The Evolution Institute

Quantitative historical analysis uncovers a single dimension of complexity that structures global variation in human social organization

Peter Turchin, Thomas E. Currie, Harvey Whitehouse et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017 · 282 citations · Full text

Humanities, Archaeology, History +10

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Complex societies precede moralizing gods throughout world history

Harvey Whitehouse, Pieter François, Patrick E. Savage et al. · Nature · 2019 · 238 citations

Humanities, History, Sociology +4

Seshat: The Global History Databank

Peter Turchin, Rob Brennan, Thomas E. Currie et al. · Cliodynamics The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution · 2015 · 152 citations · Full text

Humanities, Anthropology, Archaeology +9

Navigating polycrisis: long-run socio-cultural factors shape response to changing climate

Daniel Hoyer, James S. Bennett, Jenny Reddish et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2023 · 76 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Environmental Social Science, Climate Change Adaptation +15

Disentangling the evolutionary drivers of social complexity: A comprehensive test of hypotheses

Peter Turchin, Harvey Whitehouse, Sergey Gavrilets et al. · Science Advances · 2022 · 59 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, History +13