Maria Konnikova
mkonnikova.bsky.social
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
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
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
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
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
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
My latest, on mind sports, gender, competition, and
Leo Margets's run in the WSOP main event: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
July 22, 2025 at 7:31 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...
July 6, 2025 at 7:44 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...
June 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
When it comes to life, don’t be a nit. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
June 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Pretty pretty.
May 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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
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
This is fine…
April 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
On birthdays, lotteries, skill, and chance. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/mariakon...
April 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Mood.
April 14, 2025 at 4:27 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...
March 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Happy Ides of March, everyone.
March 15, 2025 at 8:47 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 8:34 PM
March 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
No further comment. 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Next time previews go too long, I’m claiming “mental agony.” amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
February 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Always spot on, from @theonion.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:46 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...
February 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Also, I know this isn’t funny. But.
February 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM