The myth of gendered emotion, with Praga Agarwal
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Show Notes
Professor Pragya Agarwal is a data and behavioural scientist, a visiting professor of social inequities and injustice at Loughborough University and the founder of a research think tank, The 50% Project. She is also the author of five books, most recently Hysterical: Exploding The Myth of Gendered Emotions.
In this episode, we talk about whether women really do cry more; the myth of the hysterical woman; how emotional expression varies over cultures and societies; and why we need to talk more about the biases in science.
Buy Hysterical: Exploding The Myth of Gendered Emotions
Follow Pragya on Twitter @DrPragyaAgarwal
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