Joseph Henrich

Dr. Joseph Henrich is Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Economics at the University of British Columbia, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution. His research examines evolutionary approaches to psychology, decision-making, and culture.

Henrich's work focuses on the cognitive foundations of cultural learning, culture-gene coevolution, human sociality, prestige, leadership, large-scale cooperation, economic behavior, and the emergence of complex institutions. His research addresses the origins of faith and religion and its relationship to cooperation and societal complexity.