DeScioli, P. (2022, November). Strategies for choosing sides. Talk given at the Center for Decision Research at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago.

Del Ponte, A., DeScioli, P., Masiliunas, A., & Lim, N. (2021, May). Are Refugees Welcome? Experiments on International Cooperation in Migrant Crises. Talk given at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

DeScioli, P., & Kimbrough, E. (2018, October). Alliance formation in a side-taking experiment. Talk given at the Department of Psychology at Columbia University, New York, NY.

DeScioli, P., Delton, A. W., & Ryan, T. J. (2018, June). Moral obstinacy in political negotiations. Talk given at the Center for the Study of American Politics Conference 2018, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

DeScioli, P., Cho, B., Bokemper, S. E., & Delton, A. W. (2017, April). Selfish and cooperative voting: Can the majority restrain themselves? Talk given at the New York Area Political Psychology Meeting, Columbia University, New York, NY.

DeScioli, P. (2017, March). Moral judgment and the strategies of social life. Talk given at the KLI workshop on Evolutionary Perspectives, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

DeScioli, P., & Kimbrough, E. (2017, March). Alliance formation in a side-taking experiment. Colloquium talk given at the Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

DeScioli, P. (2017, March). Simple experiments on voting, redistribution, and other political games. Talk given in the Social and Health Psychology Seminar series in the Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, NY.

DeScioli, P., & Kimbrough, E. (2016, June). Alliance formation in a side-taking experiment. Talk given at the Center for the Study of American Politics Conference 2016, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

DeScioli, P., & Kimbrough, E. (2015, May). Alliance formation in a side-taking experiment. Talk given at the New York Area Political Psychology Meeting, Columbia University, New York, NY.

DeScioli, P., & Kimbrough, E. (2015, March). Alliance formation in a side-taking experiment. Talk given at the NYU CESS Experimental Political Science Conference, New York, NY.

DeScioli, P. (2013, November). Function and Variation in Human Property Rules. Stony Brook University, Department of Political Science.

DeScioli, P. (2013, August). Property, Alliances, and Morality. The International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behaviour in a Fundamentally Uncertain World. Jena, Germany.

DeScioli, P. (2013, April). The Side-Taking Function of Morality. Synthesizing the Evolutionary and Social Science Approaches to Human Cooperation: A NESCent Catalysis Meeting, Durham, NC.

DeScioli, P. (2012, November). Strategy and Counter-Strategy in Moral Cognition. Stony Brook University, Department of Political Science.

DeScioli, P. (2012, November). Strategy and Counter-Strategy in Moral Cognition. Rutgers University-Camden, Department of Psychology.

DeScioli, P. (2012, September). Strategy and Counter-Strategy in Moral Cognition. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Psychology.

DeScioli, P. (2012, July). Function and Variation in Human Property Rules. University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Economics.

DeScioli, P. (2012, April). The Territorial Foundations of Human Property. Simon Fraser University, Department of Economics.

DeScioli, P. (2012, April). People's Judgments About Classic Property Law Cases. Brandeis University, Department of Psychology.

DeScioli, P. (2012, February). Strategy and Counter-Strategy in Moral Cognition. Harvard University, Department of Psychology.

DeScioli, P. (2011, September). Strategy and Counter-Strategy in Moral Cognition. Boston University, Boston Area Moral and Social Cognition Group.

DeScioli, P. (2011, September). The Omission Strategy. Brandeis University, Department of Psychology.

DeScioli, P. (2011, February). Strategy and Counter-Strategy in Moral Cognition. University of Maryland, Developmental Science Colloquium.

DeScioli, P. (2010, November). Mysteries of Morality. Yale University, Mind and Development Lab.

DeScioli, P. (2010, October). Property Intuitions. Brandeis University, Department of Psychology.

DeScioli, P. (2010, October). Who Owns What? Understanding How People Think About Property. Brandeis University, Department of Economics.

DeScioli, P. (2010, May). Mine and Thine: The Foundations of Human Property. Fourth Annual 3UC Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior Conference, San Luis Obispo, CA.

DeScioli, P. (2010, March). Mysteries of Morality. Occidental College, The Cognitive Science Program, Remsen Bird Speaker Series.

DeScioli, P. (2010, March). Mine and Thine: The Foundations of Human Property. Brandeis University, Psychology and Economics Colloquium.

Kurzban, R., & DeScioli, P. (2009, May). Adaptationist Morality. Plenary Address, Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Fullerton, CA.

DeScioli, P. (2009, January). The Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship. Chapman University, Economic Science Institute.

DeScioli, P. (2008, December). The Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship. UCLA, Behavior, Evolution, and Culture Series.

