Daniel Kelly

Daniel Kelly

@dryan149.bsky.social

Co-director of the Cognition, Agency & Intelligence Center Co-author of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change Philosophy of mind, cog sci, cultural evolution, moral psych, climate change https://tinyurl.com/y72qnp9v

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Santa Fe Institute
@sfiscience.bsky.social

Scientists have been refining ways to model systems, from bridges and space shuttles to forest fires and tumors. These “digital twins” mimic their real-world counterparts and evolve alongside them. SFI’s recent working group on digital twins discussed breakthroughs and open challenges.

santafe.eduBuilding better digital twinsScientists have been refining ways to model physical structures and systems, from bridges and space shuttles to forest fires and tumors. These “digital twins” mimic their real-world counterparts and e...

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CAIC @ Purdue
@caic-at-purdue.bsky.social

We have another Mind & Cognition Research Group Work In Progress talk this Friday, featuring Gavin Foster (Purdue University, Philosophy), presenting "The Pluralistic Nature of Factive Mindreading." See you Friday! 💭🧠💡 #CAIC #PurduePhilosophy #PurdueLiberalArts

Daniel Kelly
@dryan149.bsky.social

Next time you teach Hume on miracles “Imagine it! For the totality of human history minus the last 37 years, had you been lucky enough to see one of these events, you would have been disbelieved, ridiculed as a fool or lunatic, or perhaps venerated as a seer.“

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CAIC @ Purdue
@caic-at-purdue.bsky.social

Highlights from Noam Tiran’s (Purdue University, Philosophy) October 2nd Coffee & CAIC talk, which explored the threats posed by sycophantic AI chatbots when used to interpret one’s concerns, values, identity, and significant life events. ☕️🍰 #CAIC #PurduePhilosophy #PurdueUniversity

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CAIC @ Purdue
@caic-at-purdue.bsky.social

Highlights from Arun Baxter’s (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Philosophy) October 9 Mind & Cognition Research Group WIP talk. Arun challenged the view that the contents of the valenced components of all affective states are type-identical. #CAIC #Philosophy #PurdueLiberalArts #PurdueUniversity

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JP Messina
@jpmessina.bsky.social

graduate students and their letter writers: we are hiring a 3 year post doc to research liberal resilience. apply here! and let me know if you have any questions about the project or the position! philjobs.org/job/show/32577

philjobs.org Postdoc Research Associate in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), Purdue University - PhilJobs:JFP Postdoc Research Associate in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), Purdue University...An international database of jobs for philosophers
Daniel Kelly
@dryan149.bsky.social

Open Rank Tenure / Tenure Track Position in the philosophy department as part of a university cluster hire AOS Bioethics or Philosophy of Science AOC One of (1) Philosophy of Science, (2) Philosophy, Politics, or Economics, or (3) Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence philjobs.org/job/show/32533

philjobs.org Assistant / Associate Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant / Associate Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University An international database of jobs for philosophers

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Freedom of Species
@freedomofspecies.bsky.social

Today Lottie and Hayden covered the book Somebody Should Do Something by @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social & @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social from the lens of #animaljustice. Think about how YOU can encourage #vegan ethics to the people around you #systemchange www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspe...

3cr.org.auSomebody Should Do Something: How to help create social change for the animals and environmentLottie and Hayden discussed how anyone, yes even YOU, can help create social change for important issues like animal justice and the climate. They drew from the book 'Somebody Should Do Something: How...
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@dryan149.bsky.social

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Evan Westra@evanwestra.bsky.social

Super psyched about this paper, which @oldjerryfodor.bsky.social and I have been working on for two years now. If you're into folk psychology, conceptual development, cognitive ontology, the Big Five, and being hangry, this one's for you.

