Tucson Festival of Books

Tom Griffiths

Sameer Khan

Tom Griffiths is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Information Technology, Consciousness and Culture in the Departments of Psychology and Computer Science at Princeton University. He also directs Princeton's Computational Cognitive Science Lab, a research group focused on understanding the mathematical foundations of human cognition, and the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence, a new effort that supports innovative research efforts in AI and related fields. His book "The Laws of Thought" is his most recent endeavor.

Awards: Guggenheim Fellow

Scheduled events:

Science, Society and the Mind: Navigating the Future of Health and Knowledge

Join the authors as they discuss the dynamic interplay between scientific progress, cultural change and the evolving mind. They'll discuss how breakthroughs in technology and medicine are transforming our understanding of health and human flourishing.

Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195)

Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Science / Medicine / Technology
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Science City (following presentation)

Panelists: David Blumenthal, Tom Griffiths, Wendy Johnson
Moderator: Mara Aspinall
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of JoBob Hungate, Roche Tissue Diagnostics, David and Emma Blumenthal

Designing Tomorrow: Human Wisdom and the Promise of AI

Can the future of AI be safe, ethical and transformative? Nate Soares and Tom Griffiths discuss how insights into human reasoning and careful design can guide us toward a world where advanced intelligence serves humanity rather than threatens it.

Science City - Main Stage (Seats 195)

Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Science / Medicine / Technology
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Science City (following presentation)

Panelists: Tom Griffiths, Nate Soares
Moderator: Brad Story
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of JoBob Hungate, Roche Tissue Diagnostics

Books:

The Laws of Thought

The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind
Science / Medicine / Technology
Henry Holt and Company
February 2026
ISBN 9781250358356
400 pages
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Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Science / Medicine / Technology
Henry Holt and Company
April 2017
ISBN 9781250118363
368 pages
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