Hi! I'm a cognitive scientist. I use experiments to study what makes people so smart, why they often don’t seem that way to each other, and how to apply that to real world problems.


I did my PhD at Yale, working primarily with Frank Keil. I went to St. John's College in Santa Fe as an undergraduate, where everyone reads philosophy and the history of science. I also spent a few years in Peace Corps and teaching abroad, and did a 1-year master's (MAPSS) at the University of Chicago before starting my PhD. 

Things I get excited about: data, puzzles, theory, good writing, philosophy of science, social network topologies & their influence on cumulative culture, learning strategies based on conformity / Condorcet methods / “the wisdom of crowds”, the spread of (mis)information, languages, and funky bass. Also kettlebells.