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Abstract. Human social behavior unfolds in complex real-world environments influenced by social and environmental factors, yet reliable markers of social e

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Dimitris Xygalatas shares why ritual makes early moments of parenthood sacred from bedtime routines to parental leave.

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We are delighted to announce that the 10th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for the Cognitive and Evolutionary Sciences of Religion (IACESR) will be held at Masaryk University in Brno...

What is “we mode,” and how can you tap into it to improve your life? ‘We mode’ is that ineffable feeling you have when you finish a group exercise class or cheer together in a stadium with thousands o...

Large-scale public rituals often impose significant physical and psychological burdens, yet are widespread across cultures. Evolutionary theories ofte…

She spent her life among chimpanzees, but in the process, Jane Goodall transformed our understanding of what it means to be human.

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Beyond science and policy, the key to protecting Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems may lie in the human capacity to treat certain places as sacred.

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Gift exchanges may seem wasteful and impractical. But as social scientific research reveals, the costs and benefits of gift-giving aren’t what they seem.

This paper investigates socioeconomic variation in motivations for ritual practices among Mauritian Hindus. Using cultural domain analysis, we explore individuals’ reported reasons for engaging in a v...

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Holiday traditions – whether culinary, religious, decorative or musical – help families bond and individuals feel stable and content.

Long before the 5 November US presidential election, I had become ever more concerned that science has fallen victim to the same political divisiveness tearing at the seams of American society. This i...