Carter, B., & DeScioli, P. (2023, April). Fairness and redistribution: Do people’s perceptions of merit and luck depend on their success? Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Carter, B., & DeScioli, P. (2022, April). Voting on taxes: Is it more intuitive to only tax the rich? Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Del Ponte, A., DeScioli, P., Masiliunas, A., & Lim, N. (2021, October). Are Refugees Welcome? Experiments on International Cooperation in Migrant Crises. Talk given at the American Political Science Association Conference, Montreal.

Carter, B., Del Ponte, A., & DeScioli, P. (2021, April). Do voters understand who benefits from higher taxes? Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Carter, B., Del Ponte, A., & DeScioli, P. (2019, April). Give some to get some: Do voters connect taxes with the benefits they fund? Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Del Ponte, A., & DeScioli, P. (2019, April). Partisanship and moral dilemmas of international debt. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Delton, A. W., DeScioli, P., & Ryan, T. J. (2019, February). Moral obstinacy in political negotiations. Talk given at the NYU CESS Experimental Political Science Conference, New York, NY.

Huang, L., DeScioli, P., & Murad, Z. (2018, September). Pulling for the team: Competition between political partisans. Talk given at the American Political Science Association Conference, Boston, MA.

Bokemper, S., & DeScioli, P. (2018, April). The problem of honesty in government safety nets. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Del Ponte, A., & DeScioli, P. (2018, April). Pay your debts: Moral dilemmas of international debt repayment. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Bor, A., Mazepus, H., Bokemper, S., & DeScioli, P. (2018, April). When should the majority rule? Experimental evidence for Madisonian judgments in five cultures. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Del Ponte, A., & DeScioli, P. (2018, February). Pay your debts: Moral dilemmas of international debt repayment. Poster presented at the NYU Center for Experimental Social Science Conference, New York, NY.

DeScioli, P., Cho, B., Bokemper, S. E., & Delton, A. W. (2017, August). Selfish and cooperative voting: Can the majority restrain themselves? Talk given at the American Political Science Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Del Ponte, A., & DeScioli, P. (2017, August). The politics of prudence: Experiments on economic austerity in hard times. Talk given at the American Political Science Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Delton, A. W., DeScioli, P., & Ryan, T. J. (2017, August). Why do negotiations fail? Bringing the politics back in. Talk given at the American Political Science Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Ryan, T. J., Delton, A. W., & DeScioli, P. (2017, April). Why do negotiations fail? Bringing the politics back in. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Bokemper, S., & DeScioli, P. (2016, September). Experiments on social safety nets for unemployment. Talk given at the American Political Science Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Bokemper, S., & DeScioli, P. (2016, September). Deciding in groups. Poster presented at the Political Psychology Preconference for the American Political Science Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Bokemper, S., & DeScioli, P. (2016, May). Experiments on social safety nets. Poster presented at the Behavioral Models of Politics Conference 2016, Pittsburgh, PA.

Del Ponte, A., & DeScioli, P. (2016, May). The Orange Game: An online platform to study economic decisions. Poster presented at the Behavioral Models of Politics Conference 2016, Pittsburgh, PA.

DeScioli, P., & Kimbrough, E. (2016, April). Alliance formation in a side-taking experiment. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Bokemper, S., & DeScioli, P. (2016, April). Deciding in groups. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Del Ponte, A., & DeScioli, P. (2016, April). The Orange Game: An online platform to study economic decisions. Poster presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Connors, E. C., DeScioli, P., & Ryan, T. J. (2016, April). Online studies of moral frames in abortion attitudes. Poster presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

DeScioli, P., & Kimbrough, E. (2015, May). Helping friends and punishing enemies: Alliance formation in a side-taking experiment. Talk given at the Association for Psychological Science 27th Annual Convention, New York, New York.

De Freitas, J., Thomas, K. A., DeScioli, P., & Pinker, S. (2015, May). The strategic bystander: Recursive theory of mind and common knowledge in decisions to help. Talk given at the 27th Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Columbia, Missouri.

Kurzban, R., Shaw, A., & DeScioli, P. (2015, May). Costs of neutrality in moral disputes. Talk given at the 27th Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Columbia, Missouri.

Reed, L. I., & DeScioli, P. (2015, May). The communicative function of sad facial expressions. Talk given at the 27th Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Columbia, Missouri.

DeScioli, P. (2015, April). Equity or equality? Moral judgments follow the money. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Kraft, P. K., & DeScioli, P. (2015, April). Relaxing assumptions about voter utilities and majority rule efficiency. Talk given at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Thomas, K., DeScioli, P., Haque, O. S., & Pinker, S. (2015, April). The psychology of common knowledge and coordination. Talk given at the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

DeScioli, P., & Kimbrough, E. (2015, March). Alliance formation in a side-taking game. Talk given at the NYU CESS Experimental Political Science Conference, New York, New York.

