Triangulation 248: The Confidence Game

Maria Konnikova is a writer and journalist who focuses on psychology. She studied psychology and creative writing at Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude. Maria is the author of The Confidence Game, which reveals how con artist, mastermind, and manipulation prey on our trust. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Maria Konnikova Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: digitalocean.com - promo code: TRIANGULATION curiositystream.com/twit offer code: TWIT

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