FEATURING
Joseph Henrich, University of British Columbia
TITLE
On the Origins of WEIRD People (Or, why psychology should become a historical science)
BIO
Dr. Joseph Henrich holds the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution at UBC where he is a professor in the Departments of Psychology and Economics.
His research interests include evolutionary approaches to psychology, decision-making, and culture with an emphasis on the cognition foundations of cultural learning; culture-gene coevolution, human sociality, prestige, leadership, and large-scale cooperation; economic behavior and the emergence of complex human institutions and societies; cultural and evolutionary origins of faith and religion, and its relationship to cooperation and societal complexity.
VIDEO
[youtube]https://youtu.be/YV1LRsI0ybA[/youtube]
Annually the Department of Psychology hosts a Colloquia Series throughout the academic year. This exciting program brings us together outside of the classroom to have conversations with the speakers we’ve invited to our campus to share their ideas. You’ll have the chance to hear from international speakers on a wide range of provocative topics.
