Visiting Researcher in Theology, Boston University
I study religious and cultural phenomena using the tools of the cognitive and behavioral evolutionary sciences. My research interests include ritual and cognition, cybernetic self-regulation, social ontology, and cultural psychology. I also write about religion and the philosophy of science. Currently a research associate at the Center for Mind and Culture.
Being copycats might be key to being human
Jan 18, 2020 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Chimpanzees, human beings closest animal relatives, share up to 98% of our genes. Their human-like hands and facial expressions can send uncanny shivers of self-recognition down the backs of zoo patrons. Yet people and...
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