Katherine Milkman talks with psychologist Maria Konnikova about her new book, ‘The Biggest Bluff.’

米尔克曼教授与心理学家兼记者康尼科娃就她的新书《最大的虚张声势》进行了交流。

In her new book, The Biggest Bluff, psychologist and journalist Maria Konnikova writes about her immersion into the world of high-stakes poker. Starting as a novice who knew nothing about the game, she eventually rose to become a world-class professional poker player. Yet, poker was never just about the cards or money for Konnikova, and neither is her book. Instead, she picked up poker as a means to explore human decision-making in an environment where every player has very little control. Wharton operations, information and decisions professor Katherine Milkman recently spoke with Konnikova about what poker has taught her about letting go of the control we think we have over our lives, and using the control we do have to make the world a better place.

心理学家兼记者玛丽亚 · 康尼科娃在她的新书《最大的虚张声势》中,描述了她沉浸在高赌注扑克世界中的经历。从一个对游戏一无所知的新手开始,她最终成为了一名世界级的职业扑克玩家。然而,对于康尼科娃来说,扑克从来都不仅仅是纸牌或钱,她的书也不是。相反,她选择了扑克作为一种探索人类世界的手段——在一个几乎没有玩家有控制权的环境中探索人类的决策。信息和决策教授米尔克曼教授最近与康尼科娃进行了访谈,她谈到了自己如何从扑克中学到了放开我们自以为是的控制力,并运用我们实际拥有的控制力,让世界变得更美好。