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Edward Slingerland
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Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia. Founding Director of the Database of Religious History. Chinese philosophy, cognitive science of religion, big data, science-humanities integration. .. more

Edward Slingerland is a Canadian-American sinologist and philosopher. He is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he also holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Asian Studies. His research interests include early Chinese thought, comparative religion and cognitive science of religion, big data approaches to cultural analysis, cognitive linguistics, digital humanities, and humanities-science integration. .. more

Political science 27%
Sociology 26%
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What is the Database of Religious History? Our new intro video is visually stunning and gives a great overview of the project. youtu.be/bkTVIZAwZ4c @religionhistory.bsky.social
Exploring Religion's Past, Present, and Future
YouTube video by Database of Religious History
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New interview about Drunk, also with David Nutt, who is trying to develop a chemical that would have the positive effects of alcohol without the downsides. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Alcohol: Why We Drink and What It Does to Us
Podcast Episode · 1440 Explores · 10/09/2025 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com

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This poll came out of a workshop at the Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social co-organized by Edward Slingerland (@slingerland.bsky.social) and Marco Buongiorno Nardelli (@musicntwrk.bsky.social), with input from experts from a wide variety of fields.

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"Drunk hypothesis", recently elaborated by @slingerland.bsky.social, argues that alcohol played a significant role in promoting large-scale cooperation and the development of complex hierarchical societies. (2/5)

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