Kevin Hong Department of Human Evolutionary Biology Harvard University via Zoom The Cognitive and Cultural Foundation of Ineffective Technologies in Human Societies Why do humans engage in ineffective technological practices such as magic and divination? In this talk, I lay out a research program for understanding the persistence of such practices from […]
Events
Adam Calhoun Princeton Neuroscience Institute BRB 251 and via Zoom Title and abstract forthcoming
*This is a HYBRID Event in-person attendance in Levine 307 virtual attendance via Zoom here: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96752545230?pwd=QmdzUFZQT2FtRGJzMGFSdVp1eGRLUT09 Ana-Andreea Stoica Columbia University Diversity and Inequality in Social Networks Online social networks often mirror inequality in real-world networks, from historical prejudice, economic or social factors. Such disparities are often picked up and amplified by algorithms that […]
Raymond Duch Co-founder and Director, Centre for Experimental Social Sciences (CESS) University of Oxford Title forthcoming Everyone is welcome to attend and can register here: http://bit.ly/nobectalks NoBeC (Norms and Behavioral Change) Talks showcase interdisciplinary early career and senior researchers working on norms and behavioral change around the world. Organized by the Penn Center […]
Wynn Legon Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Virginia Tech “Transcranial Focused Ultrasound for Human Neuromodulation”