Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist exploring the mind, creativity, and the depths of human potential. He is founder and director of the Center for the Science of Human Potential and is an Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Wellbeing Science. He is author/editor of 10 books, including Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, and is host of the #1 psychology podcast in the world— The Psychology Podcast— which has received over 20 million downloads. Dr. Kaufman received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University and has taught courses on intelligence, cognitive science, creativity, and well-being at Columbia University, Yale, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. In 2015, he was named one of “50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world” by Business Insider.

Scott's Books:

• Choose Growth: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt
• Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization
• Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind
• Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined
• Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties
• The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice
• The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence
• The Philosophy of Creativity: New Essays
• The Psychology of Creative Writing
• Mating Intelligence Unleashed: The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love