The Narwhal Diaries
Justin GreggA newsletter about what it means to be human
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 50 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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Maybe anthropomorphizing AI is not so great after all
In May 2025 I wrote an article explaining why it’s OK to say “thank you” to ChatGPT. I stand by my original argument that saying “thank you” to an AI is generally a sign of a healthy, empathic human mind. But I have become increasingly conc...
Evidence that animals can "pretend"
Humans are geniuses at pretending. We can imagine that the world is different to how it actually is; a superpower that is at the core of our ability to imagine the future, engage in causal reasoning, and understand what it’s like to think l...
It is VITAL that you watch this cow scratching herself with a broom
This is the most charming video I have ever seen published in a peer-reviewed scientific article:
Aside from the zen-like charm of this cow, Veronika, calmly scratching herself with a broom, if you stick around until the end of the vid you...
Can you smell happiness? Yup!
A study was published yesterday showing that horses are more skittish when exposed to odors emitted by scared humans. In the experiment, humans shoved cotton pads under their arms and then watched a 20-minute clip from the horror film Sinis...
In praise of meatspace
I gave a talk a few weeks ago about why improv was such a powerful force for personal transformation, and one of the reasons I gave was the value of meatspace. The term meatspace has been around since the 90s and means the opposite of cyber...
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Bestselling author, scientist, and performer helping audiences rethink intelligence, empathy, and creativity — on stage, on the page, and in everyday life. Author of Humanish and If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal.
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