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Amanda Montell's 6 favorite books that will expand your knowledge

I fell in love with Mary Roach's witty, hypercurious, totally singular science writing thanks to thi...

Apr 15, 2024 • Yahoo

Amanda Montell Has a Theory for Why Everything Feels So Hard Right Now

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amanda Montell. Linguist Amand...

Apr 09, 2024 • Yahoo

Endnotes: ‘The Age of Magical Overthinking’ by Amanda Montell

In this edition of Endnotes, we take a look at Amanda Montell's The Age of Magical Overthinking (One...

Feb 29, 2024 • Publishers Weekly

No cognitive bias is more 'dramatic or dangerous' than this one, author says—here's how to avoid it

It is well-documented how imposter syndrome can hinder you in the workplace. The cognitive bias whic...

Apr 22, 2024 • CNBC

[SOLD OUT] The Big Magical Cult Show with Amanda Montell

This event is sold out. No additional tickets will be released. In her new book “The Age of Magica...

Apr 13, 2024 • WBUR

Amanda Montell lays bare your ‘mental magic tricks’ in ‘The Age of Magical Overthinking’

Amanda Montell’s “The Age of Magical Overthinking” is not a self-help book. Nowhere in it will...

Apr 05, 2024 • The Boston Globe

'Notes on Modern Irrationality' with author Amanda Montell

Bestselling author Amanda Montell will present a virtual author talk at noon Thursday, Jan. 23. Regi...

Jan 15, 2025 • The Montana Standard

Amanda Montell on how cognitive biases mess with our lives and our money

Amanda Montell has come on Marketplace a few times about the cult of work. We talked about why culty...

Jul 11, 2024 • Marketplace

Amanda Montell Invites You to 'The Age of Magical Overthinking'

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Apr 11, 2024 • AOL

How cognitive bias allows misinformation to spread

Author Amanda Montell talks about how our cognitive bias allows misinformation and disinformation to...

May 20, 2024 • WGN-TV

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On the C-SPAN Networks: Amanda Montell is an Author with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the...

Jun 16, 2021 • c-span

Amanda Montell’s Book ‘Cultish: The Language Of Fanaticism’ Being Adapted As Docuseries By Topic Studios & Loveless

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Topic Studios has secured the rights to Amanda Montell’s bo...

Nov 15, 2022 • Deadline.com

Amanda Montell: Think life just keeps getting worse? Try being nostalgic — for the present

Nostalgia seems harmless enough, and then someone starts earnestly — absurdly — glamorizing the ...

Apr 21, 2024 • TwinCities.com

Author Talk Online Jan. 23 by Amanda Montell on 'Magical Overthinking'

If the concepts of celebrity worship, sunk cost fallacies in personal relationships and similar noti...

Apr 24, 2026 • Columbus Telegram