People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

Is our desire for certainty our biggest weakness?, with Maria Konnikova

October 14, 2023 Zachary Elwood Episode 119
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Is our desire for certainty our biggest weakness?, with Maria Konnikova
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Maria Konnikova is the best-selling author of the books The Biggest Bluff, The Confidence Game, and Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes. Topics discussed include: the human desire for certainty and story/narrative, and our discomfort with ambiguity and uncertainty; how she decided to get into poker and write The Biggest Bluff; why she finds poker such an interesting game; how one can pursue a career one finds interesting and rewarding.  

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