Olga Khazan

Olga Khazan is a Russian-American journalist and staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers health, gender and social science. Her reporting draws on extensive research and interviews to explore the surprising forces that shape human behaviour, identity and wellbeing. Khazan's writing combines journalistic rigour with personal storytelling, making complex scientific and social topics engaging and accessible. She has a particular talent for examining why people are the way they are and what — if anything — they can do to change. Her books and audiobooks offer readers and listeners fascinating, evidence-based insights into the science of self-improvement and human psychology.