Tag: Joseph Henrich
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Nation & World
How the West became WEIRD
In his new book Joe Henrich looks at how the West became psychologically peculiar and prosperous.
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Nation & World
Targeting incest and promoting individualism
Harvard Professor Joseph Henrich and a team of collaborators researched how a Roman Catholic Church ban in the Middle Ages loosened extended family ties and changed values and psychology of individuals in the West.
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Nation & World
Following conflict, a turn to the divine
Working with a team of international researchers, Harvard scientists gathered survey data in several locations around the globe and found that, following the trauma of seeing a friend or loved one killed or injured during conflict, many became more religious.
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Nation & World
Religion as social unifier
There are plenty of things that make it possible for humans to live in large groups and pack into cities. New building techniques and materials, for instance, allow construction of…