Gregg D Caruso
@greggdcaruso.bsky.social
Philosopher and Director of the Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics at Fairfield University | Free Will, Moral Responsibility, Punishment, Phil of Law, Phil Mind, Applied Ethics, Social-Political, Neurolaw, etc.
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There's been a huge influx of new users to BlueSky since the election! Welcome everyone who's new here. As way of introduction, I am a philosopher who works on applied ethics, free will, moral responsibility, punishment, philosophy of law, philosophy of mind, neurolaw, etc. www.greggcaruso.com
Was honored to take part in the important roundtable on Incarceration in the U.S. Here is a little write-up on the event:
www.fairfield.edu/news/2025/no...
www.fairfield.edu/news/2025/no...
Fairfield University Art Museum Hosts Faculty Roundtable on Incarceration in the United States
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November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Was honored to take part in the important roundtable on Incarceration in the U.S. Here is a little write-up on the event:
www.fairfield.edu/news/2025/no...
www.fairfield.edu/news/2025/no...
‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text | A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text
A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text | A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ethics of neurotechnology: UNESCO adopts the first global standard in the cutting-edge technology www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
Ethics of neurotechnology: UNESCO adopts the first global standard in
Today UNESCO’s Member States took the final step towards adopting the first global normative framework on the ethics of neurotechnology. The Recommendation, which will enter into force on November 12
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November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ethics of neurotechnology: UNESCO adopts the first global standard in the cutting-edge technology www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
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New interview of me at Tevin Naidu's podcast, on whether we will know whether near-future AI systems are conscious:
YouTube: youtu.be/zxNyX1kq9ro?...
Blog Post: www.mindbodysolution.org/blog/the-epi...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0WHK...
YouTube: youtu.be/zxNyX1kq9ro?...
Blog Post: www.mindbodysolution.org/blog/the-epi...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0WHK...
Will We Know When AI Becomes Conscious? The Epistemic Fog of Artificial Minds | Eric Schwitzgebel
YouTube video by Mind-Body Solution
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November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New interview of me at Tevin Naidu's podcast, on whether we will know whether near-future AI systems are conscious:
YouTube: youtu.be/zxNyX1kq9ro?...
Blog Post: www.mindbodysolution.org/blog/the-epi...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0WHK...
YouTube: youtu.be/zxNyX1kq9ro?...
Blog Post: www.mindbodysolution.org/blog/the-epi...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0WHK...
New paper out today: "The Bell Tolls for Folk Psychology: Are Societies Ready for a Public Health Quarantine Model of Criminal Justice?" co-authored with Alan C. Logan and Susan Prescott. www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New paper out today: "The Bell Tolls for Folk Psychology: Are Societies Ready for a Public Health Quarantine Model of Criminal Justice?" co-authored with Alan C. Logan and Susan Prescott. www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
I am excited to be joining the Center for Justice and Mental Well-Being at the Nova Institute for Heath as a Scientific Advisor! One of our initiatives will center on Equity & Flourishing in Carceral Systems: novainstituteforhealth.org/priorities/c...
Center for Justice and Mental Well-Being
Home Catalyzing transformative new approaches to health, justice, dignity, and healing for individuals, communities, and the planet “Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands again...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I am excited to be joining the Center for Justice and Mental Well-Being at the Nova Institute for Heath as a Scientific Advisor! One of our initiatives will center on Equity & Flourishing in Carceral Systems: novainstituteforhealth.org/priorities/c...
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Google’s AI co-scientist just solved a biological mystery that took humans a decade
Google’s AI co-scientist just solved a biological mystery that took humans a decade
A specialized Google AI is now functioning as a "co-scientist" for researchers. In two recent studies, the system proposed novel drug targets for liver disease and solved a complex genetic mystery faster than human experts.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Google’s AI co-scientist just solved a biological mystery that took humans a decade
A new study from the Macquarie Business School mapped trades made by US senators over almost a decade and found clear patterns between those trades and personal profit. lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/octo...
