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Scott Barry Kaufman
03-Jun-1979
United States
Psychologist
Scott Barry Kaufman is an American cognitive scientist, author, podcaster, coach, popular science writer, and mentalist. His writing and research focuses on intelligence, creativity, and human potential. Most media attention has focused on Kaufman's attempt to redefine intelligence. Kaufman is founder and director of the Center for Human Potential and has taught courses at Columbia, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. From 2014 to 2025, Kaufman hosted The Psychology Podcast, and for close to a decade he wrote the "Beautiful Minds" column, first at Psychology Today and later at Scientific American. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined (2013), Wired to Create (2015), Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization (2020), and Rise Above (2025). He also performs as a mentalist under the stage name "The Amazing Dr. Scott".
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