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Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Iran Nuclear Deal, Ancient Greek "Computer," Implicit Bias

Episode: Iran Nuclear Deal, Ancient Greek "Computer," Implicit Bias

  • May 8, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 14:13 mins

Guest: Bharat Bhushan, PhD, Ohio Eminent Scholar and the Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering If you’ve ever driven in a car with leather seats in the heat of summer, you’ll know the discomfort of sticky leather seats. Not to mention, they stain really easily. Professor Bharat Bhushan has created a special elixir in his engineering lab at The Ohio State University. It’s a liquid coating he sprays on fake leather to make it super-water-proof, self-cleaning, and less sticky when it’s hot outside.

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Implicit Bias

17m

Guest: Calvin Lai, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis On Tuesday, May 29, all the standalone Starbucks stores in the country will close for a few hours in the afternoon “for a mandatory training around unconscious bias.” That announcement came from Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson a few days after a manager in a Philadelphia Starbucks called police on two black men who were waiting for a friend but hadn’t ordered anything. Video of the men being arrested by police went viral, prompting national outrage and an apology from Starbucks. But what’s this “unconscious bias” training the company’s baristas will now be required to take? And what difference might it make?

Guest: Calvin Lai, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis On Tuesday, May 29, all the standalone Starbucks stores in the country will close for a few hours in the afternoon “for a mandatory training around unconscious bias.” That announcement came from Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson a few days after a manager in a Philadelphia Starbucks called police on two black men who were waiting for a friend but hadn’t ordered anything. Video of the men being arrested by police went viral, prompting national outrage and an apology from Starbucks. But what’s this “unconscious bias” training the company’s baristas will now be required to take? And what difference might it make?