because your brain
it made this mistake because your brain
it made this mistake because your brain learned to get messages from your eye in
learned to get messages from your eye in
learned to get messages from your eye in a very old world thousands and thousands
a very old world thousands and thousands
a very old world thousands and thousands of years ago millions of years ago and
of years ago millions of years ago and
of years ago millions of years ago and in that world the natural world was
in that world the natural world was
in that world the natural world was always three-dimensional so your brain
always three-dimensional so your brain
always three-dimensional so your brain learned to make some computations that
learned to make some computations that
learned to make some computations that it is making even today even though you
it is making even today even though you
it is making even today even though you know that this is not a 3d image this is
know that this is not a 3d image this is
know that this is not a 3d image this is a two-dimensional image and your brain
a two-dimensional image and your brain
a two-dimensional image and your brain can’t cope with that new world so what
can’t cope with that new world so what
can’t cope with that new world so what does this mean for us because we’re not
does this mean for us because we’re not
does this mean for us because we’re not just interested in tables we’re
just interested in tables we’re
just interested in tables we’re interested in how human beings make
interested in how human beings make
interested in how human beings make sense of each other and so I tell you
sense of each other and so I tell you
sense of each other and so I tell you here at the case study of symphony
here at the case study of symphony
here at the case study of symphony orchestras in the late 1970s American
orchestras in the late 1970s American
orchestras in the late 1970s American symphony orchestras went through an
symphony orchestras went through an
symphony orchestras went through an interesting change they decided that
interesting change they decided that
interesting change they decided that maybe they were biased in the way in
maybe they were biased in the way in
maybe they were biased in the way in which they were hearing music so they
which they were hearing music so they
which they were hearing music so they did an experiment and the experiment is
did an experiment and the experiment is
did an experiment and the experiment is very simple when they were selecting
very simple when they were selecting
very simple when they were selecting musicians for their orchestra the
musicians for their orchestra the
musicians for their orchestra the musician would play here on a stage in
musician would play here on a stage in
musician would play here on a stage in some beautiful auditorium like this you
some beautiful auditorium like this you
some beautiful auditorium like this you are the selectors but between you and me
are the selectors but between you and me
are the selectors but between you and me there is a curtain you cannot see me and
there is a curtain you cannot see me and
there is a curtain you cannot see me and I cannot see you I play and you the
I cannot see you I play and you the
I cannot see you I play and you the judges must listen with your ears and
judges must listen with your ears and
judges must listen with your ears and you must make a decision about the sound
you must make a decision about the sound
you must make a decision about the sound of the music now in the late 1970s
of the music now in the late 1970s
of the music now in the late 1970s American symphony orchestras were almost
American symphony orchestras were almost
American symphony orchestras were almost entirely all-male all men except for the
entirely all-male all men except for the
entirely all-male all men except for the harp player who would sit in the corner
harp player who would sit in the corner
harp player who would sit in the corner and play a little instrument by herself
and play a little instrument by herself
and play a little instrument by herself the Vienna Philharmonic I think is still
the Vienna Philharmonic I think is still
the Vienna Philharmonic I think is still like that but once the curtain oh so
like that but once the curtain oh so
like that but once the curtain oh so when you ask people why why is it the
when you ask people why why is it the
when you ask people why why is it the case that there are so few women in
case that there are so few women in
case that there are so few women in symphony orchestras they would say there
symphony orchestras they would say there
symphony orchestras they would say there are no women musicians who are good
are no women musicians who are good
are no women musicians who are good enough for our Orchestra once the
enough for our Orchestra once the
enough for our Orchestra once the curtain dropped the case study shows
curtain dropped the case study shows
curtain dropped the case study shows that the number of women who were
that the number of women who were
that the number of women who were selected doubled they went up by 50%
selected doubled they went up by 50%
selected doubled they went up by 50% okay so this is something quite
okay so this is something quite
okay so this is something quite interesting that when you cannot see the
interesting that when you cannot see the
