Maria Konnikova
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Past articles by Maria:
How to think like an expert
Poker pro Maria Konnikova on how to recognize which details matter, and master the science of deduction. → Read More
The Deck Is Not Rigged: Poker and the Limits of AI
The goal isn’t to solve poker, as such, but to create algorithms whose decision making prowess can then be applied to other stochastic realms. → Read More
Poker: The high-stakes way to unlock your potential
In this Big Think Live session, poker professional and best-selling author Maria Konnikova will discuss the way mastering poker skills helps you see new patterns and opportunities, solve problems, manage emotions, and win in life beyond the game. It's.a psychology and poker master class all in one. → Read More
The Hard Truth Of Poker — And Life: You’re Never ‘Due’ For Good Cards
An excerpt from poker pro Maria Konnikova's new book. → Read More
The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova: 9780143109877
"It’s a startling and disconcerting read that should make you think twice every time a friend of a friend offers you the opportunity of a lifetime.”... → Read More
Remembering Walter Mischel, with Love and Procrastination
Maria Konnikova remembers Walter Mischel, the psychologist who created the famous marshmallow test and contributed nuanced ideas to the study of personality. → Read More
The Enduring Allure of the Personality Quiz
Maria Konnikova writes about the popularity of personality-testing tools such as Myers-Briggs, and what they can tell us about ourselves and each other. → Read More
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova is a contributing writer for newyorker.com, where she writes about psychology and science. She is the author of the Times best-seller “Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes,” which was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction, and “The Confidence Game,” about the psychology of the con. She has also worked as a producer for “Charlie Rose” and has contributed… → Read More
The New Normal
Maria Konnikova looks at how the work of Betsy Levy Paluck, a MacArthur-“genius”-grant-winning psychologist, explains how the unthinkable becomes acceptable. → Read More
The Psychological Research That Helps Explain the Election
Maria Konnikova on the psychological research—including studies on “cultural tightness” and “optimism bias”—that helps explain the rise of Donald Trump. → Read More
The Psychological Research That Helps Explain the Election
Maria Konnikova on the psychological research—including studies on “cultural tightness” and “optimism bias”—that helps explain the rise of Donald Trump. → Read More
How to Build a Time Machine
The concept is a lot newer than most people realize. → Read More
How to Build a Time Machine
The concept is a lot newer than most people realize. → Read More
Why Inequality Doesn’t Bother America
One might expect to see a rising wave of discontent during the past several years, as inequality has increased sharply. But it hasn’t happened. → Read More
America’s Surprising Views on Income Inequality
Why do we see upward mobility as relatively attainable but downward movement as far less likely? → Read More
America’s Surprising Views on Income Inequality
Why do we see upward mobility as relatively attainable but downward movement as far less likely? → Read More
Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
Practice matters, but in many fields it matters much less than you might think. → Read More
Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
Practice matters, but in many fields it matters much less than you might think. → Read More
Why Are Babies So Dumb If Humans Are So Smart?
Human intelligence comes with a curious caveat: our babies are among the dumbest—or, rather, the most helpless—that exist. → Read More
Why Are Babies So Dumb If Humans Are So Smart?
Maria Konnikova on new research into human intelligence and evolution. → Read More