Maria Konnikova

Maria Konnikova is the author of Mastermind and The Confidence Game. She is a regular contributor for the New Yorker, and has written for the Atlantic, New York Times, Slate, New Republic, Paris Review, Wall Street Journal, Salon, WIRED, among many other publications. Her writing has won numerous awards, including the 2019 Excellence in Science Journalism Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. Maria’s latest book, The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win, is out now.

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How I Learned to Pay Attention and Master the Odds | Maria Konnikova | 5x15