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Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential. He has taught courses on intelligence, creativity, and well-being at Columbia University, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. He is interested in using his research to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and self-actualized life.
Kaufman’s early educational experiences made him realize the deep reservoir of untapped potential of students, including bright and creative children who have been diagnosed with a learning disability. In 2015, he was named one of “50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world” by Business Insider.
Scott likes to share his enthusiasm of psychology through his teaching, writing, speaking, and podcast. He hosts The Psychology Podcast, which has received over 10 million downloads and was included in Business Insider’s list of “9 podcasts that will change how you think about human behavior.” Kaufman’s writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and Harvard Business Review.
Scott received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University, and an M. Phil in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge under a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.
Scott’s books:
Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization
Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (with Carolyn Gregoire)
Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined
Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties (Editor)
The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice (Editor)
The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (Co-Editor)
The Philosophy of Creativity: New Essays
The Psychology of Creative Writing
Mating Intelligence Unleashed: The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love