Humans are an ultrasocial species. This sociality, however, cannot be fully explained by the
canonical approaches found in evolutionary biology, psychology, or economics …

We propose that the global environmental crises of the Anthropocene are the outcome of a
ratcheting process in long-term human evolution which has favoured groups of increased …

A radical exploration of how rituals have influenced history over thousands of years. From
infancy, we copy those around us in order to be like others, to be one with the tribe. Other …

In the past decade, nearly 20 studies have found a strong, persistent pattern in surveys and
behavioral experiments from over 40 countries: individual exposure to war violence tends to …

Recent rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning have raised many
questions about the regulatory and governance mechanisms for autonomous machines …

A groundbreaking, comprehensive program for designing effective and socially equitable
groups of all sizes—from businesses and social justice groups to global organizations …

The emergence of large-scale cooperation during the Holocene remains a central problem
in the evolutionary literature. One hypothesis points to culturally evolved beliefs in …

Do human societies from around the world exhibit similarities in the way that they are
structured, and show commonalities in the ways that they have evolved? These are long …

Evolutionary science has led to many practical applications of genetic evolution but few
practical uses of cultural evolution. This is because the entire study of evolution was gene …

A leading developmental psychologist proposes an evolutionary pathway to human
psychological agency. Nature cannot build organisms biologically prepared for every …