Dr David Delany is a lecturer in cognitive science and statistics at South East Technological University, Waterford. He holds a PhD in computational neuroscience (Trinity College Dublin) and has a research focus on human superintelligence.
For several years, Dr. Delany ran cognitive science-based advanced thinking skills workshops for academic staff in Trinity College Dublin. He has run similar workshops for academics and researchers in a wide range of institutions, including Cornell University, Intel, and Accenture.
‘The Science of the Superhuman‘ – June 2025
The great Russian psychologist, Lev Vygotsky, famously claimed that “human higher cognitive functions are not natural structures but constructs” (Vygotsky, 1929). Uncovering the mechanisms governing the development of higher mental functions would thus make possible the rational design of more powerful, historically unprecedented, modes of human thought.
Vygotsky described this future “peak psychology” as “the science of the superhuman” (Vygotsky, 1927).
In this talk, Dr David Delany, will present a radical new theory of intelligence and human potential designed to support the practical cultivation of human superintelligence by reformulating intelligence as a trainable, technical skill.
