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Magical Cures for Infant Crying
While modern parents may bring complaints about infant crying to pediatricians, ancient parents turned to experts in magical arts.
Why is Western Parenting WEIRD?
One way to see the WEIRDness of Westerners is through their parenting practices.
Is Some Science Off Limits?
Why are morality, religious experience, and love topics that are often perceived as being beyond the scope of science?
For God So Loved the Earth
Religion can inspire and mobilize us as stewards of the earth rather than encourage our unsustainable status quo.
God’s Genome, Our Selves
How will our knowledge of the DNA-building process and our efforts to replicate it through technologies like the CRISPR system change our sense of self and the society around us?
Spirituality, Fast and Slow
How do our competing cognitive systems – one fast and one slow, as described by Daniel Kahneman – frame our experience of God?
A Computer Model of Atheism?
The Modeling Religion Project at the Center for Mind and Culture in Boston uses computer simulations to refine and compare theories of religion, cognition, and culture.
Is a Secular America a Worse America?
The United States in the 21st century is becoming more secular, but is this actually causing it to move in a progressive direction as many of us think?
In a Divided World, Can Religion and Science Be Our Common Ground?
Human confidence in what we think we know for certain almost always involves hope in things unseen.
Want to Study the Science of Religion? Start with this MOOC
If you’re curious about religion as a human phenomenon, this massive online-only course (MOOC) through the University of British Columbia will be a good opportunity to start learning.
How the Language of Awe Connects Us
What do seeing oneself as a part of nature and seeing oneself as part of a massive demonstration have in common?
How to Speak Both “Science” and “Religion”
When does questioning spark joy, and when does it lead to frustration?