interesting that when you cannot see the person more women are being selected and
person more women are being selected and
person more women are being selected and often people write about this and say
often people write about this and say
often people write about this and say isn’t it great that now more women are
isn’t it great that now more women are
isn’t it great that now more women are being selected and by the way American
being selected and by the way American
being selected and by the way American Symphony Orchestra still to this day do
Symphony Orchestra still to this day do
Symphony Orchestra still to this day do all their auditioning blindly I argue
all their auditioning blindly I argue
all their auditioning blindly I argue it’s not just that more women come into
it’s not just that more women come into
it’s not just that more women come into Symphony Orchestra’s you might say who
Symphony Orchestra’s you might say who
Symphony Orchestra’s you might say who cares who the players are but what I
cares who the players are but what I
cares who the players are but what I would argue is that when you drop the
would argue is that when you drop the
would argue is that when you drop the curtain
curtain
curtain you are selecting better musicians
you are selecting better musicians
you are selecting better musicians because your eyes are no longer biased
because your eyes are no longer biased
because your eyes are no longer biased by the shape and form of the person you
by the shape and form of the person you
by the shape and form of the person you are viewing and this is extremely
are viewing and this is extremely
are viewing and this is extremely important to know because you can tell
important to know because you can tell
important to know because you can tell yourself I do not wish to be biased I
yourself I do not wish to be biased I
yourself I do not wish to be biased I will make the accurate decision based on
will make the accurate decision based on
will make the accurate decision based on just the sound and what these data are
just the sound and what these data are
just the sound and what these data are telling us is that well-intentioned
telling us is that well-intentioned
telling us is that well-intentioned people okay with with every reason to
people okay with with every reason to
people okay with with every reason to select the best musicians were not
select the best musicians were not
select the best musicians were not selecting the best musicians and that I
selecting the best musicians and that I
selecting the best musicians and that I think is an important enough lesson and
think is an important enough lesson and
think is an important enough lesson and it goes back to the tables the two table
it goes back to the tables the two table
it goes back to the tables the two table surfaces are the same the two players
surfaces are the same the two players
surfaces are the same the two players male and female may be the same but our
male and female may be the same but our
male and female may be the same but our eyes and our ears will not see them to
eyes and our ears will not see them to
eyes and our ears will not see them to be the same and so we must outsmart our
be the same and so we must outsmart our
be the same and so we must outsmart our minds we must do tricks around our minds
minds we must do tricks around our minds
minds we must do tricks around our minds to make sure that we select objectively
to make sure that we select objectively
to make sure that we select objectively and that we select the best so with that
and that we select the best so with that
and that we select the best so with that let me tell you another kind of a bias
let me tell you another kind of a bias
let me tell you another kind of a bias that you might find interesting and it
that you might find interesting and it
that you might find interesting and it comes from the human face human faces
comes from the human face human faces
comes from the human face human faces when you look at one you don’t just look
when you look at one you don’t just look
when you look at one you don’t just look at the face in 200 milliseconds your
at the face in 200 milliseconds your
at the face in 200 milliseconds your brain begins to think about the
brain begins to think about the
brain begins to think about the character of the person is this somebody
character of the person is this somebody
character of the person is this somebody I should trust is this somebody I should
I should trust is this somebody I should
I should trust is this somebody I should not trust is this one smart is this one
not trust is this one smart is this one
not trust is this one smart is this one a little bit not so smart our brain is
a little bit not so smart our brain is
a little bit not so smart our brain is big making these decisions based on a
big making these decisions based on a
big making these decisions based on a person’s face and of course as you know
person’s face and of course as you know
person’s face and of course as you know the problem is that the face is not an
the problem is that the face is not an
the problem is that the face is not an accurate indicator of what is inside the
accurate indicator of what is inside the
accurate indicator of what is inside the person I mean I just ask you for a
person I mean I just ask you for a
