Content by Connor Wood, PhD
Connor Wood is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Mind and Culture, focusing on the evolutionary study of religion, computer modeling of social processes, and religion-science issues. Connor writes a popular weekly blog, Science On Religion, at Patheos.com, and occasionally blogs for the Huffington Post. Connor’s interests include the evolutionary and cognitive roles of ritual, the influence of religion on health and self-regulation, and the conservative-liberal spectrum in psychology and religion. He also studies the relationship between cognitive style and spirituality at the survey website FaithInDepth.org.
Previously, Connor earned a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then bummed around the world for a couple of years and had adventures, many of which turned out to be more fun to write about than they technically were to have. For example, he once was mugged in Mongolia. Today, Connor is working on a book that applies the cognitive and evolutionary sciences of religion to contemporary political quandaries. He likes climbing mountains in Colorado. Connor’s spirit animal is William James.
Why Rites of Passage Are Painful
Rearranging Ritual: A Conversation With Connor Wood, PhD
The Joys and Challenges of Interdisciplinary Research
The Symbolism of Old Gods and the U.S. Capitol Assault
The Human Need for Culture
Racism and the Professional Class
Scientific Conflict About the Coronavirus Lockdown
The Coronavirus Outbreak Shows the Dangers of Social Hypercoherence
Is Morality About Cooperation?
Religion, Belief and Social Connections – An Interview with Jonathan Morgan and Connor Wood
The WEIRDness of Studying Thinking – Religion, Belief and Social Connections, Part 4
Can You Be Both Religious and Analytical? – Religion, Belief and Social Connections, Part 3
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