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The Church of the Solar Eclipse

- SAPIENS
August 18, 2017

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Year: 2017, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Conformity Is Not a Universal Indicator of Intelligence in Children, Study Says

- Texas Liberal Arts News
March 9, 2017

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Year: 2017, Sector: Child Development, Sector: Cognitive Science, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 24, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
Cristine Legare Responds to The Edge 20th Anniversary Annual Question: "What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to Be More Widely Known?" Her Answer: Cumulative Culture

- Edge
January 1, 2017

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Year: 2017, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
In Defense of Basic Skills in Higher Education (A Conversation With Howard Gardner)

- Edge
March 30, 2016

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Year: 2016, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
The Fantasy Advantage (PDF)

- Scientific American Mind
March/April 2016

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Imitation and Innovation

- The Academic Minute
January 4, 2016

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Year: 2016, Sector: Child Development, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Why Do Rituals Grow as a Year Dwindles?

- The Wall Street Journal
December 23, 2015

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Year: 2015, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Religious People See Less Conflict Between God and Science

- Inverse
October 22, 2015

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Year: 2015, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Selective Imitation Shows Children Are Flexible Social Learners, Study Finds

- ScienceDaily
July 27, 2015

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Year: 2015, Sector: Child DevelopmentScienceSitesJune 24, 2021Ritual Community and Conflict
Faith vs. Facts

- The New York Times
April 19, 2015

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Year: 2015, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021The Mind and Spirit Project
Interview With Cristine H. Legare

- APS Observer
April 2015

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Year: 2015, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Dark Rites (PDF)

- New Scientist
January 17, 2015
* See slideshow: Five bizarre rituals – and why people perform them

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Year: 2015, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Cristine Legare Awarded NSF Grant to Study Children’s Scientific Reasoning

- University of Texas at Austin, Public Affairs
September 3, 2014

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Year: 2014, Sector: Child Development, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 24, 2021Explaining Exploring and Scientific Reasoning in Museum Settings
Imitating to Survive

- Mortal Rituals, Psychology Today
August 20, 2014

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Year: 2014, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Thinking Like a Scientist Can Help Overcome Allure of Appearances

- NPR: 13.7 Cosmos & Culture
August 18, 2014

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Year: 2014, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Rituals That Work and Why

- NPR: 13.7 Cosmos and Culture
July 22, 2014

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Year: 2014, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Coming Up With Explanations Helps Children Develop Cause-and-Effect Thinking Skills

- ScienceDaily
April 22, 2014

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Year: 2014, Sector: Child Development, Sector: Cognitive Science, Sector: EducationScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Acredita Em Simpatias? A Ciência Explica O Porquê

- Veja
November 18, 2013

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Year: 2013, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Complexidade Sobrenatural (PDF)

- Correio Braziliense
November 3, 2013

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Year: 2013, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
Halloween Superstitions May Be Myths, But They Still Have Their Purposes as Ritual

- Postmedia News
October 30, 2013

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Year: 2013, Sector: Cognitive ScienceScienceSitesJune 24, 2021
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Department of Psychology
Population Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin

 
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