Meet Justin
Helping humans understand themselves by revealing the surprising truths about animals, AI, and the weird power of creativity.
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.
He is the author of the bestseller If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity and the forthcoming Humanish (Little, Brown, 2025), a wildly entertaining exploration of why humans can’t help but anthropomorphize — and how embracing this quirky tendency can actually make us better leaders, marketers, and humans.
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 and in peer-reviewed journals.
As a science writer, Justin’s 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 ABC Prime Live, CBC Ideas, Ologies with Alie Ward, ReThinking with Adam Grant, and The Daily Stoic with Ryan Holiday.
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.
In addition to his science communication work, Justin produces and hosts multiple podcasts, including The Dolphin Pod and Why Are People Watching This?. He has voiced characters in animated films, produced radio plays, and released three albums with the ECMA and Music Nova Scotia award-nominated children’s group Bingly and the Rogues. He also fronts a Nova Scotia-based punk rock band and teaches improv workshops that help organizations and communities unlock creativity, collaboration, and resilience.
Whether on stage, on the page, or in front of a microphone, Justin Gregg helps audiences rethink what it means to be human through the unexpected lens of animals, AI, and the weird but wonderful world of creativity.
Justin is represented by Lisa DiMona at Writers House
