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Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion, University of Oxford

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October 10, 2018

Groups and Emotional Arousal Mediate Neural Synchrony and Perceived Ritual Efficacy →

October 10, 2018/ CSSC Administrator

Philip S. Cho, Nicolas Escoffier, Yinan Mao, April Ching, Christopher Green, Jonathan Jong, Harvey Whitehouse (2018) Frontiers in Psychology (Emotion Science)

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journal-articles, 2018
Anthrolab, Emotion and Cognition Lab
August 06, 2018

Examining memory for ritualized gesture in complex causal sequences.→

August 06, 2018/ CSSC Administrator

Rohan Kapitány, Christopher Kavanagh, Harvey Whitehouse, Mark Nielsen (2018) Cognition

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2018, journal-articles
ERC, Rituals
July 28, 2018

Reply to Tosh et al.: Quantitative analyses of cultural evolution require engagement with historical and archaeological research→

July 28, 2018/ CSSC Administrator

Thomas E. Currie, Peter Turchin, Harvey Whitehouse, et.al (2018). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 115 (26) E5841-E5842

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journal-articles, 2018
June 22, 2018

Not on my team: Medial prefrontal cortex responses to ingroup fusion and unfair monetary divisions→

June 22, 2018/ CSSC Administrator

Matthew A. J. Apps, Ryan McKay, Ruben T. Azevedo, Harvey Whitehouse and Manos Tsakiris (2018) Brain and Behavior

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2018, journal-articles
fairness, fusion, group identity, prefrontal cortex, ultimatum game, Anthrolab, ICEA
May 08, 2018

A systematic assessment of 'Axial Age' proposals using global comparative historical evidence→

May 08, 2018/ CSSC Administrator

Daniel Austin Mullins, Daniel Hoyer, Christina Collins, Thomas Currie, Kevin Feeney, Pieter Francois, Patrick E. Savage, Harvey Whitehouse, Pieter Turchin (2018) American Sociological Review

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2018, journal-articles
Axial Age, Cultural Evolution Lab
April 24, 2018

Rituals Improve Children's Ability to Delay Gratification→

April 24, 2018/ CSSC Administrator

Veronika Rybanska, Ryan McKay, Jonathan Jong and Harvey Whitehouse (2018). Child Development.

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journal-articles, 2018
AnthroLab
January 10, 2018

Synchrony and physiological arousal increase cohesion and cooperation in large naturalistic groups. →

January 10, 2018/ CSSC Administrator

Joshua Conrad Jackson, Jonathan Jong, David Bilkey, Harvey Whitehouse, Stefanie Zollmann, Craig McNaughton, and Jamin Halberstadt (2018) Nature: Scientific Reports

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journal-articles, 2018
AnthroLab, Department of Psychology (Otago)
January 10, 2018

Quantitative Historical Analysis Uncovers a Single Dimension of Complexity that Structures Global Variation in Human Social Organization. →

January 10, 2018/ CSSC Administrator

Peter Turchin, Thomas E. Currie, Whitehouse, Harvey, et al. (2018) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)

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journal-articles, 2018
Seshat: Global History Databank, Cultural Evolution Lab
March 20, 2017

The evolution of extreme cooperation via shared dysphoric experiences→

March 20, 2017/ CSSC Administrator

Harvey Whitehouse et al. (2017). Nature: Scientific Reports 7.

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2017, journal-articles
AnthroLab, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Intra and Inter Group Relations Group
March 06, 2017

Sharing genes fosters identity fusion and altruism→

March 06, 2017/ CSSC Administrator

Alexandra Vázquez, Ángel Gómez, Juan R. Ordoñana, William B. Swann & Harvey Whitehouse (2017). Self and Identity.

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2017, journal-articles
Intra and Inter Group Relations Group, Swann Lab
February 24, 2017

Grand challenges for the study of cultural evolution→

February 24, 2017/ CSSC Administrator

Joe Brewer, Michele Gelfand, Joshua Conrad Jackson, Ian F. MacDonald, Peter Neal Peregrine, Peter J. Richerson, Peter Turchin, Harvey Whitehouse and David Sloan Wilson (2017). Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1.

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2017, journal-articles
Cultural Evolution Lab, Binghamton Neighbourhood Project, Seshat: Global History Databank
November 03, 2016

Collective synchrony increases prosociality towards non-performers and outgroup members→

November 03, 2016/ CSSC Administrator

Paul Reddish, Eddie W. M. Tong, Jonathan Jong, Jonathan A. Lanman, and Harvey Whitehouse (2016). British Journal of Social Psychology.

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2016, journal-articles
Emotion and Cognition Lab
November 03, 2016

A Macroscope for Global History: Seshat Global History Databank, a methodological overview→

November 03, 2016/ CSSC Administrator

Pieter Francois, J. G. Manning, Harvey Whitehouse, Rob Brennan, Thomas Currie, Kevin Feeney, and Peter Turchin (2016). Digital Humanities Quarterly 10 (4).

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2016, journal-articles
Cultural Evolution Lab, Seshat: Global History Databank
September 09, 2016

Religion promotes a love for thy neighbour: But how big is the neighbourhood? (Commentary on Norenzayan et al.)→

September 09, 2016/ CSSC Administrator

Ryan McKay and Harvey Whitehouse (2016). Behavioral and Brain Sciences 39

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2016, journal-articles
August 22, 2016

Explaining Lifelong Loyalty: The Role of Identity Fusion and Self-Shaping Group Events→

August 22, 2016/ CSSC Administrator

Martha Newson, Michael D. Buhrmester, and Harvey Whitehouse (2016). PLoS ONE 11(8): e0160427. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160427

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journal-articles, 2016
AnthroLab
July 29, 2016

Incipient Social Groups: An Analysis via In-Vivo Behavioral Tracking→

July 29, 2016/ CSSC Administrator

Jamin Halberstadt, Joshua Conrad Jackson, David Bilkey, Jonathan Jong, Harvey Whitehouse, Craig McNaughton, and Stefanie Zollmann (2016). PLoS ONE.

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2016, journal-articles
Department of Psychology (Otago)
July 22, 2016

Cultural diversity really is like biological diversity: reply to comments on The Nature of Religious Diversity: A Cultural Ecosystem Approach (including Target Article)→

July 22, 2016/ CSSC Administrator

David Sloan Wilson, Yasha Hartberg, Ian MacDonald, Jonathan A. Lanman, and Harvey Whitehouse (2016). Religion, Brain & Behavior  DOI: 10.1080/2153599X.2015.1132243

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2016, journal-articles
Binghamton Neighbourhood Project
December 30, 2015

Shared Negative Experiences Lead to Identity Fusion via Personal Reflection→

December 30, 2015/ ScienceSites

Jonathan Jong, Harvey Whitehouse, Christopher Kavanagh, and Justin Lane (2015). PLoS ONE 10(12): e0145611.

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2015, journal-articles
Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict, AnthroLab
November 28, 2015

To Understand Present Day Cultures We Must Study the Past: a Commentary on David Sloan Wilson (PDF)→

November 28, 2015/ CSSC Administrator

Michael E. Hochberg & Harvey Whitehouse (2013). Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History, 4:126-128.

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2013, journal-articles
November 19, 2015

In-Group Ostracism Increases High-Fidelity Imitation in Early Childhood→

November 19, 2015/ ScienceSites

Rachel E. Watson-Jones, Harvey Whitehouse, and Cristine H. Legare (2015). Psychological Science.

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journal-articles, 2015
Cognition Culture and Development Lab
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