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Director of the Institute of Cognitive & Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford

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August 18, 2016

Why we can't help supporting the losing teams: Football fans' loyalty is made STRONGER by defeats→

August 18, 2016/ ICEA Administrator

- Mail Online
August 18, 2016

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August 18, 2016

Football defeat inspires fans' loyalty just as much as victory, psychologists find→

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- The Telegraph
August 18, 2016

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May 27, 2016

Renowned 'Cliodynamics' Scholars Speak at ADAPT Centre Workshop→

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 - ADAPT Centre
May 2016

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December 24, 2015

'Shared bad memories' bind fighters and terrorists to their groups→

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- University of Oxford
December 24, 2015

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April 14, 2015

Research in Conversation: Being Human→

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- University of Oxford
April 2015

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November 24, 2014

Researchers Quantify Bonds Formed by Combatants in Libya Conflict→

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- Toronto Star
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November 12, 2014

In the face of Adversity and War, Bonds among Soldiers are as Strong as Kinship→

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- ZME Science
November 12, 2014

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September 04, 2014

To Understand Religion, Think Football→

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- Nautilus
September 4, 2014

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January 30, 2014

Rituale (PDF)→

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January 2014

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May 14, 2013

Why Your Lucky Underwear and Pre-Game Routine Might Actually Work→

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- Smithsonian.com
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February 21, 2013

Behaviour: Scientists' rituals are ripe for investigation→

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- Nature 494, 314
February 21, 2013

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January 23, 2013

Social Evolution: The Ritual Animal→

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- Nature.com
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January 23, 2013

Social Evolution: The Ritual Animal→

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August 08, 2012

Human cycles: History as science→

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April 20, 2011

The Good God Guide→

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- The Economist
April 20, 2011

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January 02, 2010

The Secret That Makes Religion (PDF)→

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- New Scientist
December 26, 2009 & January 2, 2010

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April 20, 2009

Explaining Religion: What's Love Got to Do With It?→

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April 20, 2009

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April 18, 2009

What Does That Stick in the Mud Mean?→

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Featured Articles

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Dying for the group: Towards a general theory of extreme self-sacrifice

Harvey Whitehouse (2018) Behavioral and Brain Sciences 42

The evolution of extreme cooperation via shared dysphoric experiences

Harvey Whitehouse, Jonathan Jong, Michael D. Buhrmester, Ángel Gómez, Brock Bastian, Christopher M. Kavanagh, Martha Newson, Miriam Matthews, Jonathan A. Lanman, Ryan McKay & Sergey Gavrilets (2017). Nature: Scientific Reports 7.

Brothers in Arms: Libyan Revolutionaries Bond Like Family

Harvey Whitehouse, Brian McQuinn, Michael Buhrmester, and William B. Swann (2014). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 111, No. 50: pp. 17702-17703.

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Rituals As Social Glue: An Interview With Harvey Whitehouse
Why Are Rituals Important?
Harvey appeared in episode 4, "Creation," of  The Story of God with Morgan Freeman,  Sunday, 24 April on National Geographic Channel UK.

Harvey appeared in episode 4, "Creation," of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, Sunday, 24 April on National Geographic Channel UK.

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Everyone everywhere shares common moral code, Oxford University finds

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February 8, 2019

Extraordinary Rituals

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