@dryan149

Philosophizing at the crossroads of phil mind, cog sci, cultural evolution, moral psych, climate change — believer in the green light — @dryan149.bsky.social

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Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva and I are thrilled with the cover for our book, Somebody Should Do Something The release date is 9/16, but you can do preorders now mitpress.mit.edu/97802620497… #CoverReveal #Bookstagram @mitpress @MichaelBrownst4
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Brownstein, M., Madva, A. & Kelly, D. (2025). Somebody should do something. MIT Press. mitpress.mit.edu/97802620497… 社会を変えるにあたって重要なことは、「個人と社会構造」みたいな枠組みで考えないこと、そして個人が個人であることをちょっと減らすことだ。いいこと言うじゃん。

Somebody Should Do Something

Changing the world is difficult. One reason is that the most important problems, like climate change, racism, and poverty, are structural. They emerge from o...

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We’re excited to welcome Professors Michael Brownstein & Alex Madva on our next podcast! They share insights from their new book Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change - tackling bias, justice, climate, & more.
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Creating real social change is possible if we rethink our approach. 📘 Somebody Should Do Something (@mitpress ), co-authored by John Jay College Professor & Chair of Philosophy Michael Brownstein, is now available for pre-order: mitpress.mit.edu/97802620497….
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My interview with social change experts and philosophy professors Michael Brownstein, Dan Kelly, and Alex Madva on their fantastic new book Somebody Should Do Something. A must read if you’re thinking about big social problems, how they change, and what you can do
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"A must-read for anyone interested in escaping the demoralizing effects of pessimism, in favor of defining their own role in fighting for social change." —Thomas J. Davis, Library Review The first review is a good one and the book website is live! sites.google.com/view/somebo…
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Daniel Kelly@dryan14923 Apr 2025
I'm also excited to do the first public event for the book next week in Vienna, organized by the CEU events.ceu.edu/2025-04-30/so…
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Love the cover AND the book - Somebody Should Do Something will be a new guide for making social change happen :)
Daniel Kelly@dryan14923 Apr 2025
Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva and I are thrilled with the cover for our book, Somebody Should Do Something The release date is 9/16, but you can do preorders now mitpress.mit.edu/97802620497… #CoverReveal #Bookstagram @mitpress @MichaelBrownst4
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I'm also excited to do the first public event for the book next week in Vienna, organized by the CEU events.ceu.edu/2025-04-30/so…
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Barnes and Noble is have a US Preorder Sale this week, too! Get 25% off with promotion code PREORDER25 barnesandnoble.com/w/somebod…

Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change

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Awkwardness alerts us to the fact that our social norms are under construction. aeon.co/essays/we-should-tak…

We should take awkwardness less personally, and more seriously | Aeon Essays

Rather than being a cringey personal failing, awkwardness is a collective rupture – and a chance to rewrite the social script

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‘Awkwardness highlights the fact that our interactions are scripted. Its aversiveness shows the extent to which people prefer not to be reminded of this fact.’ We should take awkwardness less personally, and more seriously @alexplakias aeon.co/essays/we-should-tak…

We should take awkwardness less personally, and more seriously | Aeon Essays

Rather than being a cringey personal failing, awkwardness is a collective rupture – and a chance to rewrite the social script

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@evan_westra & I reply to @paulbloomatyale's post on our essay on norm psychology and social change -- we agree some norm changes *are* more annoying than others, but don't think the differences are best understood in terms of moral/non-moral features smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/…

Potato, Potahto: Why some norm changes are more annoying than others

A guest post by Evan Westra and Daniel Kelly

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I’ve been awarded a Mid-Career Award from the National Science Foundation! 3 years of support to “Build a Conceptual Ecology of the Engram” - from Semon to contemporary cellular and molecular neuro - and the opportunity to work with @sjo09 and @Franklandlab to make it happen
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fun ongoing discussion about the psychology of why moral progress is annoying
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Excellent guest post on moral progress, responding to my critique, by @evan_westra and @dryan149 smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/…

Potato, Potahto: Why some norm changes are more annoying than others

A guest post by Evan Westra and Daniel Kelly

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Excellent guest post on moral progress, responding to my critique, by @evan_westra and @dryan149 smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/…

Potato, Potahto: Why some norm changes are more annoying than others

A guest post by Evan Westra and Daniel Kelly

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The awesome Val Tiberius, doing her thing psyche.co/ideas/a-philosophi…

A philosophical approach can help you identify what truly matters | Psyche Ideas

We’re often taught to live according to our values, but this is easier said than done without pausing to reflect deeply

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New post! (ht: @dryan149, @evan_westra, @aeonmag) smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/…

Why is moral progress annoying?

A discussion of an article by Daniel Kelly and Evan Westra

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Explaining algorithm aversion. The value of a philosophy education. Whether motherhood is a transformative experience. New philosophy video game. The historical context of 'paradigm shift'. Moral progress & feelings. New feminist philosophy podcast... dailynous.com/2024/06/24/min…

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New additions to the Heap of Links… Discussion welcome. Why do people feel algorithm aversion? — an attempt to identify it and its causes, from Cass […]

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Ishaan A@ecolog_ish21 Jun 2024
Sharing this piece that i am deeply grooving with rn and feels pertinent to a lot of our engagements and attempts at creating and supporting social and political movements. How norms shape possibilities and how are imbricated within them? @aeonmag
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