{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Plenty with Kate Northrup","title":"Episode 189: How to Scientifically Break Racial Bias with Anu Gupta","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3152,"description":"There are people called to do the work of pulling people out of the river when they’re drowning.\nWe need these people, and I’m so grateful for them.\nThere are also people called to do the work of going upstream to figure out why they’re falling in in the first place and seeing if something can be done to prevent that.\nWe really need these people too, and I’m extraordinarily grateful for them as well.\nI recently met one of these people, and his mission is as deeply inspiring as it is practical.\n(The Maine girl in me loves the practical.)\nAnu Gupta asked the bold question:\nCan we live in a world where people—regardless of their identities—feel like they belong everywhere?\nHis answer came in the form of adapting cutting-edge scientific evidence to design a science-backed, compassion-based way for people to break bias, racial or otherwise.\nAnu realized that at the root of the institutionalized and systemic issues that hold people of different identities back is bias.\nAnd he knew that if he could figure out a way for people to break that bias, he could make a huge dent in creating a world where everyone feels like they belong everywhere.\nListen in to this week’s episode of The Kate & Mike Show to hear:\n• How bias is formed in the brain and why it’s critical that we learn to break it\n• How Anu’s own journey of battling other people’s assumptions and judgments about him informed the creation of his company\n• How he overcame being suicidal and turned toward hope and transformation\n• How stepping more into the spotlight has been critical for his company’s impact (as well as his own personal growth)\n• What the PRISM framework is and how you can use it to break your bias in a measurable way within 6-8 weeks of regular practice\n• How breaking bias can become a spiritual experience\nYou’ll also hear a particularly human and hilarious moment during the episode where we got to meet Anu’s family!\nPress play and listen.\nAnu’s work around breaking bias is a HUGE part of the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o03JRta_QRrWYpVnGEniH9ofqOD9uyABk7kkXvT0B_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ1MzMzLzE2OTUz/ODkwNzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}