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Everyone’s a little bit racist, but it may not be your fault. A research team thinks our culture may be partially to blame. And another team of researchers has found that the perception of race can be altered by cues to social status as simple as the clothes a person wears.

In one experiment, participants were asked to determine the race of computerized faces. Faces accompanied by business attire were more likely to be seen as white, whereas faces accompanied by janitor attire were more likely to be seen as black. Racial categorization represents a complex and subtle process powerfully shaped by context and the stereotypes and prejudices we already hold.
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As the baseball season winds down and the football season is poised (hopefully) to begin, it’s interesting to think about why some people become professional athletes and others don’t. It’s not just a matter of talent and determination–it also involves having the right GENES. In other words, what’s more important: nature or nurture?
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