Annie Murphy Paul

Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow
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As a Schwartz Fellow, Murphy Paul will write a book about how we learn and how we can do it better. Brilliant: The New Science of Smart will be published by Crown in 2013 and will explore how cognitive science, neuroscience, and the psychology of learning can be applied to worker training programs. Murphy Paul is a contributing writer for TIME magazine and a contributor to MindShift.com, an education blog produced by National Public Radio. Previously, Murphy Paul worked as a senior editor at Psychology Today and at More magazine. She is the author of The Cult of Personality, a cultural history and scientific critique of personality tests, and of Origins, a book about the science of prenatal influences. Murphy Paul is a graduate of Yale University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Publications

Article | May 10, 2013 | The Washington Post
Article | May 3, 2013 | Slate
Article | Apr 30, 2013 | Time.com
Article | Apr 23, 2013 | Time.com
Article | Apr 17, 2013 | Business Insider
Article | Apr 15, 2013 | TIME Magazine
Article | Apr 8, 2013 | TIME Magazine
Article | Mar 27, 2013 | TIME Magazine
Article | Mar 18, 2013 | TIME Magazine

Press

In the News Item | Apr 30, 2013 | Fast Company
In the News Item | Feb 22, 2013 | Forbes
In the News Item | Feb 5, 2013 | Deseret News
In the News Item | Nov 19, 2012 | Slate
In the News Item | Nov 2, 2012 | Globe and Mail