New research conducted by Dr. Henrich and colleagues was featured in this article titled, "War and Religion." Find out more about the study and its implications here. Read more about Article in CIFAR News
How should autonomous vehicles make moral decisions? Dr. Henrich interviewed with CIFAR News to discuss recent findings from the Moral Machine, which reveals global variation in such moral decisions. Read the article here. Read more about Interview at CIFAR News
Dr. Henrich was invited to conclude the UBS Forum for Economic Dialogue - Is culture key? with the Zurich Lecture of Economics in Society. He explains how from the ashes of intensive kinship new forms of social organization emerged, leading to market integration and impersonal prosociality. Watch the talk here. You can also access a video of the same talk but of just the PowerPoint slides ...
In tracing the roots of human cooperation, researchers have gleaned insights from the sociality of contemporary hunter-gatherers. A new study among the Hadza, one of the few surviving foraging populations, challenges popular approaches to cooperation while suggesting a central role for cultural transmission.
Dr. Henrich's work on credibility-enhancing displays (CREDs) are described as a foundation for explaining the rise of a new age of Atheism. Read the full article here. Read more about News Article in "Big Think"
Dr. Henrich chatted with evolutionary behavioral scientist Gad Saad on his popular YouTube series The Saad Truth. They discuss The Secret of Our Success, cultural evolution, social learning, religion, and more. Watch the full interview here. Read more about Interview with Gad Saad for "The Saad Truth"
Dr. Henrich gave a talk titled "The Historical Origins of WEIRD Society" at the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium in Irvine, California. The Colloquium was dedicated to the "Pressing Questions in the Study of Psychological and Behavioral Diversity". Watch Dr. Henrich's talk here. Read more about Sackler Colloquium talk on the historical origins of WEIRD society
In the latest issue of Science, Dr. Henrich reviews a new book by evolutionary biologist Kevin Laland. Read his review of Darwin's Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mindhere. The review is also available on the Science "Books, Et Al."... Read more about Review of Kevin Laland's "Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony"
