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Our unconscious can process vast amounts of information, 

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much more quickly than our conscious mind. 

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Part of the way it does this is via shortcuts.

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Without knowing it,

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we use our personal background, 

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cultural environment, 

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and previous experiences 

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to make almost instantaneous decisions.

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This can lead to problems,

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especially in matters, where we should use rational, unbiased thinking.

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 Our unconscious can be fallible,

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we can make snap decisions about people,

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categorising them according to gender, 

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race, 

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age,

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sexuality 

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and other characteristics.

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Within milliseconds we judge if someone is like us

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and belongs to our in-group. 

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These are the people we may favour. 

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Unconscious bias can have an impact on our decisions 

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without us even realising it. 

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Research shows that if I were a man, 

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you’d be more likely to be nodding along to this animation. 

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We trust male voices more than female voices.

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We can mitigate the impact of unconscious bias 

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in our decision making, 

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by raising our awareness of it

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and addressing our own biases proactively.