Social norms are communally agreed upon, morally significant behavioral standards that
are, at least in part, responsible for uniquely human forms of cooperation and social …

Humans are an unusually prosocial species—we vote, give blood, recycle, give tithes and
punish violators of social norms. Experimental evidence indicates that people willingly incur …

Behavioral economics has demonstrated systematic decision-making biases in both lab and
field data. Do these biases extend across contexts, cultures, or even species? We …

“Why We Fight reflects Blattman's expertise in economics, political science, and history…
Blattman is a great storyteller, with important insights for us all.”—Richard H. Thaler, winner …

Clara Sabbagh (Ph. D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is associate professor of sociology
of education at the Department of Leadership and Policy in Education, University of Haifa …

Abstract What Science Offers the Humanities examines some of the deep problems facing
the study of culture. It focuses on the excesses of postmodernism, but also acknowledges …

Trust is a critical social process that helps us to cooperate with others and is present to some
degree in all human interaction. However, the underlying brain mechanisms of conditional …

For 25 years, the authors have been investigating the hypothesis that the enduring presence
of social exchange interactions among our ancestors has selected for cognitive mechanisms …

Economic decision–making depends on our social environment. Humans tend to respond
differently to inequity in close relationships, yet we know little about the potential for such …

Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do
women typically have fewer sexual partners? In Why Sex Matters, Bobbi Low ranges from …