I had the opportunity to speak at the 2025 Behavioral Exchange Conference hosted by the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT) and the Behavioral Science Group at NYU Abu Dhabi. This year, the conference focused on New Frontiers in Behavioral Science, bringing to life the latest developments in the field and hearing from the people behind them. [ ] The post Invited Speaker at BX2025 appeared first on…
Earlier this month, I was invited to give a talk at Brunel University s Centre for Culture and Evolution in London. In my talk, I discussed the cultural evolution of intelligence, including insights from my book A Theory of Everyone and from my previous work in these papers: Henrich, J. Muthukrishna, M. (2023). What makes us smart? [ ] The post Invited talk at Brunel University appeared first on…
I was recently invited to give a talk at Google. During this talk I discussed cultural evolution and AI, as well as my work measuring and mapping scales of cultural and psychological distance. More information about these topics can be found below: White, C. J. M., Muthukrishna, M. (equal senior) Norenzayan, A. (2021). Worldwide evidence of [ ] The post Invited talk at Google appeared first on…
In October, I was invited to speak at the Department of Ecomonics at Stellenbosch University in Stellenbosch, South Africa. You can find a video of the talk here. My thanks to Stellenbosch University for having me! The post Invited talk at Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University appeared first on MICHAEL MUTHUKRISHNA .
Last month I was invited to speak at the 2024 Wallace Wurth Lecture at the University of New South Whales in Sydney, Australia. In conversation with UNSW Scientia Professor Rob Brooks, I discussed my book, A Theory of Everyone, and how cultural evolution and social learning shape everything from our daily decisions to the fate [ ] The post Invited speaker at the 2024 Wallace Wurth Lecture appeared…
I had the honor of being invited to speak at the Human Flourishing Forum at Pontifical Academy of Sciences. My talk explored the intersection of AI, cultural understanding, and human flourishing, emphasizing how technology should enhance human innovation rather than drive it. I discussed the challenges in measuring flourishing across diverse cultures and the importance [ ] The post Invited guest…
I was honored to be the keynote speaker at this year s Khazanah Megatrends Forum. You can watch my talk here. Thank you to the Khazanah Nasional Berhad for organizing the event and inviting me! The post Keynote speaker at Khazanah Megatrends Forum appeared first on MICHAEL MUTHUKRISHNA .
I recently gave an invited talk at the Center for Humans and Machines at the Max Planck Institute of Human Development in Berlin, Germany. My presentation focused on the limitations of relying on WEIRD samples in research on human cognition and behavior, and the need to move beyond these populations. I shared new data from [ ] The post Invited talk at Center for Humans and Machines, Max Planck…
I was honored to deliver a keynote at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In my presentation, based on the concepts from my book, A Theory of Everyone, I discussed the ongoing scientific revolution transforming the psychological and behavioral sciences. I also discussed how the dual inheritance [ ] The post Keynote at…
I attended the Inaugural Cohesive Capitalism Summit at the London School of Economics. This summit was the public launch of the new LSE Programme on Cohesive Capitalism, a major multi-disciplinary initiative to investigate new politico-economic paradigms, institutions and policies that could serve the common interest. My thanks to the London School of Economics for hosting [ ] The post Inaugural…