Daryl Cameron
@dcameron.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Psych, Sherwin Early Career Prof in Rock Ethics Institute @Penn State. Directs Empathy & Moral Psych Lab, Consortium on Moral Decision-Making. Assoc Editor @Emotion. Father of four (twin dad), husband, loves ☕, 🍺, 🎶, 📸. Views are my own.
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Daryl Cameron
@dcameron.bsky.social
· Aug 18
A snapshot of our last summer meeting of the EMP Lab. A Happy Valley welcome to new members, graduate student
@jokretz.bsky.social & post-doc @amormino.bsky.social, & farewell to alum @rachelbuterbaugh.bsky.social, who's off to grad school. With @jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social, a great team!
@jokretz.bsky.social & post-doc @amormino.bsky.social, & farewell to alum @rachelbuterbaugh.bsky.social, who's off to grad school. With @jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social, a great team!
Let's Go Heels! Proud of my grad alma mater. Fwiw, I remember the chancellor being nice to my family and me when I visited to give a talk in spring 2024 (he came out to greet my family and talk with us when we were by the Old Well, gave my kids hats, chatted about my time as a student there)
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
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After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Let's Go Heels! Proud of my grad alma mater. Fwiw, I remember the chancellor being nice to my family and me when I visited to give a talk in spring 2024 (he came out to greet my family and talk with us when we were by the Old Well, gave my kids hats, chatted about my time as a student there)
I didn't grab a photo, but it was great to spend a few hours out for coffee and brainstorming this afternoon in the middle of an Arctic blast. Such a great team, and expect some exciting things from the EMP Lab soon! @amormino.bsky.social
@jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social @jokretz.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I didn't grab a photo, but it was great to spend a few hours out for coffee and brainstorming this afternoon in the middle of an Arctic blast. Such a great team, and expect some exciting things from the EMP Lab soon! @amormino.bsky.social
@jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social @jokretz.bsky.social
@jdweng.bsky.social @farvk.bsky.social @jokretz.bsky.social
I think that this applies to empathy as well
If someone won't cooperate with you when there IS incentive to cooperate...
...it's extremely unlikely that they will later cooperate with you when there ISN'T any incentive.
Just sayin'
...it's extremely unlikely that they will later cooperate with you when there ISN'T any incentive.
Just sayin'
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I think that this applies to empathy as well
Kudos to @byrdnick.com for an excellent talk on cognitive reasoning, philosophical thought experiments, and public-focused decision-making for the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making. Much food for thought, see the video on the Consortium website.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Kudos to @byrdnick.com for an excellent talk on cognitive reasoning, philosophical thought experiments, and public-focused decision-making for the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making. Much food for thought, see the video on the Consortium website.
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@rockethics.bsky.social
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@rockethics.bsky.social
As a reminder, the Moral Psychology Research Group online 2025 fall meeting starts today at 4pm EST on Zoom. Open to all! Details below (and note that the Zoom link has been updated). @amormino.bsky.social from the EMP Lab will be talking tomorrow at 11am EST.
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MPRG - Online Events
An Online Gathering for Moral Psychology -- Fall 2025*
Friday, November 7th: 4:00pm to 7:00pm (EST)
Saturday, November 8th: 11:00am to 3:15pm (EST)
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November 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As a reminder, the Moral Psychology Research Group online 2025 fall meeting starts today at 4pm EST on Zoom. Open to all! Details below (and note that the Zoom link has been updated). @amormino.bsky.social from the EMP Lab will be talking tomorrow at 11am EST.
sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
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Much gratitude to the Rutgers Social Psychology area for inviting me to talk about empathic choices for non-human animals & AI. Thank you to former EMP Lab member Clara Civiero for the welcome. From one Big Ten school to another, cheers to engaging and invigorating research conversations.
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Much gratitude to the Rutgers Social Psychology area for inviting me to talk about empathic choices for non-human animals & AI. Thank you to former EMP Lab member Clara Civiero for the welcome. From one Big Ten school to another, cheers to engaging and invigorating research conversations.
