Maria Konnikova
Writer, psychologist and professional poker player; author of The Biggest Bluff.
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- Maria Konnikova is an American writer, born in Moscow in 1984, with a PhD in psychology from Columbia University.
- She has written for The New Yorker from 2013 onward.
- Her books are Mastermind, The Confidence Game and The Biggest Bluff.
- She turned professional poker player in 2018 and won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2024.
- She co-hosts the weekly podcast Risky Business with Nate Silver.
Key facts
- Born
- 1984, Moscow; the family moved to Massachusetts when she was four1
- Education
- BA in psychology and creative writing, Harvard; PhD in psychology, Columbia University (2013), under Walter Mischel1
- Books
- Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (2013); The Confidence Game (2016); The Biggest Bluff (2020)1
- Poker
- Won the PCA National event in January 2018; WSOP Online bracelet in 20241
- Podcasts
- Risky Business, a weekly podcast about making better decisions, with Nate Silver (Pushkin); The Grift (2017)2
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