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CAIC @ Purdue
@caic-at-purdue.bsky.social

Some CAIC highlights from the International Society for Moral Psychology Conference at Cornell last month! (Not featured: excellent presentations from Eric and Maria!) 👏 #ISMP2026 #MoralPsych #PurdueUniversity

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Alex Madva
@madva.bsky.social

Over the moon to share that our book, Somebody Should Do Something, is a finalist for the @goddardriverside.bsky.social Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice! Huge thanks to @mitpress.bsky.social for nomination & for their support to me, @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social, & @dryan149.bsky.social

Goddard Riverside@goddardriverside.bsky.social

Congrats to Somebody Should Do Something by @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social, @madva.bsky.social and @dryan149.bsky.social! It is shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice. #GoddardBookPrizes

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CAIC @ Purdue
@caic-at-purdue.bsky.social

Chandra Sripada, talking about ideas he also presented at the CAIC Launch Event last April -- all of which are now available on our new YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@CAIC-at-Pur...

youtube.comCognition, Agency, and Intelligence CenterThe Cognition, Agency, and Intelligence Center (CAIC) uses cutting edge cognitive science to understand different kinds of intelligent agents and the real-world consequences of their actions. - Cogni...
Sean Carroll@seanmcarroll.bsky.social

Mindscape 363 | Chandra Sripada on How LLMs and Humans are Cognitive Cousins. Food for thought here, whether you are biological or silicon! #MindscapePodcast preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...

Daniel Kelly
@dryan149.bsky.social

Who’s your favorite antihero or villain? Aaron the Moor from Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus.” My guy gets buried alive as punishment for his crimes and his final words are, “If one good deed in all my life I did/I do repent it from my very soul.” I have that tattooed on my arm.

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Lottie Gasparini
@lottiegasp.bsky.social

Listen below to a podcast I did about how to help create social change amongst your circle of influence for important issues like animals, the environment, and social justice 🌱🌿🌳🐣🦥🐳

Freedom of Species@freedomofspecies.bsky.social

Today Lottie and Hayden covered the book Somebody Should Do Something by @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social & @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social from the lens of #animaljustice. Think about how YOU can encourage #vegan ethics to the people around you #systemchange www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspe...

3cr.org.auSomebody Should Do Something: How to help create social change for the animals and environmentLottie and Hayden discussed how anyone, yes even YOU, can help create social change for important issues like animal justice and the climate. They drew from the book 'Somebody Should Do Something: How...
Daniel Kelly
@dryan149.bsky.social

🔥

Freedom of Species@freedomofspecies.bsky.social

Today Lottie and Hayden covered the book Somebody Should Do Something by @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social & @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social from the lens of #animaljustice. Think about how YOU can encourage #vegan ethics to the people around you #systemchange www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspe...

3cr.org.auSomebody Should Do Something: How to help create social change for the animals and environmentLottie and Hayden discussed how anyone, yes even YOU, can help create social change for important issues like animal justice and the climate. They drew from the book 'Somebody Should Do Something: How...

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Sarah Robins
@sarahrobins.bsky.social

This is a fabulous volume. I enjoyed the chance to think about how episodic memory fits into standard phil mind (spoiler: it doesn’t), and the other chapters are are all so fun and creative. A testament tk Devin and Louise’s lovely vision of philosophy of mind today. Highly recommend!

Devin Curry@devinsanchezcurry.com

I wrote this book with Louise Daoust and forty of our friends.

Daniel Kelly
@dryan149.bsky.social

Maria Waggoner and I are thrilled to have a paper in Dale & Wiegman's new _Philosophy and the Evolution of Virtue and Vice_ "Can We Learn to Be Virtuous from the Vicious? On Moral Learning and the Pedagogical Value of Antihero Protagonists" www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

taylorfrancis.comCan We Learn to Be Virtuous from the Vicious? | 18 | On Moral LearningVirtue ethical theories and cultural evolutionary theories both find significance in social learning, teaching, and education. This chapter brings these
Daniel Kelly
@dryan149.bsky.social

Spoiler Alert: we think yes! The gist: Antihero stories exploit features of narratives to give audiences a sustained confrontation with morally important models – not of ideal selves that they can aspire to be, but of feared selves that they might become if they are not careful and morally prepared.