Greetings!
We are bringing to your attention a new summer program that may be of interest to you.
The Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI for short) will be directed by Erica Cartmill,
an evolutionary anthropologist and developmental psychologist, and Jacob Foster,
a computational sociologist,both at UCLA.
DISI will bring together promising graduate students and postdocs interested in
the study of mind, cognition, and intelligence for two weeks of
transdisciplinary exploration. Participants and faculty will fall roughly into
three sub-themes: Recognizing Intelligences (i.e., non-human natural
intelligences); Shaping Human Intelligences (how development, culture,
technology, etc. shape human capacities); and Programming Intelligences
(artificial intelligence and its social/philosophical implications). We’ve
already assembled an outstanding international faculty, and anticipate
stimulating discussion and debate across a range of cutting-edge topics. In
addition to attending lectures and engaging in discussions, participants will
have the opportunity to develop collaborative interdisciplinary research
projects with guidance from DISI faculty and staff. We’ll be holding the Summer
Institute at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, from July 29 to August 12,
2018.
We are looking for creative,open-minded participants who want to take intellectual risks
and break downdisciplinary barriers in the spirit of dialogue and discovery. We’ll begin
reviewing applications on February 1, 2018. We anticipate selecting and fully
funding 40-45 participants.
If you as a potential applicants have any questions, you can contact them at disicontact@gmail.com.