#196 Peter Singer: Ethics, Veganism, And Effective Altruism
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#207 Eugénia Cunha: Antropologia Biológica e Forense, e Evolução Humana
A Dra. Eugénia Cunha é Professora Catedrática de Antropologia no Departamento de Ciências da Vida da FCTUC (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra). É, desde 2018, Diretora do Instituto de Medicina Legal de Lisboa, Coordenadora do 2º ciclo em Evolução e Biologia Humana na FCTUC, sendo igualmente co-editora de um livro internacional em Antropologia Forense e autora de diversos artigos científicos e de divulgação. A sua investigação foca-se na biologia do esqueleto no âmbito da Antropologia Forense e da Evolução Humana. More»
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#188 Gustavo Carlo: Prosocial And Moral Development In Children And Adolescents
Dr. Gustavo Carlo is Millsap Professor of Diversity in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at the University of Missouri. His research areas and interests include: Prosocial and moral development among children and adolescents; Temperament, family correlates, social cognition and emotions, and culture-related variables associated with such development; and Positive health and adjustment among Latino families and youth. He’s also been the recipient of several awards, including the 2017 Top Faculty Achiever from the University of Missouri, and the 2018 Outstanding Mentor Award from the Society for Research on Adolescence. More»
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#200 David Barash: Mysteries of Human Evolution, Sexuality, And Consciousness
Dr. David P. Barash is Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Washington. He has written, edited or co-authored 40 books, including ones on human aggression, peace studies, and the sexual behavior of animals and people. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has been the recipient of several honors. His books include “Homo Mysterious – Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature”, “Buddhist Biology: Ancient Eastern Wisdom Meets Modern Western Science”, “Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies”, and “Through a Glass Brightly: using science to see our species as we really are”. More»
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#199 Clark McCauley: The Psychology of Political Radicalization
Dr. Clark McCauley is a Research Professor of Psychology and co-director of the Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at Bryn Mawr College. His research interests include the psychology of group identification, group dynamics and intergroup conflict, and the psychological foundations of ethnic conflict and genocide. He is founding editor of the journal Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide. He’s also the author of several books, including Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder (2006), Friction: How Conflict Radicalizes Them and Us (2011), and The Marvel of Martyrdom: The Power of Self-Sacrifice in a Selfish World (2018). More»
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#198 Stephen Sanderson: Sociology, Darwinian Conflict Theory, And Religion
Dr. Stephen K. Sanderson is an American sociologist. He was a professor of sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Since 2007 he has been a visiting scholar at the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California, Riverside. His areas of focus include comparative sociology, historical sociology, sociological theory and sociocultural evolution. He is a specialist in sociological theory and comparative and historical sociology and is one of the leading sociologists to develop a Darwinian understanding of human society. He has written or edited ten books, including “The Evolution of Human Sociality: A Darwinian Conflict Perspective”, “Evolutionism and Its Critics”, “Human Nature and the Evolution of Society”, and “Religious Evolution and the Axial Age”. More»
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#197 Paulo Finuras: Biossociologia, Psicologia Evolutiva e Liderança
O Dr. Paulo Finuras é Doutorado em Ciências Sociais e do Comportamento (especialidade de Ciência Política) pela ULHT (Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias), Pós-graduado em Gestão e Política Internacional e Licenciado em Sociologia (ISCTE-IUL). É investigador na área da Biossociologia e da Psicologia Evolutiva e investigador integrado do CIPES da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais da ULHT. É também autor dos livros “Gestão Intercultural”, “Humanus: pessoas iguais, culturas diferentes”, “O Dilema da Confiança”, “Valores Culturais e (Des)Confiança nas Instituições”, “Primatas Culturais: Evolução e Natureza Humana” e “Bioliderança” (2018). More»
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#195 Todd Shackelford: The Evolution and Varieties of Human Violence
Dr. Todd Shackelford is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychology at Oakland University, as well as the Co-Director of the Evolutionary Psychology Lab there. He is the editor in chief of the academic journals Evolutionary Psychology and Evolutionary Psychological Science. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. More»
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#194 Anna Vedel: Personality, Academia, Ageing, And The Gender Equality Paradox
Dr. Anna Vedel is PhD and Postdoc in the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences at Aarhus University, Denmark. Her research areas are in individual differences, personality, academic performance, and study choices. More»
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#193 Paul Slovic: Risk Perception, GMOs, Vaccines, And Climate Change
Dr. Paul Slovic is a founder and President of Decision Research and Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon, where he studies human judgment, decision making, and risk analysis. He and his colleagues worldwide have developed methods to describe risk perceptions and measure their impacts on individuals, industry, and society. He publishes extensively and serves as a consultant to industry and government. Dr. Slovic is a past President of the Society for Risk Analysis. He’s the recipient of several awards, and he was also elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2016. More»