Trading on trust: How US senators may be turning lawmaking into profit
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November 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A new study from the Macquarie Business School mapped trades made by US senators over almost a decade and found clear patterns between those trades and personal profit. lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/octo...
I am very excited to be heading to Doha, Qatar in two weeks to take part in this Doha Debates Town Hall: Do we really have free will? The debate will be recorded in front of an audience and released later. I'm looking forward to it! www.eventbrite.com/e/doha-debat...
Doha Debates Town Hall: Do we really have free will?
This debate asks whether we truly have free will—and what that means for everyday ethics, the justice system and forgiveness.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I am very excited to be heading to Doha, Qatar in two weeks to take part in this Doha Debates Town Hall: Do we really have free will? The debate will be recorded in front of an audience and released later. I'm looking forward to it! www.eventbrite.com/e/doha-debat...
It was wonderful to host John Tasioulas last night at Fairfield University. He gave a wonderful talk on "The Human Rights Responsibilities of Business: The Difference that AI Makes." We had around 500 people turn out, nearly 400 of which were students!
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It was wonderful to host John Tasioulas last night at Fairfield University. He gave a wonderful talk on "The Human Rights Responsibilities of Business: The Difference that AI Makes." We had around 500 people turn out, nearly 400 of which were students!
The great Jack DeJohnette, the versatile jazz drummer who played on Miles Davis's fusion recordings and with the Keith Jarrett trio, dies aged 83. We lost another one of the greats! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Jack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83
Drummer played on Bitches Brew and other landmark recordings, as well as making numerous albums as a bandleader
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October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The great Jack DeJohnette, the versatile jazz drummer who played on Miles Davis's fusion recordings and with the Keith Jarrett trio, dies aged 83. We lost another one of the greats! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
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Please spread the word: @lexacademic.bsky.social
are offering three bursaries (with complimentary proofreading) for graduate students with dyslexia in philosophy, classics, and art history.
are offering three bursaries (with complimentary proofreading) for graduate students with dyslexia in philosophy, classics, and art history.
Scholarships & assistance for graduate students with dyslexia in philosophy, classics, and art history.
Scholarships for Dyslexic Graduate Students - Daily Nous
A proofreading and writing consultancy developed by a pair of philosophers is offering a set of modest scholarships for graduate students with dyslexia. The scholarships are offered by Lex Academic, r...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Please spread the word: @lexacademic.bsky.social
are offering three bursaries (with complimentary proofreading) for graduate students with dyslexia in philosophy, classics, and art history.
are offering three bursaries (with complimentary proofreading) for graduate students with dyslexia in philosophy, classics, and art history.
Next Wednesday (October 29) the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will host John Tasioulas at the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University. "The Human Rights Responsibilities of Business: The Difference that AI Makes." Please consider attending! quickcenter.fairfield.edu/2025-26-seas...
John Tasioulas | Quick Center for the Arts | Fairfield University, Connecticut
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October 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Next Wednesday (October 29) the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will host John Tasioulas at the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University. "The Human Rights Responsibilities of Business: The Difference that AI Makes." Please consider attending! quickcenter.fairfield.edu/2025-26-seas...
TONIGHT! 4:00-5:30pm (Eastern) via Zoom.
This Wed, October 22 @ 4:00-5:30 pm (EST), the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will be hosting R. Edward Freeman, who will be giving a seminar on “Does Business Ethics Have a Future?” The event will be held remotely via Zoom and is free and open to all! todayatfairfield.fairfield.edu/todayatfairf...
October 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
TONIGHT! 4:00-5:30pm (Eastern) via Zoom.
Researchers at Brown University found that AI chatbots routinely violate core mental health ethics standards, underscoring the need for legal standards and oversight as use of these tools increases. www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
New study: AI chatbots systematically violate mental health ethics standards
Researchers at Brown University found that AI chatbots routinely violate core mental health ethics standards, underscoring the need for legal standards and oversight as use of these tools increases.
www.brown.edu
October 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Researchers at Brown University found that AI chatbots routinely violate core mental health ethics standards, underscoring the need for legal standards and oversight as use of these tools increases. www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
Honored to have taken part in the conversation about free will with several other philosophers, scientists, and theologians. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL3e...
