Do you consider yourself an open-minded, rational and logical person? Chances are, you probably aren’t. Like it or not, we’re all controlled by cognitive biases: a series of beliefs, prejudices and preconceived ideas that help us process information quickly and make decisions – though not always the right ones. While this doesn’t have too great an impact on minor choices – what we eat for breakfast, the clothes we wear, the route we take to work – it can have disastrous consequences in other areas of life.Take racial bias. Following years of research, Stanford University psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt has …
