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.