Daryl Cameron

Assoc Prof @PSUPsychology @RockEthicsPSU. Father of four (twin dad), husband. Director, EMP Lab, Consortium on MDM. Assoc Editor, Emotion. He/him. Views my own.

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

As a reminder. You are always free to choose empathy. And to sustain a norm of concern and kindness for those most in need. It isn't weakness. It makes you strong. Think tree roots supporting each other through mycelium strands of connection, communication, and relief.

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

Here. Remember the important of kindness and what you care about. https://t.co/w8drmU1Pkl

[Penn State Psychology @PSUPsychology]

Check out more grad students (including several Penn State psych students) talking about the future of moral psychology at a roundtable event at the Moral Psychology Research Group / Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Conference hosted last semester. https://t.co/yUMUKOOhFn

[Penn State Psychology @PSUPsychology]

Check out graduate students and faculty talking about the future of moral psychology at a roundtable event at the Moral Psychology Research Group / Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Conference hosted last semester. https://t.co/B67IVMqv9g

[Penn State Psychology @PSUPsychology]

Check out Penn State Psychologist Dr. Sean Laurent presenting on person perception at the Moral Psychology Research Group / Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Conference hosted last semester by Penn State Psychologist Dr. Daryl Cameron https://t.co/Y62vEWYkhb

[Penn State Psychology @PSUPsychology]

Check out Penn State Psychologist Dr. Terri Vescio presenting at the on hegemonic masculinity at the Moral Psychology Research Group / Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Conference hosted last semester by Penn State Psychologist Dr. Daryl Cameron. https://t.co/1h2RwoDsgC

[Penn State Psychology @PSUPsychology]

Check out Penn State Psychologist Dr. Evan Bradley at the MPRG/Consortium on Moral Decision Making conference, on linguistics of pronouns at the Moral Psychology Research Group / Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Conference hosted last semester. https://t.co/1I1nAuBqPM

[Penn State Psychology @PSUPsychology]

Check out Penn State Psychology graduate student Becca Ruger giving a flash talk about counterfactuals and moral judgment at the Moral Psychology Research Group / Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Conference https://t.co/SbSi4fyGIO

[Penn State Psychology @PSUPsychology]

Check out Penn State Psychology graduate student Joshua Wenger giving a flash talk about choosing to receive empathy from AI vs. humans at the Moral Psychology Research Group / Consortium on Moral Decision-Making Conference https://t.co/WuUbUlO5Dx

[Penn State Psychology @PSUPsychology]

Check out why Penn State Psychologist Dr. Daryl Cameron believes empathy is critical to democracy in a recent article in Scientific American: https://t.co/6wLSao0BDp

[Penn State SSRI @SSRIPennState]

@DCameron84, assoc prof @PSUPsychology & director of the Consortium of Moral Decision-Making, recently penned a piece about the importance of choosing empathy & defending the norm of care following the American elections.

Full Article ➡️ https://t.co/YmCBDwOGn3

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

A critical aspect of this piece is that we should pay attention to in flux social norms about whether and with whom we are told to empathize (or not). It's not necessarily about common ground. It's about remembering who you care about, and harnessing your empathy and outrage.

[Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy @McCourtneyInst]

.@DCameron84 looks a empathy and democracy in @sciam. He writes, "Especially in the current climate, we should double down on desires to empathize, and remember that the willingness to empathize may be just as important as the ability to do so." https://t.co/HmzUtjQgqD

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

Here. Remember the important of kindness and what you care about. https://t.co/w8drmU1Pkl

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

I wrote this invited piece (see article) about the importance of choosing empathy and defending the norm of care. Callousness is a choice.
@PSULiberalArts @PSUPsychology
@SSRIPennState @McCourtneyInst @SPSPnews @PsychScience @CERE_Emotion @affectScience @easpinfo @ISREorg 1/n

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

Value's in the eye of the beholder, perception matters. Currently working on a piece with philosopher Martina Orlandi, engineer Alan Wagner, and former students on feeling and *valuing* empathy in human-robot interactions. This is rich terrain for interdisciplinary inquiry! 3/n

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

I've been spending time elsewhere, but wanted to RT this insightful post as it's here, add a thought. As with my take on motivated empathy, we should assess people's choices to understand what they want. Doing that now with my grad student Josh & @minzlicht 1/n
@PennStateCSRAI

[Paul Bloom @paulbloomatyale]

New Post: A reply to @minzlicht and @DCameron84's critique of my discussion of AI companions.

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

Aside from that descriptive point, there's a normative one about who decides what's valuable or not. I think it's early, from an ethical perspective, to fully dismiss the value of "AI empathy". In the TICS paper and later Substack we left this point open, for questioning 2/n

[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

Program details, speaker bios and comments here: https://t.co/f6Y1xSbKVC
@PSULiberalArts @PSUPsychology @RockEthicsPSU @SSRIPennState @McCourtneyInst @PRCPennState @PennStateCSRAI @SPSPnews @CERE_Emotion @ISREorg @affectScience @PsychScience @easpinfo
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[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

As a reminder, the Consortium/MPRG cross-over event on moral psychology is happening this weekend! If you're in person or online, check out keynotes on Friday starting at 3pm EST. Here's the Zoom webinar registration link:
https://t.co/A6NYLlHwFe
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[Daryl Cameron @DCameron84]

Then on Saturday and Sunday we have sessions on virtues, group boundaries, and person perception. Register for those days here, which will also include student talks, and we'll have philosophers' and early career roundtables recorded for later.
https://t.co/POmFPsnucZ
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[Consortium of European Research on Emotion @CERE_Emotion]

📢 We’re thrilled to announce the #CERE2025 🌟 Join us in Grenoble, France, from 16–18 July! Get ready to explore cutting-edge research on emotion and spark new collaborations. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation—see you there! https://t.co/f7RbOLe4bD