Pascal Wallisch Ph.D.

Pascal Wallisch, Ph.D., serves as a professor of Psychology and Data Science at New York University, where he studies a diverse range of topics including perception, cognitive diversity, the roots of disagreement and psychopathy. Originally from Germany, he did his undergraduate studies at the Free University of Berlin and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago where he studied visual perception. He is a published author and in addition to scientific articles on psychology and neuroscience, he wrote multiple books on scientific computing and data science. He also received several university wide awards for excellence in teaching, both at the University of Chicago and at New York University. Finally, he writes for a general audience at Slate or the Creativity Post and has given public talks at TedX and Think and Drink.