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Sociology

Events:

August 15th, 2024 12-1pm ET

Examined Lives: Social Norms (Session 47)

In this session of Examined Lives, we will explore social norms from an evolutionary perspective.

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Jan 26, 2021

Why Immigration Drives Innovation

U.S. immigration is but one example of how the interactions of many diverse minds—our collective brains—drive innovation and ultimately economic growth.

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Sociology

Events:

August 15th, 2024 12-1pm ET

Examined Lives: Social Norms (Session 47)

Articles:

Jan 26, 2021

Why Immigration Drives Innovation

Dec 9, 2020

The Epidemic and the Epistemic: An Exercise in Evolutionary Sociology

Nov 2, 2020

Evolution Does Not Explain Tyranny: COVID-19 Could Have Led To Many Fewer Deaths If Tyranny Had Been Less Prevalent in Washington, D.C.

Oct 26, 2020

From the Middle: Sites of Culture, Cooperation, and Trust in Risk Society

Oct 12, 2020

How Covid-19 Reminds Us We Are More Alike Than Different

Sep 14, 2020

For God’s Sake! What’s All This Fuss About a Virus?

Sep 7, 2020

Gene-Culture and Potential Culture-Gene Coevolution: The Future of COVID-19

Aug 31, 2020

The Coronavirus in Evolutionary Perspective

Aug 24, 2020

Institutionalization of Animal Welfare and the Evolution of Coronavirus(es)

Aug 17, 2020

The Coronavirus Pandemic, Evolutionary Sociology, and Long-Term Economic Growth in the United States

Aug 10, 2020

Speculations About Why Sociological Social Psychology Largely Elides Evolutionary Logic

Aug 4, 2020

Bringing Neuroscience and Sociology into Dialogue on Emotions to Better Understand Human Behavior

Aug 3, 2020

Natural and Sociocultural Selection: Analyzing the Failure to Respond to the C-19 Pandemic

Jul 28, 2020

Is Video Chat a Sufficient Proxy for Face-to-Face Interaction? Biosociological Reflections on Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 27, 2020

Social Science Contributions to the Study of Zoonotic Spillover: Normal Accidents and Treadmill Theory

Jul 20, 2020

Debate: Nothing in Sociology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution