David Kinney

I am an Assistant Professor in Philosphy at Washington University in St. Louis, where I am affiliated with the program in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP). From October 2023 to December 2024, I was a visiting researcher at Google Research, where I worked on responsible AI and human-centered technology. Previously, I was a Lecturer in the Psychology Department at Yale University, where I taught classes in cognitive science and research methods. Before that, I was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University, where I held a dual appointment in Tania Lombrozo's Concepts and Cognition Lab and the University Center for Human Values. Before that, I was an Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute, and before that, I completed my PhD in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics.