Jessica Nordell Books
Jessica Nordell is an American writer and journalist whose work focuses on science, gender, and social change. She has written for publications such as The New York Times and The Atlantic, and her research and reporting center on the intersection of bias and behavior.
Known for: The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias
Books by Jessica Nordell
The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias
This book explores the science and practice of overcoming unconscious bias, drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, and social science. Jessica Nordell examines how unexamined biases affect education, healthcare, policing, and workplaces, and offers evidence-based strategies to reduce discrimination and foster equity.
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Historical Context
Bias has always been part of human judgment, but the way we understand it has evolved dramatically. Early 20th century psychology was steeped in the belief that prejudice was overt and chosen—that racists, misogynists, or xenophobes consciously endorsed their views. The civil rights movement and fem...
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Neuroscience Foundations
The brain is a pattern-making organ. From infancy, it learns to organize information through categorization—a mechanism that once ensured survival but now often betrays us. Neuroscience reveals that implicit associations, the unconscious pairings we make between ideas (for instance, between gender a...
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About Jessica Nordell
Jessica Nordell is an American writer and journalist whose work focuses on science, gender, and social change. She has written for publications such as The New York Times and The Atlantic, and her research and reporting center on the intersection of bias and behavior.
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