Armchair Expert episode 287

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston is a social psychologist at the Harvard Kennedy School, he studies the science underlying implicit bias and racism. Robert joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the science behind racism, how to synthesize and assemble it into something people can digest, and the ways to make profound and sustainable change around it. Robert explains his P.R.E.S.S. model, how empathy is the most important part of it, and the difference between equality and equity.

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Robert Livingston is a social psychologist at the Harvard Kennedy School, he studies the science underlying implicit bias and racism. Robert joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the science behind racism, how to synthesize and assemble it into something people can digest, and the ways to make profound and sustainable change around it. Robert explains his P.R.E.S.S. model, how empathy is the most important part of it, and the difference between equality and equity.

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  1. 0:00welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert this is part of our black voices Series yeah our bonus episodes which I
  2. 38:45Fortune 500 CEOs up until the late 1970s were white and male despite the fact
  3. 1:17:27I hope we get to talk to you again soon yeah thank you it was great talking to you both take care take care...
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