Tag: Joseph Henrich

  • Nation & World

    How the West became WEIRD

    In his new book Joe Henrich looks at how the West became psychologically peculiar and prosperous.

    7 minutes
    Joseph Henrich.
  • 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.

    4 minutes
  • 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.

    3 minutes
    Worshippers arrive for Sunday mass at St. Peter's Church in Kamakwie, Sierra Leone.
  • 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…

    4 minutes