Episode 5 | Are Our Lives Pre-determined? The Questions of Free Will and Human Agency
YouTube video by The Medic And The Mufti
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October 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Honored to have taken part in the conversation about free will with several other philosophers, scientists, and theologians. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL3e...
Disturbing fact for the day: About 1 in every 48 adults in the U.S. is under some form of correctional control—e.g., parole, jail, prison, probation, etc. That is roughly 2% of the population. Think about that! #CarceralState
October 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Disturbing fact for the day: About 1 in every 48 adults in the U.S. is under some form of correctional control—e.g., parole, jail, prison, probation, etc. That is roughly 2% of the population. Think about that! #CarceralState
Stephen Gardiner on the Ethical Literacy Gap. www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/online-exclu...
Plugging The Ethical Literacy Gap
What is needed is a real commitment to ethics literacy in the academy and in society as a whole.
www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Stephen Gardiner on the Ethical Literacy Gap. www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/online-exclu...
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In episode 795, I talk with Dr. Owen Flanagan about his fantastic book, The Geography of Morals: Varieties of Moral Possibility. #Anthropology #Philosophy
youtu.be/1jEyXTmzdzM
youtu.be/1jEyXTmzdzM
#795 Owen Flanagan - The Geography of Morals: Varieties of Moral Possibility
YouTube video by The Dissenter
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October 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In episode 795, I talk with Dr. Owen Flanagan about his fantastic book, The Geography of Morals: Varieties of Moral Possibility. #Anthropology #Philosophy
youtu.be/1jEyXTmzdzM
youtu.be/1jEyXTmzdzM
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | Great TEDx by @carissaveliz.bsky.social | www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | Great TEDx by @carissaveliz.bsky.social | www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
This Wed, October 22 @ 4:00-5:30 pm (EST), the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will be hosting R. Edward Freeman, who will be giving a seminar on “Does Business Ethics Have a Future?” The event will be held remotely via Zoom and is free and open to all! todayatfairfield.fairfield.edu/todayatfairf...
October 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This Wed, October 22 @ 4:00-5:30 pm (EST), the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will be hosting R. Edward Freeman, who will be giving a seminar on “Does Business Ethics Have a Future?” The event will be held remotely via Zoom and is free and open to all! todayatfairfield.fairfield.edu/todayatfairf...
Teaching applied ethics nowadays feels like headline training! In the age of AI, climate crises, business scandals, global inequality, and political polarization, learning how to reason morally and think critically and compassionately might be the most practical skill of all.
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Teaching applied ethics nowadays feels like headline training! In the age of AI, climate crises, business scandals, global inequality, and political polarization, learning how to reason morally and think critically and compassionately might be the most practical skill of all.
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updated my political philosophy starter pack
all the podcast guests + a few others
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all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
October 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
updated my political philosophy starter pack
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
all the podcast guests + a few others
go.bsky.app/6BBahr1
Two day virtual conference on moral psychology hosted by the Moral Psychology Research Group: November 7 & 8 | Look like an excellent line-up! sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
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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October 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Two day virtual conference on moral psychology hosted by the Moral Psychology Research Group: November 7 & 8 | Look like an excellent line-up! sites.google.com/view/mprg/on...
Wednesday, October 22 @ 4:00-5:30 pm, the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will be hosting R. Edward Freeman, who will be giving a seminar on “Does Business Ethics Have a Future?” The event will be held remotely via Zoom and is free and open to all! Zoom link: fairfield.zoom.us/j/95197924493
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Wednesday, October 22 @ 4:00-5:30 pm, the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will be hosting R. Edward Freeman, who will be giving a seminar on “Does Business Ethics Have a Future?” The event will be held remotely via Zoom and is free and open to all! Zoom link: fairfield.zoom.us/j/95197924493