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First Chapter Friday: This is your Brain on Stereotypes





 First Chapter Friday
Today is First Chapter Friday and the book is : This is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science is Tackling Unconscious Bias  by Tanya Lloyd Kyi & Drew Shannon. There was so much interesting information just in the first chapter about bias, discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes. It gives a brief history of eugenics - the idea that Caucasian people are the master race, and who led those ideas. I thought the information on baby bias was really interesting: that babies that are surrounded by various people of color showed no preference. I am looking forward to reading the rest of this book.
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