Biography
Julia Galef, based in New York, is a frequent speakers and columnist on rationalist topics. She serves on the board of directors of the New York City Skeptics and operates a bi-weekly podcast 'Rationally Speaking' along with Massimo Pigliucci. She has moderated panel discussions at conferences such as The Amazing Meeting, Skepticon, 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, and after graduating spent several years as a research assistant for social science professors at Columbia, Harvard and MIT, including a year writing case studies on international economics for Harvard Business School.