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JAN
23
2025
THU
Streamed Event (1)
Online
Thursday, January 23, 2025
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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Description
Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell

This event is online-only. Join us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author, Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.

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. She is the author of the acclaimed books Wordslut, 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. She holds a degree in linguistics from NYU and lives in Los Angeles with her partner, plants, and pets. Find her on Instagram @Amanda_Montell.

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Details
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Streamed Event (1) - Online
Program Type: Adult
Registration
Reservation Required: Yes
Signup Begins: Tuesday, November 5 at 5:00 PM
Signup Ends: Thursday, January 23 at 2:00 PM
Program Size: n/a
Status: See above for more information,
or call 843-918-1275 for assistance.

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