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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23 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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Daniel Kelly retweeted
3 Aug 2025
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。
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7 Sep 2025
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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Daniel Kelly retweeted
21 Aug 2025
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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11 Sep 2025
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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29 Jul 2025
"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!
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23 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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Daniel Kelly retweeted
23 Apr 2025
Love the cover AND the book - Somebody Should Do Something will be a new guide for making social change happen :)
23 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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23 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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23 Apr 2025
I'm also excited to do the first public event for the book next week in Vienna, organized by the CEU
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23 Apr 2025
Barnes and Noble is have a US Preorder Sale this week, too! Get 25% off with promotion code PREORDER25
barnesandnoble.com/w/somebod…
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6 Sep 2024
Awkwardness alerts us to the fact that our social norms are under construction.
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6 Sep 2024
‘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…
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22 Jul 2024
@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/…
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23 Jul 2024
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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22 Jul 2024
fun ongoing discussion about the psychology of why moral progress is annoying
22 Jul 2024
Excellent guest post on moral progress, responding to my critique, by @evan_westra and @dryan149
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/…
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22 Jul 2024
Excellent guest post on moral progress, responding to my critique, by @evan_westra and @dryan149
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1 Jul 2024
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24 Jun 2024
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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21 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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