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Maria talks about boredom on the Brian Lehrer show

Exciting news about boredom: Maria Konnikova talks about new, surprising findings about boredom. listen to the radio segment here

Maria talks about unfilmable novels on NPR’s Morning Edition

When unfilmable books make memorable movies: Elizabeth Blair interviews David Mitchell, Ang Lee, and Maria Konnikova. listen to the radio segment here

MASTERMIND receives starred review from Publisher’s Weekly

Publisher’s Weekly gives MASTERMIND: HOW TO THINK LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES a starred review. read full review here

Maria talks to Lifehacker about Sherlock Holmes’s deductive powers

As part of Spy Week, Maria spoke with Lifehacker’s Thorin Klosowski about Holmes, observation, and deduction. read the interview here

Maria discusses misquotations on KPCC/NPR

The prevalence of misquoting: what we think they said isn’t what they really said. listen to the radio segment here

Maria talks about Sherlock Holmes on the Critical Wit podcast

Maria discusses what Sherlock Holmes can teach us about thinking on the Critical Wit podcast. listen to or download podcast