William Buckner
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Prejudice Tied to State Centralization in Historical Societies
Prejudice Tied to State Centralization in Historical Societies Open
Prejudice perpetuates social inequalities, shapes policies, and exacerbates conflicts. Despite its prevalence in modern human life, the origins of prejudice remain unclear. Using novel methods of historical text analysis, we test ecologica…
View article: Aggressive Mimicry and the Evolution of the Human Cognitive Niche
Aggressive Mimicry and the Evolution of the Human Cognitive Niche Open
The evolutionary origins of deception and its functional role in our species is a major focus of research in the science of human origins. Several hypotheses have been proposed for its evolution, often packaged under either the Social Brai…
View article: Norm violations and punishments across human societies
Norm violations and punishments across human societies Open
Punishments for norm violations are hypothesised to be a crucial component of the maintenance of cooperation in humans but are rarely studied from a comparative perspective. We investigated the degree to which punishment systems were corre…
View article: Norm violations and punishments across human societies
Norm violations and punishments across human societies Open
Punishments for norm violations are hypothesized to be a crucial component of the maintenance of cooperation in humans but are rarely studied from a comparative perspective. We investigated the degree to which punishment systems were corre…
View article: Aggressive Mimicry and the Evolution of the Human Cognitive Niche
Aggressive Mimicry and the Evolution of the Human Cognitive Niche Open
The evolutionary origins of deception and its functional role in our species is a major focus of research in the science of human origins. Several hypotheses have been proposed for its evolution, often packaged under either the Social Brai…
View article: A Deceptive Curing Practice in Hunter–Gatherer Societies
A Deceptive Curing Practice in Hunter–Gatherer Societies Open
The claim of possessing supernatural abilities is a commonly reported phenomenon across human societies. To bolster the credibility of such claims, performers may make use of illusions and sleight of hand to give the appearance of impressi…
View article: Aggressive Mimicry in 147 Cultures
Aggressive Mimicry in 147 Cultures Open
Text-scraped data from 366 anthropological cultures in the Human Relations Area Files.The six terms Deceiv*, Deception, Decoy*, Imitat*, Lure*/Luring, and Mimic* yielded 324, 111, 327, 1365, 603, and 131 paragraphs, respectively. Of these …
View article: Aggressive Mimicry in 147 Cultures
Aggressive Mimicry in 147 Cultures Open
Text-scraped data from 366 anthropological cultures in the Human Relations Area Files.The six terms Deceiv*, Deception, Decoy*, Imitat*, Lure*/Luring, and Mimic* yielded 324, 111, 327, 1365, 603, and 131 paragraphs, respectively. Of these …
View article: Aggressive Mimicry in 147 Cultures
Aggressive Mimicry in 147 Cultures Open
Text-scraped data from 366 anthropological cultures in the Human Relations Area Files.The six terms Deceiv*, Deception, Decoy*, Imitat*, Lure*/Luring, and Mimic* yielded 324, 111, 327, 1365, 603, and 131 paragraphs, respectively. Of these …
View article: Supernatural Explanations Across the Globe Are More Common for Natural Than Social Phenomena
Supernatural Explanations Across the Globe Are More Common for Natural Than Social Phenomena Open
Humans across the globe use supernatural beliefs to explain the world around them. This paper explores whether cultural groups invoke the supernatural more to explain natural phenomena (e.g., storms, disease outbreaks) or social phenomena …