Julia Galef
“The scout's motivation is to go out, see things as clearly as possible and form as accurate a map of a situation or an issue as they can including all of the areas of uncertainty…as you learn more about the world, you're going to revise it and change your perspective”
Julia Galef
“The scout's motivation is to go out, see things as clearly as possible and form as accurate a map of a situation or an issue as they can including all of the areas of uncertainty…as you learn more about the world, you're going to revise it and change your perspective”
Julia Galef is the host of the popular Rationally Speaking podcast, where she has interviewed thinkers such as Tyler Cowen, Sean Carroll, Phil Tetlock, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. She is an advisor to OpenAI, works with the Open Philanthropy Project, and co-founded the Center for Applied Rationality. Her 2016 TED Talk “Why You Think You’re Right–Even If You’re Wrong” has been viewed over 4 million times. Her first book,
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't, was released in 2021.