Problem: Article: The IAT is a set of questionnaires that can examine your level of bias related to things like gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, body type, and more. Based on the answers you select, the IAT will report back to you the degree to which bias impacts your thoughts on these topics. The IAT is available online, free of charge, via Project Implicit. Researchers have indicated that the IAT has shortcomings, however. Keep in mind that the test is controversial and imperfect. Use it as a starting point to think about your biases, but not as an official judgment of them. Finding out that you have biases against certain people can make you feel many things, from denial to shame. If you want to overcome these biases, however, the first step is having the courage to call them what they are. Remind yourself that everyone harbors certain biases, and that we can all work to treat others in more tolerant, open-minded, and respectful ways. Also, watch for stereotypes in the media. For example, if you are uninformed about gun rights, but you find yourself agreeing with media that says guns are bad and gun owners are right-wing fundamentalists, then you may be buying into stereotypes about gun ownership. Overcoming unconscious biases is a complex process because there are so many different types of biases and they manifest in different ways. To make it easier for you to identify when you may be showing an unconscious bias, learn about the different types of bias and how they usually manifest. These types include: Normative bias. Having an idea of how things ought to be or how a person should be, which affects your ability to see the positives of things that are outside of these definitions. Performance bias. Overestimating someone's abilities based on their background, such as by associating a person's name with experience in their field. Confirmation bias. Looking for information that will confirm a bias, such as by scanning a person's Facebook profile for evidence that what you think about them is true. Performance and attribution bias. Attributing the success of someone from a high performance group to their abilities, and attributing the success of someone from a low performance group to the help they received from other people. Personal filters and competence/likeability tradeoff. Assessing someone based on how much you like them or think they would fit in with your community, rather than by looking at their actual qualifications. Maternal bias. Doubting someone's commitment to their chosen field because of things like their age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, family status, or disability.
Summary: Take the Implicit Associations Test. Label stereotypes that impact your biases. Learn about the different types of bias.

Problem: Article: Be sure there is no chance of people, cars, domestic animals, or the like that can enter into your practice area. Choose somewhere in the wilderness away from people to avoid any mistakes. Be sure there is no property nearby that could be damaged like windows, cars, pool sides, or the like. etc. Generally, select a soft target to avoid damaging your spear. This also avoids a ricochet. Wooden targets should be saved until you have gotten the hang of throwing a powerful throw. Good targets include: Hay bales Commercial targets (although these are usually designed for firearms or archery). Soft earth. A grassy lawn is good for practicing throwing techniques for distance. Like any weapon, you must treat this spear as a force to be reckoned with. If you play around with the spear and aren't careful, you could jeopardize somebody's life. If you bought spearheads to be attached to the shaft or have a similar object around, practice with it. You can still find the balance point and practice your stance without the sharp edge. Like the regular spear, you should also take care in handling your practice spear. Look for rubber tipped spearheads for an authentic feel and throw. A spear without an edge can still harm others or damage property. The spear works mainly on concentrated force, and while the spearhead facilitates damage, it will certainly do damage without it. A spear without a spearhead is still a spear. It is not safe, or disarmed. Some people learn better with a knowledgeable guide. Although it sounds simple, throwing a spear properly takes skill, technique, a knowledge of your materials, and safety procedures. The spear throwing community is small so look into Renaissance festivals and cosplay groups. Some colleges may have anthropologists who have studied various primitive techniques as well. You can learn on your own as well. But this will usually involve a lot of trial and error and bad technique can be hard to "un-learn". Many schools have javelin throwers as part of their track and field team. Throwing a javelin is similar to throwing a spear. Joining a javelin team will train you for competitive throwing. There are even programs and associations for various track and field events created for adults, or those outside of school. Javelin training will prepare you for the spear throwing stances, grips, and other tactics.
Summary: Choose your range. Choose a suitable target. Treat the spear with respect. Practice without spearheads. Find a mentor. Join a javelin program.

Problem: Article: One of the hallmarks of millennials' consuming habits is that they don't spend too much time watching or reading anything. Thus, whatever type of marketing campaign you are designing should focus on relatively short and effective content distribution. Design audio or video ads that are 30 seconds or less. Sometimes 15 seconds might even be effective. Write ads that are short and to the point. The quicker you can get to point, the better. For instance, instead of going through a list of the virtues of a certain good or service, simply list the most important or most appealing aspect of the product in simple terms. Avoid long and expensive ads. Perhaps the best way to create ad content is to create many, short, and inexpensive ads. Ultimately, by creating a lot of ads, you'll increase the chance that millennials will see your ad and watch it in its entirety. Design a number of ads to run on a variety of media platforms. For instance, create short radio blurbs, YouTube and Facebook ads, as well as short ads on television. Dismiss the old idea that expensive ads are effective ads. In the end, many, short, and inexpensive ads might prove more effective in gaining the attention of millennials than a few expensive ads. Millennials are, more than any other group today, a socially conscious demographic with very progressive values. Thus, you should consider branding your product along these lines. Highlight any aspect of your product that contributes to a sustainable environment. For instance, if your product is made of a recycled material, state this in your ads. Focus on any aspect of your product or service that promotes economic equality. For instance, if your company pays workers a living wage, start this in your ads. Show off any part of your product or service that promotes diversity and society that is inclusive. As a group, millennials want to feel as if they are understood or viewed as individuals rather than as part of a collective consumer consciousness. Because of this, you should go out of your way to tailor your marketing campaign to many individuals and segments of society. Use data collected online to cater to individual people's taste. For instance, Facebook, Google, and other internet companies collect data and have marketing approaches that will focus your ads to specific groups who may be interested in your product. Create advertising campaigns that focus on individual groups. For instance, create the same ad with many different variations that appeal to different people in different regions. Also, create many different ads that play up various aspects of your good or service that may appeal to different groups of people.
Summary: Keep things short. Create many ads. Be socially conscious. Personalize advertisements.

Problem: Article: Apply a red, yellow or orange lens filter to sharpen the contrast of clouds. A color filter may make the clouds appear more bold or sharp. This lens increases hue saturation, and may work well with sunsets and red flowers. Tungsten lighting is produced by light bulbs, and cameras lose the array of blues. When using filters in photography, you may apply them to increase colors the camera does not record.
Summary:
Employ color filters to change the contrast in black and white photography. Apply a red enhancing photography filter to make brighter reds, browns and oranges. Put a blue filter on your lens for use with indoor tungsten lighting.