Scott Atran

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

How political leaders use combat spectacles to symbolize national power and purpose https://t.co/ilxrGWnQqH via @ConversationUS

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

How the Weak Prevail, by evolutionary anthropologist Scott Atran: People in the throes of sacred values don't capitulate, even when they sustain tremendous damage. A psychological insight that war planners should understand. https://t.co/zdJljKm8BT

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Elsewhere he has noted that the morally more committed side often prevails against a stronger adversary: North Vietnam vs US, Afghanistan vs Russia and then US; Israel in 1948; perhaps the American colonists ("our sacred honor") vs Britain.

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

Power Beyond Realpolitik https://t.co/WtPQcRzEtO

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

Power Beyond Realpolitik https://t.co/2LnUrJz7Oh

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

What Sustains Wars: Will to Fight Versus Military Might
Scott Atran
First published: 02 November 2025 https://t.co/C2RdH89fsV

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

What Sustains Wars: Will to Fight Versus Military Might
This essay explores the contributions of psychosocial factors in sustaining wars and other extreme group conflicts
Scott Atran
First published: 02 November 2025 https://t.co/C2RdH89fsV

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

https://t.co/C2RdH88HDn

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Interesting analysis (and data) by Scott Atran on what sustains wars: Will to Fight Versus Military Might - with special attention to Israel & the Palestinians. Practical sweeteners can make peace less likely, since devoted actors feel like sellouts, whereas ethereal apologies and symbols can nudge them toward agreements. https://t.co/nCGzrjaQgn

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

War is as old as humankind, but Peace Is a Modern Invention | Essential commentary by Scott Atran on the “Department of War” | https://t.co/WCwxqD78ae

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

Peace Is a Modern Invention | Psychology Today https://t.co/oywXCiFHh8

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

https://t.co/oywXCiF9rA

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

@NewsfromScience Knowing nothing whatever of Minerva programs, of how our combatant commands make daily use of the tools developed to keep the country safe, people make nonsensical remarks about their pet peeves like woke that have nothing at all to do with the research.

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

@NewsfromScience Tools developed thru Minerva located militia preventing evacuation of US personnel from Khartoum, found ISIS hideouts, tracked illicit trafficking by drug cartels, identified Chinese suppliers of Fentanyl, etc. The 2024 physics Nobel went to psychologist research that enabled AI.

[Scott Atran @atranscott]

@ScottAtran https://t.co/WoN9CNMabl

[Nafees Hamid, PhD @NafeesHamid]

Had an amazing time speaking at Neuropaz in Medellín, Colombia. Was great speaking about our @XCEPT_Research on mental health/trauma in political violence & meeting w/ local activists, researchers & policy makers about the challenges & successes of the peace process in Colombia.

[Jeremy Ginges @JeremyGinges]

This seems like a very important paper. Beyond the interesting effects in ed setting, it shows the importance of inclusion to welfare of Palestinians in Israel. Unlike the Nation State law which effectively tells Palestinians that they do not belong.

[Michael Shermer @michaelshermer]

How to detect baloney in under 15 minutes...

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

You can’t tame freedom.

#Navalny

[Nafees Hamid, PhD @NafeesHamid]

Was very happy to speak as part of this excellent panel. Watch the full event bellow @ICSR_Centre @KCLSecurity @XCEPT_Research