Author

Books by Matthew Syed

Matthew Syed is a British journalist and author who previously represented Great Britain in table tennis and competed at two Olympic Games. He writes for The Times of London and has presented documentaries for the BBC. His other books include Bounce, an examination of the role of practice in expertise, and Rebel Ideas, on the value of cognitive diversity in organizations. Syed's background as an elite athlete gives his writing on performance and failure a credibility that pure journalism might not, though his academic critics note he sometimes overstates the research base for his conclusions.