CSSC in the News
Singapore at the crossroads: Maintaining cohesion in a changing world
Straits
Times 26 June 2025
On the Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World – A Conversation with Professor Harvey Whitehouse.
Thought Economics
08 June 2025
'Where's Next for Singapore?'
RSIS, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
08 May 2025
Teenage Terrorists Are a Growing Threat to Europe’s Security
Wall Street Journal
04 May 2025
The language of dictators gives insight into their brains(Die Sprache von Diktatoren lässt in ihr Hirn blicken)
Die Presse
2 May 2025
Is ‘maximising’ your life making you miserable?
Sunday Times
12 April 2025
I tested some of the most popular ways of meeting new people. Here's what I found
BBC Future
06 April 2025
Gotter: Himmel und Holle sind wir selbst
Der Pragmaticus
04 April 2025
Julia Ebner on Online Radicalisation (Julia Ebner over online radicalisering)
NRC
04 April 2025
BBC Radio 4 PM on What Makes a ‘Perfect Day’
BBC Radio
April 2025
Rallying through the rubble - earthquake brings people in Turkey and Syria together
University of Oxford
24 March 2025
A fresh understanding of tiredness reveals how to get your energy back
The New Scientist
12 March 2025
Los tres sesgos que explican por qué sobrevivió nuestra especie y por qué podría desaparecer: "Dondequiera que vayas en el mundo, la gente comparte ideas muy similares"
El Mundo
27 February 2025
Fight for your rites
IAST Magazine
08 January 2025
Harvey Whitehouse provides quote of the day in Nature
Nature
13 December 2024
How Big Is Your Family?
Nautilus
9 December 2024
Book review: Inheritance: The evolutionary origins of the modern world by Harvey Whitehouse
Church Times
15 November 2024
Football-based social intervention found to improve chances of rehabilitation for prisoners
University of Oxford
15 October 2024
Inherited Psychology and History in Human Social Evolution
Psychology Today
07 October 2024
How we tend to conform, believe, and belong, and how these biases can save our world
Harvard University Press
27 September 2024
Do you need to believe in God to be moral?
ABC Listen
15 September 2024
Does Evolutionary biology facilitate our Global Disorder?
NATO and the Global Enduring Disorder
29 August 2024
Do you need religion to be a moral person?
Big Think
22 August 2024
Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World - Reviewed by Robert S. Davis
New York Journal of Books
20 August 2024
The rise of sologamy - can you really marry yourself?
The Independent
10 August 2024
The Lion Who Would Save the World
Nautilus
18 July 2024
Inheritance by Harvey Whitehouse review – the power of unity
The Guardian
04 July 2024
Why we get the leaders we do
iai news
02 July 2024
Why War? by Richard Overy and Inheritance by Harvey Whitehouse profound mapping of belief conformity and violence across time
Irish Times
22 June 2024
Extremism Researcher Julia Ebner Receives Prestigious Open Society Prize of Central European University
Central European University
21 June 2024
Why humanity’s survival may depend on us becoming a tribe of billions
New Scientist
17 June 2024
New Publication: Inheritance
University of Oxford
13 June 2024
Inheritance: How Evolution Shaped Our Brains and Forged the Modern World
The Garden of Forking Paths
13 June 2024
Could a dead lion save humanity from climate change, war and gang crime?
New Zealand Listener
10 June 2024
Study reveals how humanity could unite to address global challenges
University of Oxford
17 April 2024
What to read in 2024 - the year’s most anticipated books
New Zealand Listener
28 December 2023
Work to predict extreme violence amongst online users wins MRS Presidents Medal
University of Oxford
11 December 2023
The dangerous rise of extreme fasting
iNews
16 July 2023
The Big Idea: Is it too late to stop extremism taking over politics?
The Guardian
31 July 2023
Theories on socio-political evolution put to the test
PHYS.org
24 June 2022
Does warfare make societies more complex? Controversial study says yes
Science
28 June 2022
Hug a Hooligan: Football hooligans would rather HUG than fight, study finds
The Sun
13 September 2022
Revealed: the surprising softer side of football hooligans
The Telegraph
13 September 2022
Mismatch of mindsets: why the Taliban won in Afghanistan
The Guardian
24 September 2021
Is deference to supernatural beings present in infancy?
University of Oxford
25 May 2021
When football clubs are less successful, fans are more loyal to each other
The Conversation
21 January 2021
Shared 'suffering' by fans of the worst Premier League teams creates 'strong social glue', study finds
The Telegraph
20 January 2021
Fans of less successful football clubs are more loyal to one another
University of Kent
19 January 2021
Unboxing Cultural Rituals: Christmas in Pandemic Times
European Research Council
17 December 2020
New international network for freedom of religion and belief
University of Oxford
10 December 2020
Band of mothers: Childbirth as a female bonding experience
University of Oxford
21 October 2020
Inside the Dangerous Mission to Understand What Makes Extremists Tick - and How to Change Their Minds
Time
2 September 2020
Why do we miss the rituals put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic?
ScienceNews
14 August 2020
Gamifying hate: How alt-right extremists recruit and mobilise online
New Scientist
4 March 2020
There's an adrenaline rush in undercover work, getting inside a far-right movement
The Guardian
14 February 2020
Devoted football fans experience dangerous levels of stress, research finds
Independent
24 January 2020
Devoted football fans experience 'dangerous' levels of stress
BBC News
24 January 2020
Beyond 100 Days: racism in football, club responsibility and cocaine use
BBC News
23 December 2019
This is your brain on terrorism: The science behind a death wish
Foreign Affairs
2 December 2019
How do we beat 8chan and other far-right sites? The same way we beat Isis
The Guardian
7 August 2019
The Why Factor: Why do we care so much about games?
