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Micheal de Barra

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Andersson P, Vartanova I, Vastfjall D, Tinghog G, Strimling P, Wu J, et al.
Sci Rep . 2024 Mar; 14(1):5591. PMID: 38454068
When someone violates a social norm, others may think that some sanction would be appropriate. We examine how the experience of emotions like anger and disgust relate to the judged...
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Andrighetto G, Szekely A, Guido A, Gelfand M, Abernathy J, Arikan G, et al.
Nat Commun . 2024 Feb; 15(1):1436. PMID: 38365869
The emergence of COVID-19 dramatically changed social behavior across societies and contexts. Here we study whether social norms also changed. Specifically, we study this question for cultural tightness (the degree...
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de Barra M, Hakimy K, de Bruin M
Evol Med Public Health . 2023 Oct; 11(1):363-378. PMID: 37899938
Background And Objectives: While the primary goals of medical treatment are typically to shorten illness or relieve symptoms, we explore the idea that an important additional goal for some patients...
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de Barra M, Cownden D, Jansson F
Evol Hum Sci . 2023 Aug; 1:e4. PMID: 37588405
Ineffective, aversive and harmful medical treatments are common cross-culturally, historically and today. Using evolutionary game theory, we develop the following model to explain their persistence. Humans are often incapacitated by...
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Brown R, de Barra M
Public Health Ethics . 2023 May; 16(1):86-101. PMID: 37151785
This paper discusses the ethics of public health communication. We argue that a number of commonplace tools of public health communication risk qualifying as non-honest and question whether or not...
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de Barra M, Brown R
Nat Hum Behav . 2023 Mar; 7(5):662-664. PMID: 36928784
No abstract available.
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Brown R, de Barra M, Earp B
Synthese . 2022 Apr; 200(2):121. PMID: 35431349
This paper argues that there exists a collective epistemic state of 'Broad Medical Uncertainty' (BMU) regarding the effectiveness of many medical interventions. We outline the features of BMU, and describe...
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Eriksson K, Strimling P, Gelfand M, Wu J, Abernathy J, Akotia C, et al.
Nat Commun . 2021 Apr; 12(1):2483. PMID: 33903599
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Eriksson K, Strimling P, Gelfand M, Wu J, Abernathy J, Akotia C, et al.
Nat Commun . 2021 Mar; 12(1):1481. PMID: 33674587
Norm enforcement may be important for resolving conflicts and promoting cooperation. However, little is known about how preferred responses to norm violations vary across cultures and across domains. In a...
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de Barra M, Gon G, Woodd S, Graham W, de Bruin M, Kahabuka C, et al.
Soc Sci Med . 2021 Feb; 272:113543. PMID: 33578309
Rationale: Although women in low- and middle-income countries are increasingly encouraged to give birth at facilities, healthcare-associated infection of both the mother and newborn remain common. An important cause of...