Olga Khazan

Olga Khazan

Staff writer for The Atlantic and author

Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change. Her first book, Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World, came out in 2020. She has also written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, and other publications. She is a two-time recipient of the International Reporting Project’s Journalism Fellowship and winner of the 2017 National Headliner Awards for Magazine Online Writing.

 

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Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change

Olga Khazan

Staff writer for The Atlantic and author

Maria Konnikova

New York Times bestselling author, co-host of the Risky Business podcast, and international poker champion

Mar 17 2025
ZOOM EVENT

Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships

Scott Rick, Ph.D.

Associate professor of marketing at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business

Olga Khazan

Staff writer for The Atlantic and author

Jan 16 2024
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

Gretchen Rubin

Five-time New York Times bestselling author

Olga Khazan

Staff writer for The Atlantic and author

May 2 2023