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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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.
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!
Same. I loved the reverent sadness of this game and its environmental effects after getting it last year. A truly beautiful experience
I love games like Hollow Knight and Silksong cuz I am a sucker for those pockets of quiet, almost blissful dread in video games where there’s no enemies, no boss in the room—just melancholy music, green-apocalypse backdrops, & space to really feel how small you are in a vast, dead, beautiful world.
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Same. I loved the reverent sadness of this game and its environmental effects after getting it last year. A truly beautiful experience
Great article about my former Honors student Melody Munitz, whose interdisciplinary work on empathy & theater was one of the most unique and fascinating projects I've advised. She returned to campus last year as the lead in Wednesday!
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Scholar Alumni returns to her roots on Broadway National Tour | Scholar: The Magazine of the Schreyer Honors College
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November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Great article about my former Honors student Melody Munitz, whose interdisciplinary work on empathy & theater was one of the most unique and fascinating projects I've advised. She returned to campus last year as the lead in Wednesday!
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AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
Excited to receive an AI Upskilling Fellowship from Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences on "Building Practical Tools for Empathic Human-AI Interactions". The plan is to investigate how LLM's could build possibilities for empathic development (or not).
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Institute funds 20 faculty fellows in AI and quantum sciences | Penn State University
The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences has awarded 20 fellowships to University faculty through its Faculty Upskilling Fellowships in artificial intelligence or quantum sciences....
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November 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Excited to receive an AI Upskilling Fellowship from Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences on "Building Practical Tools for Empathic Human-AI Interactions". The plan is to investigate how LLM's could build possibilities for empathic development (or not).
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Ten years ago, I was here at Penn State interviewing for a social psych position, aiming to improve our lives. I recall watching the tree lighting ceremony from dinner, walking through frigid wind to try the best coffee. As we go to the lighting with our now 13-year-old tonight, feeling grateful.
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Ten years ago, I was here at Penn State interviewing for a social psych position, aiming to improve our lives. I recall watching the tree lighting ceremony from dinner, walking through frigid wind to try the best coffee. As we go to the lighting with our now 13-year-old tonight, feeling grateful.
First paper with post doc @amormino.bsky.social! Policy as applied moral psychology. We discussed how motivated empathy & moral pluralism matter, for the public-facing FABBS Policy Insights journal. An opportunity to cross disciplines with health policy scholar Joel Segel
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Empathy & moral judgment are motivated by many different values. To understand the role that empathy & morality can play in policy, we consider how constituents & policymakers balance costs & benefits of moral emotions & regulate themselves & each other.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
First paper with post doc @amormino.bsky.social! Policy as applied moral psychology. We discussed how motivated empathy & moral pluralism matter, for the public-facing FABBS Policy Insights journal. An opportunity to cross disciplines with health policy scholar Joel Segel
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
Our next Consortium on Moral Decision-Making event is this Thursday, from 12pm-1pm EST. Jodie Jensen, a social psychology student from Brigham Young, will be joining us on Zoom to talk about the psychological and philosophical implications of "Self, Other, and Empathy". Reach out for the Zoom link!
November 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Our next Consortium on Moral Decision-Making event is this Thursday, from 12pm-1pm EST. Jodie Jensen, a social psychology student from Brigham Young, will be joining us on Zoom to talk about the psychological and philosophical implications of "Self, Other, and Empathy". Reach out for the Zoom link!
For my 1000th Blue sky post, how about some snowliage ❄️🍁
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
For my 1000th Blue sky post, how about some snowliage ❄️🍁
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
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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
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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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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.
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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
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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
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—Michelle Rodino-Colocino, AAUP Penn State
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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!
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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!