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Author Talk: Amanda Montell
The Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell
New York Times Bestselling Author of Cultish and The Age of Magical Overthinking
Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking. In a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet.
About the Author: Amanda Montell is a writer and linguist from Baltimore, with a degree in linguistics from NYU. She is the author of the acclaimed books Cultish and The Age of Magical Overthinking. Along with hosting the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and more. Find her on Instagram @Amanda_Montell.
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