2025

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2025 APS Global Summit, Plenary Session: 'Toward a Global Psychological Science'
Oct 21
2025 APS Global Summit, Plenary Session: 'Toward a Global Psychological Science'
Cognitive Science and the Naturalisation of Anthropological Categories
Oct 2
Cognitive Science and the Naturalisation of Anthropological Categories

Cognitive Science and the Naturalisation of Anthropological Categories Fondation FYSSEN 194, Rue de Rivoli 75001, Paris Thursday 2 October to Friday 3 October 2025

CSSC workshop on ‘Wild and Organised Religions’, The Old Practice Room, Magdalen College Oxford
Jul 26
CSSC workshop on ‘Wild and Organised Religions’, The Old Practice Room, Magdalen College Oxford

The Old Practice Room, Magdalen College Oxford.

Saturday 26 July to Sunday 27 July 2025.

MUIS Roundtable on “Shared Rituals and Morality as Pathways to Cohesion and Cooperation on Environmental Issues”
Jun 27
MUIS Roundtable on “Shared Rituals and Morality as Pathways to Cohesion and Cooperation on Environmental Issues”

MUIS Bencoolen Campus, Singapore Friday 27 June 2025, 10.00 SGT

2025 International Conference on Cohesive Societies, Lecture on 'Cohesive Societies, Resilient Futures'.
Jun 24
2025 International Conference on Cohesive Societies, Lecture on 'Cohesive Societies, Resilient Futures'.

Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore Saturday 24 June 2025

Finnish Anthropological Society Biennial Conference, panel discussion of 'Cross-disciplinary comparison and the shaping of anthropological knowledge'
Jun 18
Finnish Anthropological Society Biennial Conference, panel discussion of 'Cross-disciplinary comparison and the shaping of anthropological knowledge'

Unionkatu 34, 00170, Helsinki, Finland Wednesday 18 June 2025

Humanists UK Convention 2025
Jun 14
Humanists UK Convention 2025

Octogan Centre, Clarkson Street, Sheffield, S10 2TQ Saturday 14 June 2025

2nd Calleva Expert Workshop
Jun 3
2nd Calleva Expert Workshop

Magdalen College, Oxford
Tuesday 03 June 2025

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025 Panel discussion on 'Kith and Kin'
May 25
HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025 Panel discussion on 'Kith and Kin'

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025 Sunday 25 May 2025 at 5.30pm

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025, Academy Talk 'Polarization and the future of humanity'
May 24
HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025, Academy Talk 'Polarization and the future of humanity'

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025 Saturday 24 May 2025 at 5.00pm

HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025, Panel discussion of ‘Us and Them’
May 24
HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2025, Panel discussion of ‘Us and Them’

HowTheLightGetsInHay 2025, Hay-on-Wye Saturday 24 May 2025 at 2.30pm

 2024

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Networking Event at the British Academy
Oct 18
Networking Event at the British Academy

British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH
Friday 18 October 2024, 13:30-17:00

Changing Lives: tackling penal reform with evidence-based social interventions
Oct 15
Changing Lives: tackling penal reform with evidence-based social interventions

Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
Tuesday 15th of October, 09:15-11:30

Ending Wars
Sep 23
Ending Wars

CRIC 2024 – The Conference on the Resolution of Intractable Conflict

Harris Manchester College, Oxford, and on-line, 23rd – 25th September 2024

A Colloquium on ‘Liberalism in Crisis’
Sep 5
A Colloquium on ‘Liberalism in Crisis’

A Colloquium on ‘Liberalism in Crisis’

Harris Manchester College, Oxford, 5th – 7th September 2024

Talk at the Chalke History Festival: 'Inheritance: The evolutionary origins of the modern world'
Jun 30
Talk at the Chalke History Festival: 'Inheritance: The evolutionary origins of the modern world'

Evelyn Partners Spiegeltent, Broad Chalke, UK

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MRS webinar: 'Why We Buy: The evolutionary origins of consumer behaviour'
Jun 27
MRS webinar: 'Why We Buy: The evolutionary origins of consumer behaviour'

In this fascinating webinar, Harvey Whitehouse explores the science of consumer behaviour through the lens of our evolutionary history.

Online webinar

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Keynote lecture: The Role of ‘Human Nature’ in a Transformed Global Economy
Jun 20
Keynote lecture: The Role of ‘Human Nature’ in a Transformed Global Economy

Professor Harvey Whitehouse will be giving a keynote lecture as part of the Nature-based Solutions Conference 2024.

Oxford University Museum of Natural History, UK and online

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Book talk: 'Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World' - Alumni event
Jun 12
Book talk: 'Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World' - Alumni event

Professor Harvey Whitehouse will discuss his latest book ‘Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World’ with Dr Martha Newson.

London Review Bookshop, 14-16 Bury Pl, London WC1A 2JL

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Presentation of international prize: The Fyssen Foundation
Jun 7
Presentation of international prize: The Fyssen Foundation

Professor Harvey Whitehouse will be giving a 15 minute speech at this event introducing this year’s winner of the international prize.

