Humans are a particularly odd ape. We live in colossal societies, worship supernatural beings and prune our body hair according to current fashions. Behind this oddity is our capacity for culture. As a researcher I am interested in how human culture evolves and the cognitive abilities that underlie this process. I currently work at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF HUMAN EVOLUTION. My other affiliations include Research Associate of the. Department of Human Evolutionary Biology. The Database of Religious History.

Musing on Ancient History and Modern Technology.

HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF HUMAN EVOLUTION. I primarily work with Joe Henrich. Later this year, I will be a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. From January 2016, I will be an Assistant Professor at the London School of Economics. My other relevant roles include Department Statistical Consultant. For The Database of Religious History.

Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites. The sharing of spaces, sites, and symbolism by multiple religious communities demonstrates the practical choreographies and social possibilities of cooperation between potentially antagonistic communities, and the study of such sharing provides key insights into characteristics and features crucial to the cultivation of tolerance and understanding.