person I mean I just ask you for a second to maybe look at the face of
second to maybe look at the face of
second to maybe look at the face of Pavarotti if you did not know that he
Pavarotti if you did not know that he
Pavarotti if you did not know that he was Pavarotti would you let him into
was Pavarotti would you let him into
was Pavarotti would you let him into your home at night I don’t think so I
your home at night I don’t think so I
your home at night I don’t think so I think most of us if we look at people’s
think most of us if we look at people’s
think most of us if we look at people’s faces we make wrong judgments about them
faces we make wrong judgments about them
faces we make wrong judgments about them based on their face so I will show you a
based on their face so I will show you a
based on their face so I will show you a lovely little experiment done by Alex
lovely little experiment done by Alex
lovely little experiment done by Alex Todorov and he studies the human face
Todorov and he studies the human face
Todorov and he studies the human face and what
and what
and what I’m gonna show you in eight seconds is
I’m gonna show you in eight seconds is
I’m gonna show you in eight seconds is that the face will change the eyes will
that the face will change the eyes will
that the face will change the eyes will move out and the fouth will remain the
move out and the fouth will remain the
move out and the fouth will remain the same and when that happens your brain
same and when that happens your brain
same and when that happens your brain will begin to see that this man will
will begin to see that this man will
will begin to see that this man will suddenly look smarter and smarter and
suddenly look smarter and smarter and
suddenly look smarter and smarter and smarter and then when the eyes come
smarter and then when the eyes come
smarter and then when the eyes come inward and the mouth bends a little bit
inward and the mouth bends a little bit
inward and the mouth bends a little bit you will feel that this person is
you will feel that this person is
you will feel that this person is becoming dumber and dumber and dumber in
becoming dumber and dumber and dumber in
becoming dumber and dumber and dumber in front of your very eyes and I want you
front of your very eyes and I want you
front of your very eyes and I want you to have this experience if you’re honest
to have this experience if you’re honest
to have this experience if you’re honest with yourselves I think you will feel
with yourselves I think you will feel
with yourselves I think you will feel this and I think it’s important for us
this and I think it’s important for us
this and I think it’s important for us to know so let’s take a look I’ll tell
to know so let’s take a look I’ll tell
to know so let’s take a look I’ll tell you what’s going on the eyes are moving
you what’s going on the eyes are moving
you what’s going on the eyes are moving out and now look doesn’t this person
out and now look doesn’t this person
out and now look doesn’t this person look like a robot a very smart person
look like a robot a very smart person
look like a robot a very smart person and now take a look at what happens when
and now take a look at what happens when
and now take a look at what happens when the eyes come closer a little dumb
the eyes come closer a little dumb
the eyes come closer a little dumb pretty damn dumb by now now this is
pretty damn dumb by now now this is
pretty damn dumb by now now this is absolutely crazy this should not be
absolutely crazy this should not be
absolutely crazy this should not be happening but alex has shown in his
happening but alex has shown in his
happening but alex has shown in his research that this affects how we make
research that this affects how we make
research that this affects how we make decisions about who to vote for that we
decisions about who to vote for that we
decisions about who to vote for that we look at faces and from that we make our
look at faces and from that we make our
look at faces and from that we make our decisions about voting okay and maybe in
decisions about voting okay and maybe in
decisions about voting okay and maybe in Italy and in the United States we should
Italy and in the United States we should
Italy and in the United States we should think really hard about this right okay
think really hard about this right okay
think really hard about this right okay I’m gonna give you a final little test
I’m gonna give you a final little test
I’m gonna give you a final little test and you will have to participate and say
and you will have to participate and say
and you will have to participate and say some words loudly to do this test you
some words loudly to do this test you
some words loudly to do this test you will see some words and the words will
will see some words and the words will
will see some words and the words will be very simple words there will be names
be very simple words there will be names
be very simple words there will be names of men and names of women and you should
of men and names of women and you should
of men and names of women and you should see very quickly that on the left are
see very quickly that on the left are
see very quickly that on the left are all the names of men on the right are
all the names of men on the right are
all the names of men on the right are all the names that are familiar names of
