L’impression de diversité pourrait être déformée par le cerveau.

Nous avons la chance de pouvoir vivre dans des sociétés où les cultures, les origines et les religions peuvent être différentes, peuvent se côtoyer et peuvent même se mêler. Mais nos sociétés sont-elles réellement si riches de diversité ?

Chronique diffusée le 20 octobre 2022. L’ensemble des chroniques est accessible sur une playlist dédiée.

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Pour aller plus loin :

« Minorités : une illusion perceptive », par Sébastien Bohler. Publié sur Cerveau et psycho, le 19/04/2022. Consulté le 19/10/2022. Lien : https://www.cerveauetpsycho.fr/sd/psychologie-sociale/minorites-une-illusion-perceptive-23673.php.

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Un autre épisode du podcast en lien :

« La Tête Dans Le Cerveau #176 – L’insoustrayante amélioration ».

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Source image :

Matheus Viana – Humour illustrations (2019). https://www.pexels.com/fr-fr/photo/humour-illustrations-3354675/

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