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Steven pinker meets sir arthur conan doyle boston globe, by the author of the confidence game. In a nutshell, maria konnikova puts twentyfirst century neuroscience and psychology on your side. Maria graduated from harvard university and received her ph. Maria blogs regularly for the new yorker and formerly wrote the. Maria konnikova was born in moscow and grew up in the united states. In mastermind maria konnikova teaches us how to think. If your literary heroes include sir arthur conan doyles masterly creation, sherlock holmes, or even if you just drool over holmess latest incarnation, as portrayed by benedict cumberbatch, youll love psychologist maria konnikova s mastermind. Here is a quick description and cover image of book mastermind. How to think like sherlock holmes, which was nominated for an agatha award for best nonfiction, and the confidence game.
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