all the names that are familiar names of
all the names that are familiar names of men and women you will also see named
men and women you will also see named
men and women you will also see named words that capture the category of
words that capture the category of
words that capture the category of career things that go on in the
career things that go on in the
career things that go on in the workplace so words like leader manager
workplace so words like leader manager
workplace so words like leader manager salario and then on the right side are
salario and then on the right side are
salario and then on the right side are words that come from the world of our
words that come from the world of our
words that come from the world of our home okay
home okay
home okay and these Casas related words like
and these Casas related words like
and these Casas related words like bambini and Cucina or all of these words
bambini and Cucina or all of these words
bambini and Cucina or all of these words that we associate with the home so you
that we associate with the home so you
that we associate with the home so you need to remember these kinds of words
need to remember these kinds of words
need to remember these kinds of words and
and
and in a little bit we will do the test and
in a little bit we will do the test and
in a little bit we will do the test and the test is very simple you will see
the test is very simple you will see
the test is very simple you will see words appear on the screen and based on
words appear on the screen and based on
words appear on the screen and based on the instruction you simply have to say
the instruction you simply have to say
the instruction you simply have to say left or right and to make this super
left or right and to make this super
left or right and to make this super easy I have learned the Italian words
easy I have learned the Italian words
easy I have learned the Italian words for left and right so you will say today
for left and right so you will say today
for left and right so you will say today if the word goes to the left you will
if the word goes to the left you will
if the word goes to the left you will simply say sinistra and if it goes to
simply say sinistra and if it goes to
simply say sinistra and if it goes to the right you will simply say they stir
the right you will simply say they stir
the right you will simply say they stir okay everybody got it but there are some
okay everybody got it but there are some
okay everybody got it but there are some rules for this test you must go very
rules for this test you must go very
rules for this test you must go very fast so taking one second to answer is
fast so taking one second to answer is
fast so taking one second to answer is too slow you have to go faster than one
too slow you have to go faster than one
too slow you have to go faster than one second okay if you go fast you will make
second okay if you go fast you will make
second okay if you go fast you will make some mistakes that’s okay when you make
some mistakes that’s okay when you make
some mistakes that’s okay when you make a mistake pick up the next item and go
a mistake pick up the next item and go
a mistake pick up the next item and go again quickly as you can and definitely
again quickly as you can and definitely
again quickly as you can and definitely do this loudly say sinistra and destra
do this loudly say sinistra and destra
do this loudly say sinistra and destra loudly okay as if you’re an opera singer
loudly okay as if you’re an opera singer
loudly okay as if you’re an opera singer in this in this room okay all right so
in this in this room okay all right so
in this in this room okay all right so now we are going to open up the test and
now we are going to open up the test and
now we are going to open up the test and I will tell you how it will work it is
I will tell you how it will work it is
I will tell you how it will work it is very simple it is very easy and you will
very simple it is very easy and you will
very simple it is very easy and you will have fun doing this okay so a word will
have fun doing this okay so a word will
have fun doing this okay so a word will appear in the middle of the screen if it
appear in the middle of the screen if it
appear in the middle of the screen if it is a man’s name you will say sinistra if
is a man’s name you will say sinistra if
is a man’s name you will say sinistra if it is a woman’s name like Anna you will
it is a woman’s name like Anna you will
it is a woman’s name like Anna you will say desta and you will do this fast and
say desta and you will do this fast and
say desta and you will do this fast and you will do this loud and the computer
you will do this loud and the computer
you will do this loud and the computer will measure how fast you are going okay
will measure how fast you are going okay
will measure how fast you are going okay ready go
fantastic 700 is a very good score and
fantastic 700 is a very good score and you got close to 700 so do not go slower
you got close to 700 so do not go slower
you got close to 700 so do not go slower than 700 you can speed up and the number
than 700 you can speed up and the number
than 700 you can speed up and the number can be in the 600’s but not 800 ok ready
can be in the 600’s but not 800 ok ready
can be in the 600’s but not 800 ok ready now you see words that come from career
