<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Cognitive Science Society:</span><br class=""></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><b class="">We are writing to share the news about an exciting funded summer opportunity for graduate students, early-career academics, industry researchers, and artists of all types: the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI). </b>
<i class=""></i></font></span></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The basic idea behind DISI is simple. We gather promising </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fellows</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (graduate students, postdocs, and early faculty) and </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Storytellers</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (artists, writers, filmmakers, and more) interested in the origins, nature, and future of intelligences for several weeks of serious interdisciplinary exploration. </span></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">Our Fellows and Storytellers fall roughly into three sub-themes: </font></span></div><ul class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" class="" style="margin-left: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Recognizing</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> intelligences (i.e., the study of biological but non-human minds),</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="" style="margin-left: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Shaping</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> human intelligences (i.e., how development, culture, philosophical ideas, technology, etc., shape human capacities), and</span></font></div></li><li dir="ltr" class="" style="margin-left: 11pt; list-style-type: disc; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Programming</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> intelligences (i.e., artificial intelligence and its social/philosophical implications).</span></font></p></li></ul><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">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.</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 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, and previous iterations, on our website: </span><a href="https://disi.org/" target="_blank" class="" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://disi.org</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DISI 2021 will take place virtually, from June 27 through July 16, 2021. </span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During this time, Fellows and Storytellers will attend lectures, social events, and salons, learning from and interacting with our </span><a href="https://disi.org/faculty/?_sft_category=2021-faculty" target="_blank" class="" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">world-class faculty</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Fellows and Storytellers will also work together on projects of their own devising. DISI will culminate in a </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">project showcase on July 24, 2021.</span></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">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 a DISI network of 60+ extraordinary faculty members and 120+ DISI Alums. Alums have lifetime access to a wealth of dedicated resources, which includes funding opportunities for future projects. </font></span></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Application review will begin on April 12. </span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The DISI 2021 application can be found at: </span><a href="https://disi.org/apply/" target="_blank" class="" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://disi.org/apply/</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">We would be most grateful if you would forward t</font></span><span class="" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">his announcement to any talented folks who might be interested in this opportunity. Thank you for helping us grow our DISI community!</span></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">With all our best wishes, </font></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">The DISI Team</font></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jacob G. Foster</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Sociology; DISI Director</span></font></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Erica A. Cartmill</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Associate Professor, UCLA Departments of Anthropology and Psychology; DISI Director</span></font></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kensy Cooperrider</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; DISI Associate Director of Content and Outreach, Host of MANY MINDs podcast</span></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hilda Loury</span><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">; DISI Associate Director of Operations</span></font><br class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class=""></span></font></div><div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><img alt="DISI2021.png" apple-inline="yes" id="A3E72CD8-866B-47C4-8386-5F6ABA4F856C" class="" src="cid:ii_klsplsjm1"></div><br class=""></body></html>