Our next Consortium on Moral Decision-Making meeting is *tomorrow*, Thursday Nov 6 from 2-3pm EST. We'll be joined by @byrdnick.com, who will be talking on "How Can We Improve Our Decisions? Results From Multiple Methods And Experiments". In person & online; if you'd like to attend, email for Zoom!
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Our next Consortium on Moral Decision-Making meeting is *tomorrow*, Thursday Nov 6 from 2-3pm EST. We'll be joined by @byrdnick.com, who will be talking on "How Can We Improve Our Decisions? Results From Multiple Methods And Experiments". In person & online; if you'd like to attend, email for Zoom!
Virginia is for lovers, and Pennsylvania is for freedom. Proud of my childhood and adult home states tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Virginia is for lovers, and Pennsylvania is for freedom. Proud of my childhood and adult home states tonight.
Just bumping this -- I'll be recruiting a new graduate student this cycle, to start in fall 2026. So will my colleagues Karen Gasper and Reg Adams. I'm currently the area coordinator. Reach out if you have questions about Penn State Social Psychology -- WE ARE!
Although most of my photos right now are of State College autumn, here's Happy Valley from the sky this August. It was awe-inspiring to get this view.
So, come join us here! I'll be recruiting a graduate student to the Empathy & Moral Psychology (EMP) Lab during this cycle, to start in fall 2026.
So, come join us here! I'll be recruiting a graduate student to the Empathy & Moral Psychology (EMP) Lab during this cycle, to start in fall 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just bumping this -- I'll be recruiting a new graduate student this cycle, to start in fall 2026. So will my colleagues Karen Gasper and Reg Adams. I'm currently the area coordinator. Reach out if you have questions about Penn State Social Psychology -- WE ARE!
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“We have to realize that it matters that we take action nationally & locally. [W]e have to keep doing this. We have to keep going to defend higher ed right now, which is still under threat from within, from the federal government.”
—Michelle Rodino-Colocino, AAUP Penn State
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—Michelle Rodino-Colocino, AAUP Penn State
@aaupsu.bsky.social
Penn State president says university would not join Trump’s higher education compact
Neeli Bendapudi addressed the topic during the “State of State” town hall last week.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“We have to realize that it matters that we take action nationally & locally. [W]e have to keep doing this. We have to keep going to defend higher ed right now, which is still under threat from within, from the federal government.”
—Michelle Rodino-Colocino, AAUP Penn State
@aaupsu.bsky.social
—Michelle Rodino-Colocino, AAUP Penn State
@aaupsu.bsky.social
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Many red-state families with special-needs kids will be affected, too, when funding for their children’s programs gets cut off.
November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Many red-state families with special-needs kids will be affected, too, when funding for their children’s programs gets cut off.
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many months ago somebody created a handy app that automatically populated that COI spreadsheet for NSF applications. can somebody point me towards it?
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
many months ago somebody created a handy app that automatically populated that COI spreadsheet for NSF applications. can somebody point me towards it?
Soft November light over the mountains in Happy Valley
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Soft November light over the mountains in Happy Valley
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Neeli Bendapudi addressed the topic during the “State of State” town hall last week.
Penn State president says university would not join Trump’s higher education compact
Neeli Bendapudi addressed the topic during the “State of State” town hall last week.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Neeli Bendapudi addressed the topic during the “State of State” town hall last week.
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NASA Captures First Color Image of Mercury from Orbit - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/9uAd7r
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NASA Captures First Color Image of Mercury from Orbit - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/9uAd7r
I mean, I'm always going to root for Scherzer. Listening to World Series Game 7 live while I finish some grant-writing. Last time he pitched in a World Series Game 7, the Washington Nationals went on to win. Hopefully he'll go into the Hall of Fame as a National.
November 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I mean, I'm always going to root for Scherzer. Listening to World Series Game 7 live while I finish some grant-writing. Last time he pitched in a World Series Game 7, the Washington Nationals went on to win. Hopefully he'll go into the Hall of Fame as a National.
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social launched a new public-facing research page about faculty impact. Our work in the EMP Lab & Consortium on Moral Decision-Making on empathic AI is highlighted under "Leveraging AI and Emerging Technologies". Disseminating our science is important. Check it out!
