Psychologists have demonstrated the value of diversity–particularly diversity of viewpoints–
for enhancing creativity, discovery, and problem solving. But one key type of viewpoint …

Is religion to blame for deadly conflicts? Should religious behaviour be credited more often
for acts of charity and altruism? In what ways are religious and 'spiritual'ideas, practices and …

Debates about religion and educational attainment often assume that members of certain
religious groups do not seek out knowledge of science because they are opposed to the use …

At the end of a five-year journey to find out what religious Americans think about science,
Ecklund and Scheitle emerge with the real story of the relationship between science and …

Duarte et al. are correct that the social science enterprise would improve on several fronts if
the number of politically conservative researchers were to increase; however, because they …

Using new survey data (N= 1,646), we examine the attitudes academic scientists at 21 elite
US research universities have about the perceived conflict between religion and science. In …

In a time when conservative politicians challenge the irrefutability of scientific findings such
as climate change, it is more important than ever to understand the conflict at the heart of the …

We investigate how implicit influences of Christian religious representations affect
prosociality. We examine the direct impact of religion as an independent variable on …

Analysis of interviews with 275 natural and social scientists at 21 elite US research
universities suggests that only a minority of scientists see religion and science as always in …

This research investigates the influence of religious preference and practice on the use of
contraception. Much of earlier research examines the level of religiosity on sexual activity …