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  • Did Human Sacrifice Help People Form Complex Societies?

    The debate over how well ritual killings maintained social order.

    The Atlantic

    Topics: Cultural Evolution Evolution of Religion Power Ritual Scientific Study of Religion Social Inequality Violence

  • The Psychology of Taking a Knee

    The backlash against protests by Colin Kaepernick and other athletes raises all sorts of scientific questions.

    Scientific American

    Topics: Emotion Group Conflict Power

  • Power Causes Brain Damage

    Over time, leaders lose mental capacities — most notably for reading other people — that were essential to their rise.

    The Atlantic

    Topics: Empathy Power

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