now you see words that come from career
now you see words that come from career or home if the word is a word that comes
or home if the word is a word that comes
or home if the word is a word that comes from this group curry era you will say
from this group curry era you will say
from this group curry era you will say sinistra and if the word is from casa
sinistra and if the word is from casa
sinistra and if the word is from casa you will say destra ready go fast nice
you will say destra ready go fast nice
you will say destra ready go fast nice and loud go
fantastic
fantastic and now and now wait a moment
and now and now wait a moment
and now and now wait a moment now if the name is a man’s name or if it
now if the name is a man’s name or if it
now if the name is a man’s name or if it is a career word you will say sinistra
is a career word you will say sinistra
is a career word you will say sinistra if it is a woman’s name or if it is a
if it is a woman’s name or if it is a
if it is a woman’s name or if it is a house word you will say desta okay ready
house word you will say desta okay ready
house word you will say desta okay ready everybody has it in mind men and career
everybody has it in mind men and career
everybody has it in mind men and career gets a left female and home gets a right
gets a left female and home gets a right
gets a left female and home gets a right ready
ready
ready go fast and loud
excellent imagine this yes you should
excellent imagine this yes you should clap for this one and now you have done
clap for this one and now you have done
clap for this one and now you have done this so well that we do not do this one
this so well that we do not do this one
this so well that we do not do this one we skip and now we switch yeah okay this
we skip and now we switch yeah okay this
we skip and now we switch yeah okay this one is not the problem okay so let’s try
one is not the problem okay so let’s try
one is not the problem okay so let’s try this now if it is a female name you will
this now if it is a female name you will
this now if it is a female name you will say sinistra if it is a man’s name you
say sinistra if it is a man’s name you
say sinistra if it is a man’s name you you will say destra ready this is easy
you will say destra ready this is easy
you will say destra ready this is easy fast loud go
excellent
excellent incredible very good and now for this
incredible very good and now for this
incredible very good and now for this round if you see a female name or career
round if you see a female name or career
round if you see a female name or career you must say sinistra if you see a man’s
you must say sinistra if you see a man’s
you must say sinistra if you see a man’s name or a house word you should say
name or a house word you should say
name or a house word you should say desta ready let me see how badly you do
desta ready let me see how badly you do
desta ready let me see how badly you do on this one okay
on this one okay
on this one okay ready go
okay you did very well but not as fast
okay you did very well but not as fast as you went before okay so the important
as you went before okay so the important
as you went before okay so the important thing about this test is to know that
thing about this test is to know that
thing about this test is to know that the culture leaves its thumbprint on
the culture leaves its thumbprint on
the culture leaves its thumbprint on your brain I have had a career my whole
your brain I have had a career my whole
your brain I have had a career my whole life okay and I cannot do this fast
life okay and I cannot do this fast
life okay and I cannot do this fast equally fast for some reason in my mind
equally fast for some reason in my mind
equally fast for some reason in my mind mail and career go quickly together and
mail and career go quickly together and
mail and career go quickly together and female and home go quickly together so I
female and home go quickly together so I
female and home go quickly together so I want you to remember that the vast
want you to remember that the vast
want you to remember that the vast majority of people in the world show
majority of people in the world show
majority of people in the world show this bias even feminists show this bias
this bias even feminists show this bias
this bias even feminists show this bias and men and women actually perform very
and men and women actually perform very
and men and women actually perform very much the same on this test so this is
much the same on this test so this is
much the same on this test so this is not a bias that only men hatch oh it is
not a bias that only men hatch oh it is
not a bias that only men hatch oh it is both men and women and they show it
both men and women and they show it
both men and women and they show it equally our point is that the thumbprint
equally our point is that the thumbprint
equally our point is that the thumbprint of the culture left on your brain leads
of the culture left on your brain leads
of the culture left on your brain leads you to make certain kinds of decisions
you to make certain kinds of decisions
you to make certain kinds of decisions in the world that when you see somebody
in the world that when you see somebody
in the world that when you see somebody that the association that they are meant
that the association that they are meant
