Theoretical Physicist & Bestselling Author

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Leonard Mlodinow Biography

Leonard Mlodinow is a theoretical physicist and author, recognized for groundbreaking discoveries in physics, who has transitioned into a career of writing about science for the general public.

He has authored or co-authored several books, including "The Grand Design," co-authored with Stephen Hawking, which reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list; "Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior," which won the 2013 PEN/E.O. Wilson award for literary science writing; and "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives," a New York Times notable book, which was also short-listed for the Royal Society book award.

Dr. Mlodinow is also known through his many public lectures and media appearances on programs ranging from "Morning Joe" to "Through the Wormhole," and for debating Deepak Chopra on ABC's "Nightline.

A former professor at Caltech, Dr. Mlodinow left academia for Hollywood and wrote for television series such as: "Hunter," "MacGyver," "Star Trek: the Next Generation," and "Night Court," among others. He would later enter video gaming, becoming producer, executive producer and designer of several award-winning games, and, as head of Scholastic Inc.'s software, created a children's games division and built it into one of the top five in the United States. While at Scholastic, he also wrote his first popular science book, "Euclid's Window," which has now appeared in 16 languages.

In 2005, Dr. Molodinow came full circle, returning to Caltech to teach, while continuing to write books. He left to write full time in 2013.

Dr. Mlodinow, the son of Holocaust survivors, is a graduate of Brandeis University. He received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Leonard Mlodinow Speaking Topics

  • Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior

    Everyday we make personal, financial and business decisions, confident that we have properly weighed all the important factors and acted accordingly — and that we know how we came to those decisions. But in recent years it has become increasingly clear that the way we experience the world — our perceptions, behavior, memory and social judgment — is largely driven by the mind's subliminal processes and not by the conscious ones, as we have long believed. Although our unconscious mind thus plays a critical role in our perceptions, feelings and thoughts, we are unaware of its influence. As a result, our view of ourselves, our motivations and society is like a puzzle with most of the pieces missing.

    In this talk, Leonard Mlodinow will explore how the past two decades of revolutionary neurological research shows that our view of ourselves is far less accurate than we may believe, creating a new, modern understanding of the commanding role the unconscious mind plays in our conscious thoughts. Presenting vivid interactive demonstrations and striking examples, he will discuss some of the many ways the unconscious mind influences how we misperceive our relationships with family, friends, and business associates; and how we misremember important events — along the way, changing our view of ourselves and the world around us.

  • Combatting Cognitive Illusions & Mental Barriers for Optimal Decision-Making

    By overcoming cognitive illusions and mental barriers, Leonard Mlodinow believes anyone can obtain optimal risk assessment and decision-making. Focusing on psychological barriers and barriers arising from misguided intuition about probabilities and chance, he begins his talk with interactive exercises that will illustrate how the brain constructs reality from the data it takes in, rather than simply recording it.

    Mlodinow addresses a range of barriers that affect us all, such as how the presentation of facts, or added detail, can influence the perception of likelihood or truth; how people have great trouble accurately judging the risk or probability of certain events; how the memory works, why people can have clear memories of things that didn’t happen, or didn’t happen as they recall; and how and why people have trouble objectively assessing data or situations when they would prefer a certain conclusion. Providing expert tips on taking control and achieving desired outcomes, Mlodinow shares how understanding our behaviors in relation to our brains can result in more productive negotiations and decisions.

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Leonard Mlodinow Videos

Leonard Mlodinow: “Elastic: Flexible Thinking for our Time of ...

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The Power of Elastic Thinking with Leonard Mlodinow - YouTube

The Power of Elastic Thinking with Leonard Mlodinow - YouTube

How do our brains generate new ideas, and how can we nurture that process? Bestselling author Leonard Mlodinow reveals the secrets of ...

Leonard Mlodinow, "Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules ...

Leonard Mlodinow, "Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules ...

Every aspect of our mental lives plays out in two versions: one conscious, which we are constantly aware of, and the other unconscious, which remains...

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Leonard Mlodinow is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, Combatting Cognitive Illusions & Mental Barriers for Optimal Decision-Making, The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives and The Grand Design. The estimated speaking fee range to book Leonard Mlodinow for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Leonard Mlodinow generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Tiffany Shlain, Erin Gruwell, Daniel Altman, Jared Cohen and John Wood. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Leonard Mlodinow for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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