Unconscious bias: persistent prejudiced behaviour that clashes with our consciously held beliefs. Its effects can be corrosive, even lethal. It robs organizations of talent, science of breakthroughs, politics of insight, individuals of their futures and communities of justice. So what real-world steps can we take to counteract it? Drawing on ten years’ immersion in the topic, J...(展开全部)

伊尼斯，生于加拿大安大略省，受业于加拿大麦克马斯特大学，获硕士学位，后转美国芝加哥大学，师从著名社会学家帕克，获博士学位。1920年起直至去世，执教于多伦多大学，任政治经济学教授、政治经济系系主任、研究生院院长。他在政治经济学、文明史和传播学诸领域的成就，使他成为世界级的著名学者、多伦多传播学派的先驱。前期的代表作聚焦于加拿大经济史和文明史，要者有《加拿大的皮货贸易》、《加拿大经济史》、《鳕鱼业》。后期的两本代表作成为传播学的经典，它们是《传播的偏向》和《帝国与传播》。

One of the most influential books ever published in Canada, Harold A. Innis's The Bias of Communication has played a major part in reshaping our understanding of history, communication, and media theory. First published in 1951, this masterful collection of essays explores the relationship between a society's communication media and that community's ability to maintain control ...(展开全部)

One of the most influential books ever published in Canada, Harold A. Innis's The Bias of Communication has played a major part in reshaping our understanding of history, communication, and media theory. First published in 1951, this masterful collection of essays explores the relationship between a society's communication media and that community's ability to maintain control ...(展开全部)

伊尼斯，生于加拿大安大略省，受业于加拿大麦克马斯特大学，获硕士学位，后转美国芝加哥大学，师从著名社会学家帕克，获博士学位。1920年起直至去世，执教于多伦多大学，任政治经济学教授、政治经济系系主任、研究生院院长。他在政治经济学、文明史和传播学诸领域的成就，使他成为世界级的著名学者、多伦多传播学派的先驱。前期的代表作聚焦于加拿大经济史和文明史，要者有《加拿大的皮货贸易》、《加拿大经济史》、《鳕鱼业》。后期的两本代表作成为传播学的经典，它们是《传播的偏向》和《帝国与传播》。

乔纳森·弗兰岑（Jonathan Franzen） 美国小说家、随笔作家。 1959年生于伊利诺伊州。1996年在《哈泼氏》杂志发表长篇随笔《偶尔做梦》，从此受到广泛关注。迄今为止，出版有小说《纠正》《自由》《纯洁》，回忆录《不舒适地带：个人史》，以及随笔集《如何独处》《地球尽头的尽头》等。凭借《纠正》获得普利策奖提名和美国国家图书奖。

In The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigor to the themes―both human and literary―that have long preoccupied him. Whether exploring his complex relationship with his uncle, recounting his young adulthood in New York, or offering an illuminating look at the global seabird...(展开全部)

Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth. This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben's argument that th...(展开全部)

Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth. This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben's argument that th...(展开全部)

Psychologists have long been aware that most people tend to maintain an irrationally positive outlook on life. In fact, optimism may be crucial to our existence. Tali Sharot's original cognitive research demonstrates in surprising ways the biological basis for optimism. In this fascinating exploration, she takes an in-depth, clarifying look at how the brain generates hope and w...(展开全部)