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December 24, 2015

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

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- University of Oxford
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April 14, 2015

Research in Conversation: Being Human→

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- University of Oxford
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November 24, 2014

Researchers Quantify Bonds Formed by Combatants in Libya Conflict→

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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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September 04, 2014

To Understand Religion, Think Football→

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January 30, 2014

Rituale (PDF)→

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May 14, 2013

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

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February 21, 2013

Behaviour: Scientists' rituals are ripe for investigation→

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- Nature 494, 314
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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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January 02, 2010

The Secret That Makes Religion (PDF)→

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April 20, 2009

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

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April 18, 2009

What Does That Stick in the Mud Mean?→

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November 22, 2008

Religion – What Is It Good For?→

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November 20, 2008

The Great Divide→

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September 30, 2008

Frachtgut aus der Ahnenweltn (PDF)→

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April 05, 2008

Commentary: What Is This Thing Called Religion? ($)→

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April 5, 2008

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March 19, 2008

Where Angels No Longer Fear to Tread→

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2025 APS Global Summit, Plenary Session: 'Toward a Global Psychological Science'

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Solving Global Problems Requires Global Cohesion

Whitehouse, H., et al. (2025) New England Journal of Public Policy.

Against interpretive exclusivism

Whitehouse, H. (2024). Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

Anthropology in Action in Vanuatu: Troubleshooting Disaster Relief in the Wake of Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin

Whitehouse, H. & Tanguay, J. (2024). Anthropology in Action.

Rethinking ritual: how rituals made our world and how they could save it

Whitehouse, H. (2023) Journal of the Royal Anthrological Institute.

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

Whitehouse, H. (2018) Behavioral and Brain Sciences 42.

The evolution of extreme cooperation via shared dysphoric experiences

Whitehouse, H., et al. (2017). Nature: Scientific Reports 7.

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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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