Steven pinker, harvard college professor of psychology, harvard university, and author of how the mind works and the stuff of thought. Maria konnikova is a russianamerican writer and psychologist. Advance praise for mastermind a delightful tour of the science of memory, creativity, and reasoning, illustrated with the help of historys most famous reasoner, sherlock holmes himself. How to think like sherlock holmes viking, konnikova examines sher locks mind and tells us how we can use some of his tricks of the trade in our own lives. How to think like sherlock holmes by maria konnikova to be an interestingand certainly a thoughtprovokingread. The new york times bestselling guide to thinking like literatures greatest detective. How to think like sherlock holmes ebook written by maria konnikova. Jan 28, 20 this entry was posted in books and tagged book, how to think like sherlock holmes, konnikova, maria konnikova, mastermind, mastermind.
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In this talk, scientific american columnist maria konnikova will build on the ideas presented in her new york timesbestselling book, mastermind. Her new book, on the psychology of the con, will be published by vikingpenguin in 2015. It is simply a matter of bringing a little science to the art of thoughtand it is this very thing that konnikova aims to help us achieve in her new book mastermind. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Maria konnikovas father read her sherlock holmes stories.
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In contrast to konnikovas first book, mastermind, which was tantalizingly subtitled. In 1966, stanford university psychologists jonathan freeman and scott fraser observed an interesting phenomenon in their experiments. With some selfawareness and a little practice, you can sharpen our perceptions, solve difficult problems, and enhance your. She is a contributing writer for the new yorker, where she writes a regular column with a focus on psychology and culture, and her writing has appeared in the atlantic, the new york times, scientific american mind. By chuck leddy globe correspondent, january 7, 20, 12.
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Maria konnikova is an author with a phd in psychology. Voordat hij zelfs maar weet wat het probleem in kwestie is. It is impossible as i state it, and therefore i must in some respect have stated it wrong. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 273 pages and is available in hardcover format.
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