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Maria Konnikova

How I Became a Poker Champion in One Year

Three years ago, Seidel began to teach me how to play poker. Why on earth would a professional poker player—the professional poker player—agree to let a random journalist follow him around like an overeager toddler?

Maria Konnikova The Atlantic Jun 2020 Permalink

Science Food

Altered Tastes

Can we be convinced that healthy food is delicious? On the new science of neurogastronomy and why we eat what we eat.

Maria Konnikova The New Republic Feb 2016 10min Permalink

Sex

Pornucopia

Will watching too much pornography ruin sex?

Maria Konnikova Aeon Jun 2015 15min Permalink