BBC World Service
22 July 2019
World at One: fan disorder and the problem with the patriarchy
BBC Radio 4 (from 33min:20sec)
6 June 2019
The Ancient Rites That Gave Birth To Religion
Nautilus
29 May 2019
Revealed: 'Alarming' cocaine use at Wembley for England vs Czech Republic
The Telegraph
23 March 2019
Big Religion May Have Gotten Too Much Credit for the Evolution of Modern Society
Scientific American
20 March 2019
Big gods came after the rise of civilisations, not before
The Conversation
20 March 2019
What came first: all-seeing gods or large societies?
The Economist
20 March 2019
Is religion good or bad for humanity?
New Scientist
20 March 2019
Football fan violence: Research-led initiatives for more creative security measures
World at One, BBC Radio 4
11 March 2019
Scientists identify seven universal moral rules
The Times of India
14 February 2019
The entire world follows seven moral rules, and Oxford scientists just identified them
India Today
13 February 2019
Everyone everywhere shares common moral code, Oxford University finds
Daily Telegraph
8 February 2019
Historical Peace Index to launch at the University of Oxford
University Of Oxford
19 November 2018
Extraordinary Rituals
BBC 2
August 2018
Social bonding key cause of football violence
EurekAlert! Science News
22 June 2018
Are Suicide Bombings Really Driven by Ideology?
Nautilus
24 May 2018
When Does Making the Ultimate Sacrifice Make Sense?
Psychology Today
22 April 2018
Dying for the group: what motivates the ultimate sacrifice?
University of Oxford
5 March 2018
Human Sacrifice Was the Key to Social Evolution, New Study Says
OUTER Places
28 February 2018
Did Human Sacrifice Help People Form Complex Societies
The Atlantic
27 February 2018
Your discipline needs you
BBC Histories Magazine
October/November 2017
USP Emalus Campus collaborates with Oxford University
The Daily Post (Vanuatu)
30 September 2017
How understanding football violence could help the fight against terrorism
International Business Times
29 September 2017
Football hooligans behave like terrorists
The Sun
26 September 2017
Internationaal Seshat-project wil geschiedenis uit hokjesdenken halen
The Knack (in Dutch)
13 September 2017
Study into who is least afraid of death
University of Oxford
24 March 2017
How afraid are YOU of dying? Researchers say atheists and the most religious are least scared
Mail Online
24 March 2017
Researchers test what lies behind the extreme self-sacrifice of fighters
University of Oxford
16 March 2017
Why fans of perennially-poor football teams share traits with suicide bombers: Band of brothers' mentality can drive extreme behaviour
Mail Online
14 March 2017
The database that is rewriting history to predict the future
New Scientist
12 October 2016
Acts of kindness make us feel (slightly) better
The Times
5 October 2016
Being kind to others does make you 'slightly happier'
University of Oxford
5 October 2016
Downs as well as the ups of a football club's fortunes build fans' loyalty
University of Oxford
19 August 2016
Psychologists work out why we stay loyal to our football club even in defeat
North-West Evening Mail
18 August 2016
Why we can't help supporting the losing teams: Football fans' loyalty is made STRONGER by defeats
Mail Online
18 August 2016
Football defeat inspires fans' loyalty just as much as victory, psychologists find
The Telegraph
18 August 2016
Renowned 'Cliodynamics' Scholars Speak at ADAPT Centre Workshop
ADAPT Centre
May 2016
What Motivates Extreme Self-Sacrifice?
Pacific Standard
21 March 2016
Are we Wired to Believe in a Higher Power?
BBC Teach
2016
2015
'Shared bad memories' bind fighters and terrorists to their groups
University of Oxford
Research in Conversation: Being Human
University of Oxford
Children from non-religious homes are more generous than their peers, study suggests
The Conversation
Five surprising findings about death and dying
The Conversation
Religion Ain’t Sexy – But Why?
Huffington Post
The Psychology of Political Differences
Huffington Post
Why We Should Talk More About Death
Huffington Post
What Motivates Extreme Self-Sacrifice?
Pacific Standard
2014
Researchers Quantify Bonds Formed by Combatants in Libya Conflict
Toronto Star
Libyan Bands of Brothers Show How Deeply Humans Bond in Adversity
The Conversation
In the face of Adversity and War, Bonds among Soldiers are as Strong as Kinship
ZME Science
To Understand Religion, Think Football
Nautilus
Rituale (PDF)
GEO
2013
Why Your Lucky Underwear and Pre-Game Routine Might Actually Work
Smithsonian Magazine
2012
Human Rites
Aeon
2011
The Good God Guide
The Economist
Der Sinn von Ritualen: Beispiel Religion (PDF)
Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Spezial 1
2010
The Secret That Makes Religion (PDF)
New Scientist
2009
Explaining Religion: What's Love Got to Do With It?
Faith & Reason, USA Today
What Does That Stick in the Mud Mean?
Steven Waldman’s Blog, Beliefnet
2008
Religion - What Is It Good For?
The Globe and Mail
The Great Divide
Times Higher Education
Frachtgut aus der Ahnenweltn (PDF)
Geo Kompakt No. 16
Commentary: What Is This Thing Called Religion?
New Scientist
Where Angels No Longer Fear to Tread
The Economist
