Anu Gupta: Breaking Bias (#216)

About this episode

Anu Gupta discusses his book 'Breaking Bias' and shares insights on spirituality, identity, and overcoming bias.

In this episode, host Daniel Aitken is joined by special guest Anu Gupta . Anu is an award-winning author, educator, lawyer, scientist, and meditation teacher. He holds a JD from NYU Law, an MPhil in Development Studies from Cambridge, and a BA in International Relations and Islamic Studies from NYU. He is the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu , a learning and development organization that supports individuals and organizations foster trust, safety, and belonging. He is a proud polyspiritual Hindu-Buddhist-Christian and a dedicated yoga and meditation practitioner. His bestselling book, Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them , features a foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and offers tools to awaken humans to their interdependence and cultivate the wisdom and compassion needed to transcend bias, exclusion, and othering. His work has reached over 300 organizations, training more than 100,000 professionals and impacting 30 million lives. In this episode, Anu and Daniel discuss: Anu’s bestselling book Breaking Bias ; his early encounters with spirituality and his childhood in India; his cultural and spiritual…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Aitken

Guest: Anu Gupta

Topics covered

• bias
• spirituality
• identity
• mental health
• human connection
• self-discovery

Keywords

• bias
• spirituality
• Anu Gupta
• Breaking Bias
• mental health
• identity
• human connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BE MORE with Anu

Books & works: Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them

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