LEVYNA conducted field research in Mauritius
The LEVYNA team was present at the annual conference of the Polish Society for Human and Evolution Studies (this year it was organized by the Human Ethology research group based at Charles University and, therefore, held in Prague). The conference also included a competition for the best student poster.
It was in this competition that Jan succeeded in winning the second place with a poster devoted to his research on the cultural transmission of moral systems through narrative art. You can see the poster here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wiDnSghXEawrjdaIdNclyr_9hRtASTBL
(photo credit: Jitka Třebická Fialová)
In a new study published in Human Nature, LEVYNA was part of a team lead by A.K. Willard, studying how witchcraft beliefs affect social norms and behaviors. Specifically, researchers investigated whether witchcraft is regarded to be motivated by envy and how this notion influences community interactions. The findings show that, while witchcraft accusations were common, they were mostly directed at persons suspected of acting out of envy.