that the association that they are meant for the world life of work or meant for
for the world life of work or meant for
for the world life of work or meant for a life at home enters into our decisions
a life at home enters into our decisions
a life at home enters into our decisions but it does it very subtly and it does
but it does it very subtly and it does
but it does it very subtly and it does it unconsciously and that’s something
it unconsciously and that’s something
it unconsciously and that’s something that we ought to know because if we know
that we ought to know because if we know
that we ought to know because if we know it maybe we can correct it right so once
it maybe we can correct it right so once
it maybe we can correct it right so once we know this let me take us back and let
we know this let me take us back and let
we know this let me take us back and let us come to the end of this little talk
us come to the end of this little talk
us come to the end of this little talk today and I want to end with the words
today and I want to end with the words
today and I want to end with the words of a Sufi poet from the 13th century
of a Sufi poet from the 13th century
of a Sufi poet from the 13th century whose name is roomie and one of the
whose name is roomie and one of the
whose name is roomie and one of the things that Rumi said about human beings
things that Rumi said about human beings
things that Rumi said about human beings is this every one of us is a jackass and
is this every one of us is a jackass and
is this every one of us is a jackass and in case it’s not clear I’m going to show
in case it’s not clear I’m going to show
in case it’s not clear I’m going to show you what it means right every one of us
you what it means right every one of us
you what it means right every one of us is an Essene oh but he said with the
is an Essene oh but he said with the
is an Essene oh but he said with the wings of angels tacked onto us and I
wings of angels tacked onto us and I
wings of angels tacked onto us and I believe yes we will make mistakes we
believe yes we will make mistakes we
believe yes we will make mistakes we will be jackasses but what is it that
will be jackasses but what is it that
will be jackasses but what is it that gives
gives
gives these wings of angels and to a
these wings of angels and to a
these wings of angels and to a modern-day scientists like myself the
modern-day scientists like myself the
modern-day scientists like myself the wings of angels that we have come from
wings of angels that we have come from
wings of angels that we have come from our conscious awareness conscious
our conscious awareness conscious
our conscious awareness conscious awareness gets us into trouble but with
awareness gets us into trouble but with
awareness gets us into trouble but with conscious awareness we can outsmart our
conscious awareness we can outsmart our
conscious awareness we can outsmart our minds first we have to know that there
minds first we have to know that there
minds first we have to know that there is a problem and then I think we’re good
is a problem and then I think we’re good
is a problem and then I think we’re good enough that we’re gonna fix it in some
enough that we’re gonna fix it in some
enough that we’re gonna fix it in some way you can go to a web site and take
way you can go to a web site and take
way you can go to a web site and take many tests of this kind there at Harvard
many tests of this kind there at Harvard
many tests of this kind there at Harvard University implicit harvard.edu you can
University implicit harvard.edu you can
University implicit harvard.edu you can take tests to measure how much racial
take tests to measure how much racial
take tests to measure how much racial bias you have how much gender bias
bias you have how much gender bias
bias you have how much gender bias how much sexuality bias you have age
how much sexuality bias you have age
how much sexuality bias you have age bias different countries there is a
bias different countries there is a
bias different countries there is a website for Italy alone and once you
website for Italy alone and once you
website for Italy alone and once you know what your bias is I hope that you
know what your bias is I hope that you
know what your bias is I hope that you will go to a new place that we have just
will go to a new place that we have just
will go to a new place that we have just created a way through podcasts and
created a way through podcasts and
created a way through podcasts and through videos for you to learn how to
through videos for you to learn how to
through videos for you to learn how to outsmart your mind and that you can find
outsmart your mind and that you can find
outsmart your mind and that you can find very easily these days by going to
very easily these days by going to
very easily these days by going to outsmarting human minds org and that is
outsmarting human minds org and that is
outsmarting human minds org and that is a project to which I am greatly devoted
a project to which I am greatly devoted
a project to which I am greatly devoted so I want to say thank you very much for
so I want to say thank you very much for
so I want to say thank you very much for being such a great audience Thanks
being such a great audience Thanks
being such a great audience Thanks [Applause]
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