Infusing science, practical skills, and joy into diversity discussions!
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In each episode, Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson share what is bringing them joy, talk about a diversity topic, share stories, teach a bias habit-breaking skill, and give a media recommendation of something that brings them joy. Their goal is jointly to provide entertainment and education, and most of all, to infuse joy into conversations around diversity.
Every episode also exists as a standalone educational video that you can find on YouTube, or through our website at DiverseJoy.com.
Diverse Joy is hosted by Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson, produced by Eric Roman Beining, with music by @JayArner. New episodes release the first Wednesday of each month. To subscribe to the video podcast, follow @BiasHabit on YouTube. To subscribe to the audio-only podcast, search for it wherever you get podcasts, or go to DiverseJoy.com.
The development and Season 1 Diverse Joy was sponsored in part by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number R35GM128888. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Production is also supported by donations to our nonprofit, Inequity Agents of Change. Learn more at BiasHabit.com.
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Infusing science, practical skills, and joy into diversity discussions!
Follow @DiverseJoy on social media!
In each episode, Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson share what is bringing them joy, talk about a diversity topic, share stories, teach a bias habit-breaking skill, and give a media recommendation of something that brings them joy. Their goal is jointly to provide entertainment and education, and most of all, to infuse joy into conversations around diversity.
Every episode also exists as a standalone educational video that you can find on YouTube, or through our website at DiverseJoy.com.
Diverse Joy is hosted by Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson, produced by Eric Roman Beining, with music by @JayArner. New episodes release the first Wednesday of each month. To subscribe to the video podcast, follow @BiasHabit on YouTube. To subscribe to the audio-only podcast, search for it wherever you get podcasts, or go to DiverseJoy.com.
The development and Season 1 Diverse Joy was sponsored in part by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number R35GM128888. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Production is also supported by donations to our nonprofit, Inequity Agents of Change. Learn more at BiasHabit.com.
S1E12: You Can't Tell Just By Looking: Breaking Assumptions About "Gaydar"
Diverse Joy
56 minutes 1 second
1 year ago
S1E12: You Can't Tell Just By Looking: Breaking Assumptions About "Gaydar"
Amber shares her joy about attending Portland's Outdoor Market, and Will's joy is his koi pond waking up after winter! This episode discusses a major topic from Will's research career: the notion of "gaydar" as a legitimizing myth that perpetuates stereotyping related to lesbian/gay/bisexual (LGB) folks. Although many people have intuitions that they believe allow them to "tell" that someone is gay/lesbian, research in this area consistently shows that those intuitions most often lead to largely inaccurate conclusions in the real world. Expanding on this notion of LGB stereotyping, Amber and Will discuss many ways this type of stereotyping perpetuates harm, and also unpack the LGB community's multifaceted relationship with its stereotypes and communicating or concealing identity. This episode's bias habit-breaking skill is learning to identify and disrupt "Attentional Spotlight", which draws your attention more strongly to evidence that supports stereotypes (and away from evidence that contradicts stereotypes). Amber's joyful recommendation this episode is the thoughtful and dynamic TV show, "Home Economics", which tackles many issues related to social class and race, while still being wildly entertaining!
Diverse Joy
Infusing science, practical skills, and joy into diversity discussions!
Follow @DiverseJoy on social media!
In each episode, Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson share what is bringing them joy, talk about a diversity topic, share stories, teach a bias habit-breaking skill, and give a media recommendation of something that brings them joy. Their goal is jointly to provide entertainment and education, and most of all, to infuse joy into conversations around diversity.
Every episode also exists as a standalone educational video that you can find on YouTube, or through our website at DiverseJoy.com.
Diverse Joy is hosted by Dr. William T. L. Cox and Dr. Amber Nelson, produced by Eric Roman Beining, with music by @JayArner. New episodes release the first Wednesday of each month. To subscribe to the video podcast, follow @BiasHabit on YouTube. To subscribe to the audio-only podcast, search for it wherever you get podcasts, or go to DiverseJoy.com.
The development and Season 1 Diverse Joy was sponsored in part by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number R35GM128888. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Production is also supported by donations to our nonprofit, Inequity Agents of Change. Learn more at BiasHabit.com.
