Our brains create categories to make sense of the world, recognize patterns and make quick decisions. But this ability to categorize also exacts a heavy toll in the form of unconscious bias. In this powerful talk, psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt explores how our biases unfairly target Black people at all levels of society -- from schools and social media to policing and criminal justice -- and discusses how creating points of friction can help us actively interrupt and address this troubling problem.

Jennifer L. Eberhardt: How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt it

How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt it

Exposure to black faces led people to identify blurry images of guns with greater clarity and speed, highlighting unconscious bias.

Racial profiling on Nextdoor was curbed by 75% by adding friction, slowing users down to think critically about their suspicions.

An introspective question added to police stop forms in Oakland led to a 43% drop in African-American stops, without raising crime rates.