Daniel J. Levitin

Daniel J. Levitin, Ph.D. is a cognitive neuroscientist and Founding Dean of Arts & Humanities at the Minerva Schools at KGI in San Francisco. His latest book is Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in the Post Truth Era (Dutton).

STEEL

My Friend & Colleague, Steely Dan’s Walter Becker

The songs that Walter co-wrote are masterpieces of intelligence, wry observation, and occasional doomsday cynicism.

Daniel J. Levitin

MAKE IT WORK

The Regulations That Do Work

Licensing is a sound way to ensure that we don't get taken advantage of by the unscrupulous or the unqualified—and the government should ensure it.

Daniel J. Levitin

articles/2017/03/05/the-emotional-resonance-of-lies-and-what-we-can-do-to-defeat-them/170326-levitin-emotional-resonance-lies-tease_cz4dhy

The F-Word

The Truth About Lies & How to Fight Them

There are simple things we can do to become more rational decision makers, and to avoid being taken in by liars and con-artists who prey on ignorance.

Daniel J. Levitin

articles/2017/03/04/the-butchering-of-the-age-of-reason/170303-levitin-evidence-based-thinking-tease_yufrdo

DEVOLUTION

Insulting the Age of Reason

Thanks to science, law, education, and freedom of the press, citizens in the U.S. live in an age of wonder relative to the rest of human history. Now, they want to throw that all out.

Daniel J. Levitin

Good Grief!

The Day I Met Charles Schulz

For a young Daniel Levitin there was no greater joy than reading 'Peanuts.'

Daniel J. Levitin

My Friend & Colleague, Steely Dan’s Walter Becker

The Regulations That Do Work

The Truth About Lies & How to Fight Them

Insulting the Age of Reason

The Day I Met Charles Schulz

Just the Fact: Sex and Music