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February 2018

February 28, 2018

Why I Left the Humanities for the Sciences

I didn’t start out as a scientist. As an undergraduate, I majored in English,...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

Yes, religion is connected with morality. Here’s how

One of the most common ideas about religion is that it’s somehow intrinsically connected with...

June 2014

June 28, 2014

How do we make meaning of evolution? By admitting its uncomfortable truths.

the most vital trait of evolution is also its most difficult: there’s no purpose in...

March 2014

March 06, 2014

Being powerful makes you think analytically

There’s a causal relationship between social pecking order position and analytical cognition – so it’s...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

An historian’s call to understand and engage creationists

We can no longer pretend that the disagreement about the origin of species is only...

July 2013

July 20, 2013

Science and humility

Connor Wood thinks we should always be humble about what we believe – even if...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Does religious belief make you a better person?

A new survey of the literature on religion and helping behavior calls into question the...

April 22, 2013

How the brain escapes the self

Research from the University of Missouri shows that reduced functioning in the right parietal cortex...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

How WEIRD are you?

New research from the University of Virginia and China shows a surprising finding – liberals...

March 06, 2013

Video games: they have what atheists need

Who knew? New research from Canada shows that self-styled atheists prefer video games to tabletop...

February 2013

February 08, 2013

Does suffering drive us to religion? Yep.

A nationwide values survey in New Zealand captures fascinating changes in New Zealanders' religiosity after...

April 2012

April 14, 2012

Drugs and spirituality in Eastern Europe

Connor Wood In most religious congregations, consuming illegal drugs during the service would result in...

April 10, 2012

Protestants, Catholics, and the fundamental attribution error

Daniel Ansted The fundamental attribution error, also known as correspondence bias or the attribution effect,...

March 2012

March 03, 2012

Why the feud between Darwin and religion?

Connor Wood In 2009, the world marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles...

February 2012

February 16, 2012

Religion and personality

Nicholas C. DiDonato Envision the typical religious believer. What personality traits come to mind? For...