Amanda Ripley

Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author and an investigative journalist for the Atlantic, Politico, the Washington Post and other outlets. Her books include HIGH CONFLICT: Why We Get Trapped & How We Get Out; THE SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD--and How They Got That Way; and THE UNTHINKABLE: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes--and Why. Her work has helped Time win two National Magazine Awards. She writes about human behavior and change.