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Events

5/15/16- New York, NY

Maria will be speaking about the psychology of the con at the annual meeting of the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism. 10:10am, 227 W.27th St.

5/6/16- New York, NY

Join Maria at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts during 99U’s annual conference, for a master class on the psychology of creativity. 5pm, Hauser Patron Lounge, Alice Tully Hall. NOTE: this event is currently sold out.

5/1/16- Skokie, IL

Maria will be speaking about “The Confidence Game” at the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago. 10:30am. Free and open to public.

4/19/16- New York, NY

Maria will be speaking about “The Confidence Game” at the New York Public Library’s mid-Manhattan branch. 6:30pm. Free and open to the public. 455 Fifth Avenue.

4/7/16- Boston, MA

Join Maria for a book night as part of the MIT Knight Science Journalism seminar series. 4:30pm. Limited availability; please see website for seating.

4/6/16- Victoria, TX

Maria will be speaking about MASTERMIND and Holmesian thinking as part of the Victoria College Lyceum Lecture Series. 7pm, open to the public.

4/1/16- Brooklyn, NY

To celebrate April Fool’s Maria will be talking about lying, liars, and the lies they tell at the Brooklyn Historical Society. 6:30, in the Great Hall. 128 Pierrepont Street. Free!

3/14/16- Austin, TX

Maria is one of the featured speaker’s for this year’s SXSW festival. Join her at the Austin Convention Center to talk about the power (and price) of stories. 5pm.

3/9/16- Brooklyn, NY

Maria joins the wonderful Jon Ronson and Maeve Higgins for an evening of storytelling and fun. Doors, 7:30; show starts at 8pm. Union Hall. Tickets: $12.

3/8/16- Brooklyn, NY

Join Maria to talk cons, forgery, and deception at the Empiricist League’s latest event. Other panelists include Mike Monello and Vinny DePonto. Union Hall, 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY. Doors 7pm, show 7:30pm. Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Purchase here.