Research
Big Questions. Bold Research. Real Impact. At the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts, research begins with exploring what it means to be human—how we think, connect, and shape the world. Our facul...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social launched a new public-facing research page about faculty impact. Our work in the EMP Lab & Consortium on Moral Decision-Making on empathic AI is highlighted under "Leveraging AI and Emerging Technologies". Disseminating our science is important. Check it out!
One more. Perfect album for the moment
"Spiralling to the ground below
Like autumn leaves left in the wake to fade away"
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"Spiralling to the ground below
Like autumn leaves left in the wake to fade away"
youtube.com/watch?v=YeTN...
Opeth - The Drapery Falls (Audio)
YouTube video by OpethVEVO
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November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
One more. Perfect album for the moment
"Spiralling to the ground below
Like autumn leaves left in the wake to fade away"
youtube.com/watch?v=YeTN...
"Spiralling to the ground below
Like autumn leaves left in the wake to fade away"
youtube.com/watch?v=YeTN...
Autumn fades
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youtube.com/watch?v=CPb7...
Opeth - Dirge for November (Audio)
YouTube video by OpethVEVO
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November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Autumn fades
youtube.com/watch?v=CPb7...
youtube.com/watch?v=CPb7...
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Submissions are OPEN for the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! #APS26BCN
Submit your research by 5 December
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Submit your research by 5 December
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October 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Submissions are OPEN for the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! #APS26BCN
Submit your research by 5 December
www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...
Submit your research by 5 December
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Empathy for deep-sea animals as a twofold empathy problem: empathy for physical form dissimilarity, and across divides of the unknown (i.e., ecologies about which we know little). Can curiosity offset empathy avoidance and foster approach?
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Check out @dcameron.bsky.social 's, director of SSRI’s Consortium on Moral Decision-Making, appearance in the film "Deep Dive: Face Value" by the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration with film maker Caitlin Bailey. ➡️
New film highlights researcher’s work on empathy | Social Science Research Institute
A new short film explores the unique challenge of connecting people with the deep sea to develop empathy for creatures rarely seen. Daryl Cameron, a Penn State researcher who studies empathy and…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Empathy for deep-sea animals as a twofold empathy problem: empathy for physical form dissimilarity, and across divides of the unknown (i.e., ecologies about which we know little). Can curiosity offset empathy avoidance and foster approach?
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2nd annual EMP Lab hike to David's Vista on Jackson Trail in Rothrock State Forest. One of the best vistas near Penn State. Catching the fade of the foliage with many members of our amazing team!
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October 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
2nd annual EMP Lab hike to David's Vista on Jackson Trail in Rothrock State Forest. One of the best vistas near Penn State. Catching the fade of the foliage with many members of our amazing team!
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social
@rockethics.bsky.social
@psuliberalarts.bsky.social
@rockethics.bsky.social
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A friend of mine in Chicago just shared a video on IG of an ICE operation near her house. The operation happened just minutes before the neighborhood Halloween parade. ICE used tear gas and multiple parents had to wash their kids' (including toddlers) eyes out.
October 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A friend of mine in Chicago just shared a video on IG of an ICE operation near her house. The operation happened just minutes before the neighborhood Halloween parade. ICE used tear gas and multiple parents had to wash their kids' (including toddlers) eyes out.
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Are you interested in topics related to conflict and intergroup relations *broadly construed*? Come join us as a postdoc in the Dispute Research Research Center! This position is up to 3 years, comes with your own research funding, and a phenomenal network of past DRRC postdocs.
Apply now for Kellogg’s DRRC Postdoc Fellowship, which supports outstanding research in conflict and cooperation, offering dedicated time for scholarship, access to exceptional resources, and a vibrant academic community. Deadline: Nov 1.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Are you interested in topics related to conflict and intergroup relations *broadly construed*? Come join us as a postdoc in the Dispute Research Research Center! This position is up to 3 years, comes with your own research funding, and a phenomenal network of past DRRC postdocs.