Featured series 
Tag: Nature Human Behavior
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Nation & World
When you talk silly to baby, the world joins in
Study finds striking similarities in infant-directed speech and song in cultures spanning six continents.
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Nation & World
What crowdsourced big data may be able to tell us about COVID
How We Feel app lays groundwork to use big data to understand and predict coronavirus infection.
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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
Moving beyond the scientific nudge
In a study published in Nature Human Behavior, Harvard’s Michèle Lamont argues that if researchers want to capture a fuller picture of human behavior, they need a new approach that bridges the gap between sociology and cognitive psychology.
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Nation & World
Choosing partners or rivals
A new study shows that in repeated interactions winning strategies involve either partners or rivals, but only partnership allows for cooperation.
