In the Vox podcast In a Nutshell, hosts Jara Majerus and Antonia Leise take a deep dive into the university's most interesting, strange, and exciting research. Every two weeks, they invite Radboud researchers to talk about their favourite topics – explained in bite-sized episodes. In today's episode, Jara learns about the good and bad sides of prejudices.

Why do we have prejudices? How are they created? And how do prejudices influence how we see and interact with people around us?

In this new episode of In a Nutshell, Jara learns that stereotypes are not only bad. With her guest, Gijs Bijlstra, she embarks on a journey to understand the power of prejudices, what we can use them for, and when we need to overcome them.

Gijs is an Associate Professor and social psychologist. He works at the Behavioural Science Institute. Gijs is interested in how stereotypes and prejudice influence our perceptions and behaviors.

Do you want to know more about prejudices and their influence on our perceptions? Follow Gijs’ tips and check out the podcast Opinion Science by Andy Luttrell. You can also read the book Blindspot by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald and watch the movie Green Book.