Studies in Language, Information, Meaning and Expression
September 18–19, 2026 • UCLA
Time: Sept. 18–19, 2026
Location: UCLA — TBA
Faculty organizers: Joshua Armstrong, Sam Cumming, and Gabriel Greenberg
Events coordinator: TBA
RSVP: registration form coming soon
Format: The conference is “pre-view”: recorded talks will be available ahead of time. Discussion is led by a commentator (20 min), followed by replies from the speaker (20 min) and Q+A (60 min).
Pre-view expectation: We ask that all attendees view or read the talks prior to the day when they are being discussed. Thank you!
Speakers
Kristin Andrews [website]
York Research Chair in Animal Minds and Professor of Philosophy, York University
Catherine Crockford [website]
Director of Research, Institut des Sciences Cognitives (CNRS), Lyon, and Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
Kathryn Davidson [website]
Professor of Linguistics, Harvard University
Richard Moore [website]
Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick
Cristina Moya [website]
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis
Shane Steinert-Threlkeld [website]
Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of Washington
Commentators
Colin Allen [website]
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara
Hayley Clatterbuck [website]
Visiting Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles; Senior Researcher, Rethink Priorities
Kenny Galbraith [website]
Doctoral student, Philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles
Kate Stanton [website]
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Additional commentators to be announced.
Schedule
The schedule will be announced closer to the conference.
SLIME is made possible through the generosity of the Kaplan-Panzer fund.