Anthropological evidence from diverse societies suggests that prestige-based leadership
may provide a foundation for cooperation in many contexts. Here, inspired by such …

The complexity and variability of human culture is unmatched by any other species. Humans
live in culturally constructed niches filled with artifacts, skills, beliefs, and practices that have …

Recent work has documented a wide range of important psychological differences across
societies. Multiple explanations have been offered for why such differences exist, including …

For a policy-maker promoting the end of a harmful tradition, conformist social influence is a
compelling mechanism. If an intervention convinces enough people to abandon the …

In the past few decades, scholars from several disciplines have pursued the curious parallel
noted by Darwin between the genetic evolution of species and the cultural evolution of …

We consider two distinct influences that drive conformity behaviour. Whereas informational
influences facilitate adaptive and accurate responses, normative influences bias decisions …

Behavioral genetics and cultural evolution have both revolutionized our understanding of
human behavior–largely independent of each other. Here, we reconcile these two fields …

People are ambivalently enthusiastic and anxious about how far technology can go.
Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be …

Interventions are to the social sciences what inventions are to the physical sciences–an
application of science as technology. Behavioural science has emerged as a powerful toolkit …

Although a substantial literature in anthropology and comparative religion explores
divination across diverse societies and back into history, little research has integrated the …