The Center for Possible Minds aims to advance our understanding of existing minds and spark our imagination of possible ones. Our community embraces scientists, scholars, and artists from many disciplines and sectors.
Current support
We are currently supported by IU’s College of Arts + Sciences, the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the National Science Foundation, and a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation.
The Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (disi.org) is a core part of our approach. It focuses on forging community among early-career researchers who make bold connections across disciplines, species, and methods. DISI's community hails from over 70 countries. Its alumni are rising stars in the study of mind, cognition, and intelligence. DISI is supported by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
Interested in supporting us?
If you are interested in contributing to the work of the Center for Possible Minds, please contact Jeff Stuckey, Executive Director of Advancement at IU (stuckeyj@iu.edu).
For Corporations or Foundations interested in partnership with the Center for Possible Minds, please contact Cory Rutz, Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations (cjrutz@iu.edu).
Want to learn more?
Those interested in attending DISI should visit our website at disi.org. Applications typically open in late December or early January.
Those interested in learning more about the Center for Possible Minds should reach out to center staff (possible(at)iu.edu) or contact the Directors, Erica Cartmill (ericac(at)iu.edu) or Jacob G. Foster (jacobf(at)iu.edu).