194 rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris FR

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Distinguished Lecture: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World
Jun 5
Distinguished Lecture: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World

This distinguished lecture by Professor Harvey Whitehouse offers a sweeping account of how our evolved biases have shaped humanity’s past and imperil its future.

Auditorium 3 Jean-Jacques Laffont, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Université Toulouse Capitole 1, esplanade de l'Université 31080 Toulouse Cedex 06, France

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2023

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Work to predict extreme violence amongst online users wins MRS Presidents Medal
Dec 4
Work to predict extreme violence amongst online users wins MRS Presidents Medal

Monday, 4 December 2023

Grand Hall of Old Billingsgate, London

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Talk at the International Science Council, Paris
Nov 14
Talk at the International Science Council, Paris

Addressing affective polarization and protecting social cohesion in the face of rapid technological change

Tuesday 14 November 2023

ISC, 5 Rue Auguste Vacquerie Paris

The Fredrik Barth Memorial Lecture 2023
Nov 9
The Fredrik Barth Memorial Lecture 2023

Against Interpretive Exclusivism

Thursday, 9 November 2023

Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen, Norway

Illustration: Nina B. Dahl

Naturalism, Evolution and Religion: Presentations in Honor of Professor Robert N. McCauley
Oct 14
Naturalism, Evolution and Religion: Presentations in Honor of Professor Robert N. McCauley

Against Interpretive Exclusivism

Saturday, 14 October, 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm (EDT)

Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta, USA

Logo (c) of ECAS

The World History of Ritual Workshop on Ritual Modes
May 2
The World History of Ritual Workshop on Ritual Modes

The World History of Ritual Workshop on Ritual Modes sponsored by the European Research Council.

Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Magdalen College, Oxford

2022

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The Henry Myers Lecture 2022
Jun 7
The Henry Myers Lecture 2022

Rethinking Ritual: How rituals made our world…and how they could save it

Tue, 7 Jun 2022, 16:00 BST

Magdalen College, Grove Auditorium, Oxford, and online here.

School of Psychology Seminar Series, Queensland University, Brisbane
Mar 25
School of Psychology Seminar Series, Queensland University, Brisbane

The Ritual Animal: How rituals made our world… and how they could save it

201-204 McElwain Building, Friday 25 March 2022, 3.00 pm - 4.00 pm (AEST)

Public Lecture, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
Mar 11
Public Lecture, School of Psychology, University of Sydney

The Ritual Animal: How rituals made our world… and how they could save it

Heydon Laurence Lecture Theatre, Friday 11 March 2022, 3pm AEDT

Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences Colloquium
Mar 9
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences Colloquium

Emotions in Everyday Life and Personality Change

Lowe Theatre, Redmond Barry Building Wednesday 9 March 2022, 5:30 pm AEDT

IACESR Talk Series 2022: A virtual talk with Harvey Whitehouse
Mar 2
IACESR Talk Series 2022: A virtual talk with Harvey Whitehouse

How rituals made our world... and how they could save it

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 at 9am PST to 10:15am PST (12pm EST, 5pm GMT)

RAI Book Launch - The Ritual Animal: Imitation and Cohesion in the Evolution of Social Complexity
Mar 1
RAI Book Launch - The Ritual Animal: Imitation and Cohesion in the Evolution of Social Complexity

A virtual seminar of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Tuesday 1 March 2022, 4.00pm-6.00pm (GMT)

Rivalry Within and Between Religions: Past, Present and Future Seminar Series
Jan 31
Rivalry Within and Between Religions: Past, Present and Future Seminar Series

How religious rivalry shapes and is shaped by identity.

5pm, Monday 31 January 2022 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

2021

2020

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ISCA Seminar Series | Michaelmas Term 2020
Oct 16
ISCA Seminar Series | Michaelmas Term 2020
From conflict to Covid: how shared experiences shape our world and how they could improve it
Sep 21
From conflict to Covid: how shared experiences shape our world and how they could improve it

“Disruption and the multi-lateral system after COVID-19”

CRIC 2020 Annual Conference
21st – 23rd September 2020 (online)

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Cross-Cultural Morals
May 21
Cross-Cultural Morals

Moral Molecules Online Workshop

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Practical Applications of Social Cohesion in Southeast Asia
Jan 16
Practical Applications of Social Cohesion in Southeast Asia

British High Commission Kuala Lumpur’s International Young Leadership Programme Workshop, Magdalen College, Oxford.

2019

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Managing Identity Fusion for a Safer Society
Dec 13
Managing Identity Fusion for a Safer Society

From Ingroup Bias to Collective Action, Center for Advanced Studies, LMU, Munich, Germany

Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2019
Oct 7
Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2019

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Religion, ritual, social complexity and extremism
Aug 8
Religion, ritual, social complexity and extremism

Division for Applied Social Psychology Research (DASPR), Jakarta, Indonesia

Social Cohesion and Leadership
Jul 3
Social Cohesion and Leadership

Oxford Global Summit for Young Leaders, Athens, Greece

Ritual and Social Glue

Herd Mentality, Conference Room, Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield

2018

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Anthropology Research Week Public Lecture: The Role of Ritual in the Evolution of Social Complexity

Macquarie University, Australia