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On “HumanLab: The Science Between Us,” Amy Alkon interviews the luminaries of behavioral science on how their research can help us have the lives we want.

This is a fascinating show on the difference between seeing and actually observing, and many of the other habits and practices of Sherlock Holmes.

Science writer and psychologist Dr. Maria Konnikova draws on 21st century neuroscience and psychology to show how we can employ Holmes’ thought processes to unlock our own capacities for ever-present mindfulness, astute observation, and logical deduction in order to see more, live more rationally, and, in turn live smarter. Her book we discuss: Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes

This article appears in Oct 12-19, 2016.

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Maria Konnikova: How to Think like Sherlock Holmes

by Hayley Jo Murphy, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 26, 2016

<h1>Maria Konnikova: How to Think like Sherlock Holmes</h1> <p class="byline">by Hayley Jo Murphy, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 26, 2016</p> <div class="wp-block-group newspack-embed-container aligncenter"> </div> <p> On <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2016/10/17/maria-konnikova-how-to-think-like-sherlock-holmes" target="_blank">"HumanLab: The Science Between Us,"</a> Amy Alkon interviews the luminaries of behavioral science on how their research can help us have the lives we want.</p> <p>This is a fascinating show on the difference between seeing and actually observing, and many of the other habits and practices of Sherlock Holmes.</p> <p>Science writer and psychologist Dr. Maria Konnikova draws on 21st century neuroscience and psychology to show how we can employ Holmes’ thought processes to unlock our own capacities for ever-present mindfulness, astute observation, and logical deduction in order to see more, live more rationally, and, in turn live smarter. Her book we discuss: <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Mastermind-Think-Like-Sherlock-Holmes/dp/014312434X?ie=UTF8&amp;%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bcamp=1789&amp;%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bcreative=390957&amp;%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3BcreativeASIN=014312434X&amp;%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3BlinkCode=as2&amp;%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Bamp%3Btag=advicegoddess-20&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&amp;sa-no-redirect=1" target="_blank">Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes</a></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/maria-konnikova-how-to-think-like-sherlock-holmes-2766196/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=19807&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/maria-konnikova-how-to-think-like-sherlock-holmes-2766196/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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