Research Associate LeRon Shults Social Simulation Conference 2017 September 28, 2017 Conference Summary: The Social Simulation Conference 2017 was held in the O’Brien Centre in UCD, Dublin on 25 – 29 September, 2017 – Social Simulation for a Digital Society. This is…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane Chapter in Religion Explained?: The Cognitive Science of Religion After Twenty-Five Years September 21, 2017 Book Summary: With contributions from founders of the field, including Justin Barrett, E. Thomas Lawson, Robert N. McCauley, Paschal Boyer, Armin Geertz and…
Research Associates F. LeRon Shults and Ross Gore, Executive Director Wesley J. Wildman, Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane and Co-Authors 2017 Social Simulation Conference in Dublin, Ireland September 2017 Abstract: Empirical findings from psychology and social science suggest that both individual and…
The MODRN team is meeting this August to touch base about the rapid progress of the project and collaborate on further research. Check out this video preview of what they’ll be up to today at the colloquium!
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood The International Association for the Psychology of Religion Conference: Culture, Context and Existential Challenges August 24, 2017 Abstract: Religiosity is linked with trait self-regulation and self-control, but it is unclear what drives this association. Here, I explore…
Research Associates LeRon Shults and Uffe Schjodt International Association for the Psychology of Religion: Culture, Context and Existential Challenges August 23, 2017 Conference Summary: The International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) holds bi-annual conferences that serve as a meeting…
Research Associate Ross Gore, Collaborating Specialist Christopher Lynch and Co-Authors Conference Paper at Swarmfest 2017: 21st Annual Meeting on Agent Based Modeling and Simulation August 2017 Abstract: Verification and validation (V&V) techniques commonly require modelers to collect and statistically analyze large…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane Religion, Brain and Behavior June 29, 2017 Introduction: God is Watching You presents a comprehensive overview of the supernatural punishment hypothesis (SPH). In brief, the SPH posits that human behavior is influenced by the fear of punishment…
Exeuctive Director Wesley Wildman and Research Associate LeRon Shults The Institute for American Religious and Political Thought 2017 Annual Conference: Antiblackness, Race and Philosophy June 13, 2017 Conference Summary: We invite proposals that address the relations among antiblackness, race-making, and religious…
The MODRN team will be meeting to develop models and analyze findings in Lesbos Greece this coming May. Here’s a video preview of their work there!
Executive Director Wesley Wildman, Research Associates LeRon Shults and Saikou Diallo, Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane and Co-Authors Religion, Brain and Behavior March 16, 2017 Abstract: This article outlines the development – and reports on the experimental findings – of two…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane Religion, Brain and Behavior March 13, 2017 Abstract: Given events such as 11 September, the 2013 Boston Bombing, and the 2015 Paris attacks it is becoming increasingly apparent that religious extremism has great potential to negatively…
Research Associate LeRon Shults Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research Opening March 2017 Summary: Using Multi-Agent Artificial Intelligence Models to Simulate Social Policy Learn More
Executive Director Wesley Wildman American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting: Cognitive Science Group and IACSR November 19, 2016 Conference Summary: Join us for the 2016 AAR and SBL Annual Meetings in San Antonio! More than 1,200 events—academic sessions, additional meetings, receptions,…
Research Associate LeRon Shults Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis of Religion September 22, 2016 Book Description: This volume brings together some of the leading voices in the field of Deleuze studies to explore – and practice – a variety of approaches to…
Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood 6th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion August 22, 2016 Description: A new model and computer simulation of the relationship between religion self-regulation and mental well-being. Learn More About the…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane and Co-Author Chapter in Religion: Mental Religion August 12, 2016 Book Summary: Religion: Mental Religion is part of the Macmillan Interdisciplinary Handbooks series dedicated to the study of religion. Composed of twenty-two thematic chapters, this volume highlights religion,…
Doctoral Fellows Jonathan Morgan and Chris Halloran, Founding Director Patrick McNamara, Executive Director Wesley Wildman, Research Assistant April Minsky and Co-Authors Neuropsychologia August 2016 Abstract: The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that religious primes would influence…
Executive Director Wesley Wildman University of Otago July 26, 2016 Description: The Puzzle of Modeling Religious Cognition
Doctoral Fellow Jonathan Morgan, Founding Director Dr. Patrick McNamara and Co-Authors Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Volume 13.3 July 5, 2016 Abstract: We present the case of a 78-year-old male who, 16 years ago, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD)…