Sway

Unravelling Unconscious Bias

De: Pragya Agarwal

Narrado por: Aysha Kala

Bloomsbury presents Sway by Pragya Agarwal, read by Aysha Kala.

‘Passionate and urgent.’ Guardian, Book of the Week
‘A must-read for all.’ Stylist, best new books for 2020
‘Cogently argued and intensely persuasive. Groundbreaking Work.’ Waterstones, best new books of April
'Impressive and much-needed.' Financial Times, Best Business Books April to June
'Admirably detailed.' Prospect Magazine
‘Practical, useful, readable and essential for the times we are living in.’ Nikesh Shukla
‘An eye-opening book that I hope will be widely read.’ Angela Saini
'If you think you don't need to read this book, you really need to read this book.' Jane Garvey
'An eye-opening book looking at unconscious bias. Meticulously researched and well written. It will make you think hard about the judgements you make. An essential read for our times.' Kavita Puri, BBC Journalist and author

For the first time, behavioural and data scientist, activist and writer Dr Pragya Agarwal unravels the way our implicit or 'unintentional' biases affect the way we communicate and perceive the world, how they affect our decision-making, and how they reinforce and perpetuate systemic and structural inequalities.

Sway is a thoroughly researched and comprehensive look at unconscious bias and how it impacts day-to-day life, from job interviews to romantic relationships to saving for retirement. It covers a huge number of sensitive topics – sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, colourism – with tact, and combines statistics with stories to paint a fuller picture and enhance understanding. Throughout, Pragya clearly delineates theories with a solid grounding in science, answering questions such as: do our roots for prejudice lie in our evolutionary past? What happens in our brains when we are biased? How has bias affected technology? If we don't know about it, are we really responsible for it?

At a time when partisan political ideologies are taking centre stage, and we struggle to make sense of who we are and who we want to be, it is crucial that we understand why we act the way we do. This book will enables us to open our eyes to our own biases in a scientific and non-judgmental way.©2020 Pragya Agarwal (P)2020 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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"An important look at one of the issues facing Western society today. This book exposes the insidiousness of unconscious bias and offers us a way to change the way we think that is practical, useful, readable and essential for the times we are living in. You need to read this book and think about the way you live and how you view others." (Nikesh Shukla, author and editor of The Good Immigrant, screenwriter and fellow of the Royal Society of Literature)

"If you think you don't need to read this book, you really need to read this book." (Jane Garvey, presenter, BBC Radio 4)

"An exhaustive, brilliantly researched survey of bias and how it seeps so easily into our everyday thoughts and actions. An eye-opening book that I hope will be widely read." (Angela Saini, science journalist and author of Superior and Inferior)

one of the most important books I've ever read.

this is a book that should be required listening or reading for everyone on the planet. we are all biased, every one of us. the science and data shared in this book provide plenty of proof. it's up to us to accept that and to work within that system to improve it. denial of the facts is a chronic condition in our society. we need to accept these implicit biases or else we cannot move forward as a species.

Ok

The book started off great and ended weak. Overall it was ok. I felt like she could have done a better job digging deeper down into each bias. She just skimmed the top

We are all biased and have to dig deeper to get better

A wonderful exhaustive book about the research behind unconscious bias. We have so much work ahead of us. Recommended for anyone who es ya to understand implicit bias more. Would have liked more info at the end about tips to deal with the biases.

good review

If you are unfamiliar with the literature on unconscious bias, this is an excellent resource.

The most influential book ever ! I go through it again and again.

This book made me aware of my Owen biases as well as biases of any given society where one lives in. A must read for every one.