Maria Konnikova is the author of Mastermind and The Confidence Game .
Maria graduated from Harvard University and received her PhD in Psychology from Columbia University..
Her podcasting work earned her a National Magazine Award nomination in 2019.
Maria also hosts the podcast The Grift from Panoply Media and is currently a visiting fellow at NYU\'s School of Journalism.
While researching The Biggest Bluff , Maria became an international poker champion and the winner of over $300,000 in tournament earnings.
Her writing has won numerous awards, including the 2019 Excellence in Science Journalism Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology.
She is a regular contributing writer for The New Yorker , and has written for The Atlantic , The New York Times , Slate , The New Republic , The Paris Review , The Wall Street Journal , Salon , The Boston Globe , Scientific American , Wired , and Smithsonian , among many other publications.
Maria Konnikova is the author of Mastermind and The Confidence Game
