Dr. Justin Gregg is a scientist, bestselling author, and entertainer who transforms complex ideas about human and animal behavior into unforgettable, laugh-out-loud learning experiences.<\/p>\n
He is the author of the bestseller If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity and Humanish (Little, Brown, 2025), a wildly entertaining exploration of why humans can\u2019t help but anthropomorphize \u2014 and how embracing this quirky tendency can actually make us better leaders, marketers, and humans.<\/p>\n
A dolphin cognition researcher with the Dolphin Communication Project and an adjunct professor at St. Francis Xavier University, Justin lectures on animal cognition. He holds a PhD in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin, specializing in dolphin social cognition, with his academic work published by Oxford University Press (Are Dolphins Really Smart?) and in peer-reviewed journals.<\/p>\n
As a science writer, Justin\u2019s articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, Slate, Salon, Aeon Magazine, BBC Focus, and his blog with Psychology Today. He is a trusted voice in science communication, featured on major media platforms like CBS Mornings, ABC Prime Live, CBC Ideas, Ologies with Alie Ward, ReThinking with Adam Grant, and The Daily Stoic with Ryan Holiday.<\/p>\n
On stage, Justin combines science with comedy in interactive keynotes and theatrical one-person shows, featured at events like The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts. Drawing from his experience as an improv teacher, voice actor, and stage performer, Justin delivers presentations that are both thought-provoking and highly entertaining, complete with humor, multimedia, and audience participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"