A New Yorker writer with a Ph.D. in psychology, Maria Konnikova spent years studying how people manipulate one another, solve complex problems, and make decisions under pressure. Konnikova then decided to see if she could use her knowledge of human behavior to become a professional poker player—starting as a complete novice. The result of her experiment is The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win, a book that weaves together human psychology and poker. cybercrimes that involve cracking complex algorithms, it relies on predictable human behavior to get victims to reveal information voluntarily. including creating a meeting agenda, encouraging equal participation, keeping a meeting on topic, and building consensus or managing conflict in meetings.
