Brains Matter Episode 107 - The Effects of Racism

In this episode I speak to Dr Yin Paradies, who is a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne. Yin’s research focuses on the health, social and economic effects of racism as well as anti-racism theory, policy and practice.

In this interview, some of the topics we talk about include:

- What are some of the effects of racism?
- How does racism affect health outcomes?
- What are the variations that have been found in racism in Australia and overseas?
- Some examples of racism
- The relationship between racism and self-destructive behaviour
- How does racism in Australia compare to the rest of the world?
- How has research into racism informed or changed public policy?
- We also discuss some of the work that Dr Paradies has done in building a framework to tackle racism
- Racism in the media
- How do we educate people and promote harmony?
- Where does racism come from?
- What IS race?

Listen in and find out more.

Brains Matter is a podcast out of Australia, which features stories on science, curiosities and general knowledge. It also features interviews with various experts in science and other interesting areas.

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