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…
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…
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 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 –…
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
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…
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…
This article was originally published at Patheos and has been reprinted with permission. Why Is Shamanism So Common?
Dean Zimmerman, Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, answers the question: ‘What values or norms define excellent philosophy of religion?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
Executive Director Wesley J. Wildman and Research Associate LeRon Shults Emergent Behavior in Complex Systems Engineering: A Modeling and Simulation Approach April 16, 2018 Chapter Summary: This chapter begins with a primer on basic philosophical distinctions pertaining to emergence: weak emergence,…
Philip H. Wiebe, Professor of Philosophy at Trinity Western University (Canada), answers the question: ‘What values or norms define excellent philosophy of religion?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood & Doctoral Fellow Kate Stockly Behavioral and Brain Sciences April 6, 2018 Abstract: Singh deploys cultural evolution to explain recurrent features of shamanistic trance forms, but fails to substantively address important distinctions between these forms. Possession trance…
Catherine kicked us off with an overview of the ASPECT Hub Project, explaining how individuals on the Autism Spectrum can get left behind by the Internet of Things (IoT) because of its inaccessibility and how the ASPECT Hub team is…
Leslie A. Murray, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Curry College, answers the question: ‘What values or norms define excellent philosophy of religion?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood Museum of Science, Boston MA USA March 24, 2018 View More Information
J. Aaron Simmons, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Furman University, answers the question: ‘What values or norms define excellent philosophy of religion?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane Religion, Brain and Behavior March 21, 2018 Lane writes a commentary for a symposium on Taves’ Revelatory Events: Three Case Studies of the Emergence of New Spiritual Paths. Introduction: “Revelatory Events” (2016) is definitive of the current…
Gregory Dawes, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Otago (New Zealand), answers the question: ‘What values or norms define excellent philosophy of religion?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
David Schrader, former Professor of Religion at Loras College and Executive Director of the American Philosophical Association (2006-2012), answers the question: ‘What values or norms define excellent philosophy of religion?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
Wesley opened this month’s meeting by outlining the goals of the discussion, from pinpointing the diverse projects that CMACers are working on to getting a chance to connect with one another and share the progress they’ve made. We then turned…