[CogSci] Announcing the 2023 Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute

[Amanda McAlpin]

Dear Cognitive Science Society,



We are writing to share the news about an exciting, funded summer opportunity for early-career academics, industry researchers, and artists of all types: the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI).



The idea behind DISI is simple. We bring together promising Scholars (graduate students, postdocs, and early-career faculty) and Storytellers (artists, writers, filmmakers, etc.) interested in the origins, nature, and future of intelligences for several weeks of serious interdisciplinary exploration.



Our program engages three broad themes:

* Recognizing intelligences (i.e., the study of biological but non-human minds),

* Shaping human intelligences (i.e., how development, culture, ideas, technology, etc., shape human capacities)

* Programming intelligences (i.e., artificial intelligence and its broader implications).



In both the Fellow and Storyteller tracks, we're looking for open-minded participants who want to take intellectual risks and break down disciplinary barriers in the spirit of dialogue and discovery. We hope that this creative community will work together to develop new ways of engaging with big questions about the mind, cognition, and intelligence. You can read more about DISI-including previous iterations-on our website: https://disi.org<https://disi.org/>.



DISI 2023 will take place in the beautiful seaside setting of St Andrews, Scotland from June 25 to July 15, 2023. During this time, Fellows and Storytellers will attend lectures, social events, and salons, building connections with each other and with our world-class faculty<https://disi.org/category/faculty/>. Fellows and Storytellers will also work together on projects of their own devising.



Thanks to generous support from the Templeton World Charity Foundation, all accepted Fellows and Storytellers will receive funding to support their participation in the Institute. Moreover, Fellows and Storytellers will be inducted into our growing network of past faculty and alums and will have lifetime access to dedicated alum resources (e.g., funding opportunities for future projects).



Review of applications will begin on February 13 and will continue until all spots are filled. The application can be found at: https://disi.org/apply/.



We would be most grateful if you would forward this announcement to any talented folks who might be interested in this opportunity. Thank you for helping us grow our DISI community!



With all our best wishes,

The DISI Team



Erica A. Cartmill, Associate Professor, UCLA Departments of Anthropology and Psychology; DISI Director

Jacob G. Foster, Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Sociology; DISI Director

Kensy Cooperrider, DISI Associate Director of Content and Outreach, Host of 'Many Minds' podcast

Amanda McAlpin, DISI Associate Director of Administration

Brenda de Groot, DISI Project Assistant






Amanda McAlpin
Associate Director
Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute
DISI.org<https://disi.org/>
(she/they<https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/why-we-should-all-use-they-them-pronouns/>)

To schedule a meeting with me, please click:
https://calendly.com/disi-amanda/30min
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