{"id":11334,"date":"2025-02-06T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T23:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=11334"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T23:30:50","slug":"announcing-the-2025-diverse-intelligences-summer-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-11334","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2025 Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are writing to share an exciting summer opportunity for early-career academics, industry researchers, and artists of all types: the <strong>Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind DISI is simple. We bring together promising early-career scholars (graduate students, postdocs, and faculty) for several weeks of serious interdisciplinary exploration. If you are interested in the origins, nature, and future of intelligences\u2014regardless of discipline\u2014please apply!<\/p>\n<p>Our program engages three broad themes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recognizing<\/strong> intelligences (i.e., the study of biological but non-human minds)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shaping<\/strong> human intelligences (i.e., how development, culture, ideas, technology, etc., shape human capacities)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Programming<\/strong> intelligences (i.e., artificial intelligence and its broader implications)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each year\u2019s DISI has a special thematic focus, which is reflected in additional faculty emphasis and a working group. The 2025 focus is <strong>AI and the Natural World<\/strong>; in other words, how AI can inform our understanding of living systems (e.g., animals, plants, ecosystems) and how living systems can inspire new directions in AI. If your work connects with this focus, please let us know! However, most participants will not connect with the annual focus, so please don\u2019t let the topic deter you from applying. We welcome applications from scholars working on any and all aspects of mind, cognition, and intelligence; indeed, they will make up the majority of admitted participants.<\/p>\n<p>To enrich the conversation, we also recruit several \u201cstorytellers\u201d (artists, writers, filmmakers, etc.) who participate in the intellectual life of the institute while pursuing related creative projects.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re 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 mind, cognition, and intelligences. You can read more about DISI\u2014including previous iterations\u2014on our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/disi.org\/\">https:\/\/disi.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISI 2024 will take place in the beautiful seaside setting of St Andrews, Scotland from July 6 to July 27, 2025. <\/strong>During this time, participants will attend lectures, workshops, social events, and salons, building connections with each other and with our <a href=\"https:\/\/disi.org\/category\/faculty\/\">world-class faculty<\/a>. They will also work together on projects of their own devising.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we will cover most of the cost of participation in the institute (including lodging, breakfasts, and dinners). We ask admitted participants to seek travel funding from their home institutions or employers; a limited number of travel scholarships will be available. Moreover, participants will join our growing network of past faculty and alumni, with lifetime access to dedicated resources (e.g., funding opportunities for future projects and fellowships).<\/p>\n<p>Review of applications will begin on<strong> Saturday, March 1 <\/strong>and will continue until all spots are filled. The application can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/disi.org\/apply\/\">https:\/\/disi.org\/apply\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We would be 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!<\/p>\n<p>With all our best wishes,<\/p>\n<p>The DISI Admin Team<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Erica A. Cartmill, DISI Director; Professor of Cognitive Science, Anthropology, and Animal Behavior, Indiana University<\/p>\n<p>Jacob G. Foster, DISI Director; Professor of Cognitive Science and Informatics, Indiana University; External Professor, Santa Fe Institute<\/p>\n<p>Kensy Cooperrider, DISI Associate Director (Content and Outreach);\u00a0Host of \u2018Many Minds\u2019 podcast<\/p>\n<p>Amanda McAlpin-Costa, DISI Associate Director (Administration)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>*current working location is Apple Valley, CA, USA (PST)*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>please note my new email address:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:amcalpi@iu.edu\"><strong>amcalpi@iu.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amanda McAlpin-Costa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Associate Director, Operations<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>D<\/strong>iverse\u00a0<strong>I<\/strong>ntelligences<strong>\u00a0S<\/strong>ummer\u00a0<strong>I<\/strong>nstitute<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/disi.org\/\">DISI.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(she\/<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/voices\/why-we-should-all-use-they-them-pronouns\/\"><em>they<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are writing to share an exciting summer opportunity for early-career academics, industry researchers, and artists of all types: the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI). 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