Elizabeth Weingarten

Elizabeth Weingarten is a journalist and applied behavioral scientist who works at the intersection of science and storytelling. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has worked on the editorial staffs of The Atlantic, Slate, and Qatar Today, and was managing editor of Behavioral Scientist.

Weingarten’s writing has appeared in publications including The Atlantic, Slate, CNN, The Financial Times, Quartz, Harvard Business Review, and TIME. She has led research programs at the think tank New America, the consultancy ideas42, and at tech companies Torch and Udemy.

An in-demand speaker, Weingarten has shared her work and conducted workshops at venues including SXSW, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, and University of Virginia.

Her new book, How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty, was published in 2025.