Maria Konnikova

Maria Konnikova is a writer and psychologist who earned a PhD in psychology at Columbia, where she studied self-control and risky decision-making under Walter Mischel. She is a contributing writer for The New Yorker and the author of Mastermind and The Confidence Game. While researching a book on poker she trained with eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Erik Seidel and went on to win tournaments, including the PCA National in 2018.