Sandeep Mishra: University of ReginaSubstantial epidemiological evidence shows that higher levels of income inequality are associated with a wide array of negative societal-level outcomes, ranging from greater risk-taking and crime […]
Joshua Ackerman: University of MichiganFunctional psychological responses to the dangers of infectious disease first require perceiving that pathogenic threats exist. How do people detect such threats? One way is through […]
Matthew Zefferman: Arizona State UniversityCombat veterans in western industrialized societies can develop a collection of symptoms classified as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The origins of PTSD are a mystery. Some […]
Louise Barrett: University of LethbridgePrimates are known for their large brains, behavioural flexibility and cognitive complexity. These, in turn, are argued to have been selected for by the complexity of […]
Michele Gelfand: University of Maryland Over the past century, we have explored the solar system, split the atom, and wired the Earth, but somehow, despite all of our technical prowess, we […]
Simine Vazire: University of California, DavisA fundamental part of the scientific enterprise is for each field to engage in critical self-examination to detect errors in our theories and methods, and […]
Amy Boddy: University of California, Santa BarbaraLife history theory is a powerful approach to study human health and disease. However, there has been little work in applications of life history […]
Zoe Liberman: University of California, Santa BarbaraSimilarity influences myriad social relationships. From group membership to friendship, to marriage, to mere proximity, people who are similar to one another tend to […]
Matthew Lieberman: University of California, Los AngelesOur social cognitive abilities can either be thought of like a piece of software that is written on top of existing general purpose hardware […]
Julie Miller: University of California, Los AngelesThe slave-making ants are social parasites that steal their workers in coordinated raids on other colonies. Their parasitic lifestyle has made these ants a […]
