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  1. Historical patterns of rice farming explain modern-day language use in China and Japan more than modernization and urbanization

    Article • Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Thomas Talhelm

  2. People in cultures with more flexible social relationships tend to be happier

    Article • Emotion, October 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    JUNXIU WANG, Thomas Talhelm

  3. Cultures with a history of rice farming are less happy and socially compare more

    Article • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, November 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Thomas Talhelm

  4. Historically rice-farming societies have tighter social norms in China and worldwide

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Thomas Talhelm

  5. People in China smile less than people in the US while in public

    Article • Emotion, July 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Thomas Talhelm

  6. Hong Kong Liberals Are WEIRD: Analytic Thought Increases Support for Liberal Policies

    Article • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Thomas Talhelm