Maria Konnikova - Habits of Mind: The Lessons of Sherlock Holmes

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Careful observation, artful reasoning, and a keen understanding of human behavior -- to say nothing of style and panache -- have made Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes an aspirational figure worldwide. But are his famous abilities achievable for the rest of us?

In this talk, Scientific American columnist Maria Konnikova will build on the ideas presented in her New York Times-bestselling book, "Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes," to help the audience develop habits of mind that can help put a dent in the universe.

[el-mehdibenchaib]

Good to learn that our brain learns anything we want to learn. I like to learn new languages, that diverses my ideas I add new cultures and my mind expands.

[deadsparrow]

I am in love with Maria and now must buy her books.

[darkghoul]

Note to the cameraman: as much as I like looking at Maria while she’s speaking, I’ll like it better if I can see the slides she’s showing:)

[mehdiammel]

She Reminds me of Chelsea Peretti from Brooklyn 99... even her Voice !

[thomaswilkerson]

Wish the camera person would've shown more of the visuals she was referencing

[thenarcissistsscapegoat]

This video explains why professionals I know who smoke pot regularly are universally heads-over in character and working intelligence compared to those who don't. It also explains why society has become a heartless brain-dead antidepressant-addicted corpse since cigarettes became a four-letter word.

[bxcinderella]

is this transcendental meditation? can we do this meditation in the subway or on the plane?

[RenRen-sjwp]

isn’t this interruption of “insert input here”

[ChristianoBarbossa_]

Eagle, not Elephant, but the country was right.

[melinaz]

Yeap, it works. the number game, wow,

[timbuktu]

Fun fact: Currently there is an insurance company commercial running that uses an emu as a mascot. Think of an animal that starts with "E" has been thrown off.

[Nery_M]

"Multitasking is a myth", wow I thought I was the only one..

[supers]

You can design your own magic trick...adding the two numbers is always equal to 9...and take it from there...

[oliverruger]

Isn't smoking a pipe distracting Holmes from thinking? He's smoking and is in deep thought, which would be multitasking. I get that Arthur wrote it that way because it makes Holmes seem cool. But in context with your explanation of multitasking it's counterproductive, right?

[sphinxtheeminx]

Don't talk to me about Sherlock Holmes. There is a ComicCon weekend in my hometown right now full of Sherlock Holmeses. All in deerstalkers, with pipes and flapping cloaks, and fake moustaches (for reasons I don't understand). In a time of covid-19 it is elementary (!) that social distancing prevails, but not with these freaks who mooch about in gangs of 20 or so 'solving' clues provided by the CC crew and bumping into us locals and asking us for help with their project. True, the first S H story was written in my home town when Doyle was a GP here, but it is still damned annoying.

[yogeetabhattarai]

why did she mention skinner as the father of behaviorism??.. Its Watson

[Daemoarak]

For the number trick, I started with 1, which led me to 9. After subtracting 5, I ended up with 4. I thought of the letter ‘R’ and went to Russia. I chose a unicorn fish, purple in color. Not today magic trick, not today.

[spiritpill]

A very refreshing talk. Thank you. And her outfit is also sexy!

[Xiaborok]

does she knows that Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character? :D

[bruno-vicious]

So let me get this straight. She instructs the audience to close their eyes and CLEAR their thoughts and just focus on their breathing. Then 20 minutes later she ask if that was that hard. She goes on to say we are not used to being alone with our thoughts. So didn't she just say CLEAR your thoughts? Does she not she the contradiction here? How can you be alone with your thoughts if you clear your thoughts?