Stories by Julia Galef

Julia Galef is a New York-based writer and public speaker covering science, rationality, philosophy and design. She serves on the board of directors of the New York City Skeptics, a non-profit organization promoting science education and critical thinking, and co-hosts their official podcast, Rationally Speaking. She has moderated panel discussions at The Amazing Meeting and the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism, and gives frequent public lectures to organizations including the Center for Inquiry and the Secular Student Alliance. Julia received her B.A. in statistics from Columbia in 2005. She blogs at Measure of Doubt. Follow Julia Galef on Twitter @juliagalef

Health

You Say Embryo, I Say Parthenote

Stem cells from unfertilized eggs may be too tightly regulated

November 4, 2011 — Julia Galef

Sustainability

The Social Psychology of Burning Man

I just finished shaking the last of the desert dust out of the bags I brought to this year’s Burning Man, an annual week-long event in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert that takes its name from the burning of a giant effigy at the end of the week...

September 8, 2011 — Julia Galef

Sustainability

Want to Kill Fewer Animals? Give Up Eggs

If you’re bothered by the idea of killing animals for food, then going vegetarian might seem like an obvious response. But if you want your diet to kill as few animals as possible, then eschewing meat is actually quite an indirect, and sometimes even counterproductive, strategy...

August 11, 2011 — Julia Galef

Sustainability

Want to Kill Fewer Animals? Give Up Eggs

If you're bothered by the idea of killing animals for food, then going vegetarian might seem like an obvious response. But if you want your diet to kill as few animals as possible, then eschewing meat is actually quite an indirect, and sometimes even counterproductive, strategy...

August 11, 2011 — Julia Galef