Maria Konnikova
@mkonnikova.bsky.social
Mostly I write things. Sometimes I play poker. mariakonnikova.substack.com
You, too, can live your best life. And maybe win a Nobel?? My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
October 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
You, too, can live your best life. And maybe win a Nobel?? My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
I love @asherperlman.bsky.social’s work. So I decided to ruin the magic by figuring out why. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I love @asherperlman.bsky.social’s work. So I decided to ruin the magic by figuring out why. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Had such a blast talking to the wonderful Boston Rob for the Risky Business pod this week. (He also happened to be my HU opponent for the NBC National HU Championship!) lnk.to/vDRYVk
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Had such a blast talking to the wonderful Boston Rob for the Risky Business pod this week. (He also happened to be my HU opponent for the NBC National HU Championship!) lnk.to/vDRYVk
It's time we re-learn how to be bored. It's going to help a lot more than your poker game. New piece on the sub that stacks: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
August 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It's time we re-learn how to be bored. It's going to help a lot more than your poker game. New piece on the sub that stacks: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
When I was 12, I met someone whose kindness made all the difference. My new piece, on the phenomenon of kindness contagion: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
August 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When I was 12, I met someone whose kindness made all the difference. My new piece, on the phenomenon of kindness contagion: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Goodbye to a legend. My last living grandparent, Baba Anya, died at 100. We are all so lucky to have had her in our lives. open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
August 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Goodbye to a legend. My last living grandparent, Baba Anya, died at 100. We are all so lucky to have had her in our lives. open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
My latest, on mind sports, gender, competition, and
Leo Margets's run in the WSOP main event: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Leo Margets's run in the WSOP main event: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
July 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My latest, on mind sports, gender, competition, and
Leo Margets's run in the WSOP main event: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Leo Margets's run in the WSOP main event: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Yesterday, for the first time ever, I busted the Main Event on Day 1. So, of course, I had to write about it.
open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
July 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Yesterday, for the first time ever, I busted the Main Event on Day 1. So, of course, I had to write about it.
open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Why does it feel like I just graduated from college - but high school was forever ago? My latest, on the psychology of time perception: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
June 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Why does it feel like I just graduated from college - but high school was forever ago? My latest, on the psychology of time perception: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
When it comes to life, don’t be a nit. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
June 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
When it comes to life, don’t be a nit. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
My latest, on how norms affect how we act - and when we cheat: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
May 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My latest, on how norms affect how we act - and when we cheat: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Some reflections on mindset and not being a victim, from my recent trip to Monte Carlo: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
May 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Some reflections on mindset and not being a victim, from my recent trip to Monte Carlo: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
On birthdays, lotteries, skill, and chance. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
April 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
On birthdays, lotteries, skill, and chance. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Guys. I made my first ever March Madness Bracket! This is big for me.
Huge thanks to Monte McNair for his expertise. "Our" bracket is going to go head to head with my Risky Business co-host,
Nate Silver.
Go, Team Maria/Monte!! Let's win this thing.
open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Huge thanks to Monte McNair for his expertise. "Our" bracket is going to go head to head with my Risky Business co-host,
Nate Silver.
Go, Team Maria/Monte!! Let's win this thing.
open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
March 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Guys. I made my first ever March Madness Bracket! This is big for me.
Huge thanks to Monte McNair for his expertise. "Our" bracket is going to go head to head with my Risky Business co-host,
Nate Silver.
Go, Team Maria/Monte!! Let's win this thing.
open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Huge thanks to Monte McNair for his expertise. "Our" bracket is going to go head to head with my Risky Business co-host,
Nate Silver.
Go, Team Maria/Monte!! Let's win this thing.
open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Happy Ides of March, everyone.
March 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Happy Ides of March, everyone.
What can rock, paper, scissors teach us about randomness, pattern recognition, and exploitability? My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
March 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What can rock, paper, scissors teach us about randomness, pattern recognition, and exploitability? My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
March 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
No further comment. 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
No further comment. 🇺🇦
Next time previews go too long, I’m claiming “mental agony.” amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
February 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Next time previews go too long, I’m claiming “mental agony.” amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
What it means to play a game of skill versus a game of chance - or a note to that dude who insisted on calling me a gambler last week. My latest on the sub that stacks: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
February 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
What it means to play a game of skill versus a game of chance - or a note to that dude who insisted on calling me a gambler last week. My latest on the sub that stacks: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
Also, I know this isn’t funny. But.
February 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Also, I know this isn’t funny. But.