This review argues that a distinctly positive form of social connection is made possible by the
social identities that people derive from psychologically meaningful group memberships …

Many researchers assume that until 10–12,000 years ago, humans lived in small, mobile,
relatively egalitarian bands. This “nomadic-egalitarian model” suffuses the social sciences. It …

The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …

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 …

The covariance structure of personality traits derived from statistical models (for example,
Big Five) is often assumed to be a human universal. Cross-cultural studies have challenged …

Belief change and spread have been studied in many disciplines—from psychology,
sociology, economics and philosophy, to biology, computer science and statistical physics …

Humans operate in groups that are oftentimes nested in multilayered collectives such as
work units within departments and companies, neighborhoods within cities, and regions …

Despite its many twists and turns, the arc of cognitive science generally bends toward
progress, thanks to its interdisciplinary nature. By glancing at the last few decades of …

The outbreak of COVID-19 is a public health crisis that has had a profound impact on
society. Stigma is a common phenomenon in the prevalence and spread of infectious …

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 …