Presentation: Understanding Liberals and Conservatives
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood Presbyterian Church in Sudbury MA USA May 4, 2018 Learn More about the Lecture
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New Post: Philosophy of Religion
Paul Draper, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Purdue University, responds to Dean Zimmerman’s answer to the question: ‘What values or norms define excellent philosophy of religion?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
IACSR Conference 8/12 – 8/16
IACSR’s 7th Biennial Meeting in Boston, August 12 – 16, 2018 Sponsored by grants at the Center for Mind and Culture (CMAC) and the Center for Modeling Social Systems (CMSS), the conference will be held in Boston at the Hyatt…
Women, Ritual and Domestic Violence: A Cross-Cultural Analysis
Many American girls have been taught to consider their wedding day the “happiest day of their life.” But how do we reconcile that sense of hope with the fact that entering into an intimate relationship with a man is one…
May Team Meeting
Connor had a busy month, completing his model on “Religion as A Complex Adaptive System” with Rich Sosis as well as sending in a new chapter for a journal with Saikou. Connor pulled up the model right there in the…
The 3P Directory: Categorizing Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking in MA
The Tools against Child Trafficking (TACT) project equips anti-trafficking efforts with the necessary resources to accelerate their solutions. The 3P Directory is one such tool. The Directory categorizes anti-trafficking organizations based on their key activities in three policy dimensions –…
New Post: Philosophy of Religion
Stephen Palmquist, Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University, answers the question: ‘What values or norms define excellent philosophy of religion?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
New Publication: The Rhythms of Discontent
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood and Research Director Catherine Caldwell-Harris Journal of Cognition and Culture April 27, 2018 Abstract: Synchrony — intentional, rhythmic motor entrainment in groups — is an important topic in social psychology and the cognitive science of religion. Synchrony…
Presentation: Analyzing the Effectiveness of Anti-Child-Sex-Trafficking Policies
Post-Doctoral Fellow Khatera Alizada Complexity and Policy Studies (CAPS) 2018 Conference at the Computational and Public Policy Lab at George Mason University, Arlington VA USA April 20, 2018 Conference Summary: Complexity and Policy Studies (CAPS) offers a forum for addressing these issues…
Why is Shamanism So Common?
This article was originally published at Patheos and has been reprinted with permission. Why Is Shamanism So Common?