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Natalie Henrich

Researcher at Harvard University

Publications -  60
Citations -  4494

Natalie Henrich is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 46 publications receiving 3797 citations. Previous affiliations of Natalie Henrich include Emory University & BC Centre for Disease Control.

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Costly Punishment Across Human Societies

TL;DR: Experimental results from 15 diverse populations show that all populations demonstrate some willingness to administer costly punishment as unequal behavior increases, and the magnitude of this punishment varies substantially across populations, and costly punishment positively covaries with altruistic behavior across populations.
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Why Humans Cooperate: A Cultural and Evolutionary Explanation

TL;DR: The Henrichs as discussed by the authors used a small, insular group of middle-class Iraqi Christians called Chaldeans living in metro Detroit to show how kinship relations, ethnicity, and culturally transmitted traditions provide the key to explaining the evolution of cooperation over multiple generations.
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The evolution of cultural adaptations: Fijian food taboos protect against dangerous marine toxins

TL;DR: It is shown how food taboos for pregnant and lactating women in Fiji selectively target the most toxic marine species, effectively reducing a woman's chances of fish poisoning by 30% during pregnancy and 60% during breastfeeding.