Brian Gallagher
The Case Against Lectures
Depending on the speaker, lectures can be a joy, but, the efficacy of the lecture, as a teaching method, is in doubt.
The Self Is Other People
Our very sense of who we are is intertwined with what we see when we see other people look at us.
Scary AI Is More “Fantasia” Than “Terminator”
Ex-Googler Nate Soares on AI’s alignment problem.
Why Women Choose Differently at Work
Psychologist Susan Pinker on the role of choice in gender differences in the workplace.
What Does David Attenborough Really Think of Darwin?
A casual viewer of nature documentaries might surmise that the man was hired to narrate the scripts merely because he’s got a great voice.
