Ben Ambridge

Ben Ambridge is Professor of Psychology at the University of Manchester. His first book, Psy-Q: You Know Your IQ – Now Test Your Psychological Intelligence (Profile Books, 2015), was translated into fifteen languages worldwide, and was shortlisted in the Popular Science category for the British Medical Association book awards. His follow-up, Are You Smarter Than a Chimpanzee? (Profile Books, 2017) led to an appearance on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, while his TED talk on The Top 10 Myths of Psychology has been viewed over 2½ million times. Ben has written as a regular columnist for the Guardian/Observer and The Big Issue.

Ben’s latest book, The Stories of Your Life (Macmillan, 2024) shares fascinating lessons about the nature of humanity, the power of psychology and – most importantly – the way we see ourselves.