Maria Konnikova - Russian - American writer, Bachelor of Psychology and Literature, Doctor of Psychology; currently resides in New York . He mainly writes about psychology and its application to real life situations.
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| Date of Birth | 1984 |
| Place of Birth | USSR , Moscow |
| Nationality |  USA |
| Occupation | A writer |
| Awards and prizes | [d] ( 2016 ) |
| Website | mariakonnikova.com |
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Biography
Maria Konnikova was born into a Jewish family in Moscow in 1984 [1] . After the Soviet Union opened its borders to allow Jews to move to Israel , her family emigrated, but not to Israel, but to the United States; Mary at that time was 4 years old. The Konnikovs settled in Massachusetts [2] . Accustomed to propaganda in the Soviet Union, Konnikova’s parents decided to live without television [3] .
Maria graduated from Harvard University , became a bachelor of psychology and literature, defended a doctorate in psychology at Columbia University . She worked as a television producer, writes for several magazines and online publications, and also wrote the two best-selling books according to the New York Times [4] .
In 2017, Maria Konnikova announced that she was starting to learn how to play poker without having any experience in card games. Her mentor is Eric Seidel , a professional poker player and member of the Poker Hall of Fame . She planned to continue her studies throughout the year, simultaneously working on a book about it; The release of the book was scheduled for 2018. On May 1, 2018, the writer announced that the release of the book was postponed to 2019. The reason for this was that she began to earn large sums of money by participating in poker tournaments, and devote more time to the game [4] . In January 2018, she won 86 thousand dollars (5.5 million rubles) in the PCA National tournament [5] , then took second place in the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau and received 57 thousand dollars (3.6 million rubles).
Books
- Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes , Viking, January 3, 2013, ISBN 978-0670026579
- The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It. . . Every Time , Viking, January 12, 2016, ISBN 978-0525427414
Awards and Prizes
Konnikova’s book “The Psychology of Distrust” ( The Confidence Game ) was awarded the 2016 Robert P. Bales Prize by the Committee of Skeptical Investigations [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Maria Konnikova: TEDxColumbiaCollege . TEDx Time from source start: 0:00 to1: 30.
- ↑ Joss Fong. It's Elementary . The scientist . LabX Media Group (10 January 2013). Date of treatment March 30, 2014.
- ↑ Maria Konnikova . Don't Quote Me on This (March 8, 2014). Date of treatment March 30, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 The writer had to postpone work on a book about poker - she began to earn too well on the game (Russian) , Meduza . Date of treatment May 3, 2018.
- ↑ Young, Dennis . Writer Picks Up Poker For Book Stunt, Wins So Much Money That The Book Is On Hold , Deadspin . Date of treatment May 3, 2018.
- ↑ Maria Konnikova Wins Critical Thinking Prize from CSI for “The Confidence Game” . CSICOP.ORG . Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Date of treatment May 19, 2017.