DeScioli, P., & Shaw, A. (2015, February). Share the wealth: Redistribution can increase economic efficiency. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Convention, Long Beach, California.

DeScioli, P. (2014, May). The Side-Taking Function of Moral Condemnation. Talk given at the Association for Psychological Science 26th Annual Convention, San Francisco, California.

DeScioli, P. (2013, July). People's Ownership Intuitions About Disputes Between Finders and Landowners. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Miami, Florida.

DeScioli, P., & Kurzban, R. (2012, June). The Side-Taking Function of Morality: Part 1- The Adaptive Problem. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

DeScioli, P., & Kurzban, R. (2012, June). The Side-Taking Function of Morality: Part 2- A Proposed Solution. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Thomas, K., DeScioli, P., Haque, O. S., & Pinker, S. (2012, June). The Psychology of Common Knowledge and Coordination. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Asao, K., DeScioli, P., & Piazza, J. You'll Be the First to Know: Loyalty and the Sharing of Good News. Poster presented at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

DeScioli, P., & Karpoff, R. (2012, January). People's Judgments About Classic Property Law Cases. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference, San Diego, California.

Piazza, J., & DeScioli, P. (2012, January). Who Else Knows? The Strategic Significance of Secrets. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference, San Diego, California.

Hailey, S. E., Altshteyn, I., & DeScioli, P. (2012, January). Moral Intuitions of Self Defense. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference, San Diego, California.

DeScioli, P., & Krishna, S. (2011, July). Giving to Whom? Altruism in Different Types of Relationships. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Montpellier, France.

Thomas, K., DeScioli, P., Pinker, S., & Haque, O. S. (2011, July). Common Knowledge and Coordination. Poster presented at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Montpellier, France.

DeScioli, P. & Wilson, B. (2011, April). The Territorial Foundations of Human Property. Talk given at the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society Conference, Binghamton, NY.

Hailey, S., & DeScioli, P. (2011, January). Moral Intuitions About Self Defense. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Wilson, B., & DeScioli, P. (2010, November). Mine and Thine: The Territorial Foundations of Human Property. Talk given at the Economic Science Association Conference, Tucson, AZ.

**DeScioli, P., & Wilson, B. (2010, June). Mine and Thine: The Foundations of Human Property. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Eugene, OR.
**Received the HBES 2010 Postdoctoral Award for best paper by a recent PhD.

DeScioli, P., Bruening, R., & Kurzban, R. (2009, May). The Omission Effect and the Design of Moral Psychology. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Fullerton, CA.

Christner, J., DeScioli, P., & Kurzban, R. (2009, May). Strategic Omissions in a Reverse Dictator Game. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Fullerton, CA.

DeScioli, P., Kurzban, R., & Nagaraja, C. (2007, June). Divided Loyalties and Rank-Masking Among Friends. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Williamsburg, VA.

Jayawickreme, E. R., Schueller, S. M., & DeScioli, P. (2007, May). Divided Loyalties and Happiness. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science 19th Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

DeScioli, P. (2006, June). The Four Basic Games. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

DeScioli, P. (2005, June). Characterizing Reciprocity in Groups: Information-Seeking in a Public Goods Game. Talk given at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Austin, TX.

Living Fossils. October, 2023. Kurzban, R. Who sides with baby killers? [link]

Living Fossils. September, 2023. Kurzban, R. The power of bandwagoning. [link]

Psychology Today. August, 2023. DeScioli, P. How laws evolved by natural selection. [link]

Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Blog. June, 2023. DeScioli, P. On the origin of laws by natural selection. [link]

The Duck of Minerva. October, 2021. Nexon, D. And lo, the heavens parted to reveal an article on bad habits to avoid in academic writing. [link]

Political Behavior, Blog. October, 2021. You must pay no matter what: Moral taboo and international debt. [link]

Political Behavior, Blog. September, 2021. Altruism and spite in politics: How the mind makes welfare tradeoffs about political parties. [link]

The Moral Science Podcast. June, 2020. Cazzell, A. Moral impartiality, third party judgment, and the George Floyd riots with Peter DeScioli. [link]

Psychology Today. February, 2020. Cazzell, A. Picking sides: How judging each other serves the common good. [link]

The Utopian. December, 2019. Dhodary, J. The biology of right and wrong with Peter DeScioli. [link]

The Dissenter. August, 2019. Lopes, R. The evolution of morality, moral judgment, and common knowledge. [link]

Psychology Today. April, 2019. Markman, A. What do people think is the best way to give charity? [link]

New York Times. March, 2019. Edsall, T. B. No hate left behind. [link]

Psychology Today. February, 2019. Markman, A. Underspending in bad times: How do people respond to getting less income than they expect? [link]

The Conversation. January, 2019. Ryan, Delton, & DeScioli. The shutdown took so long to end because it became a moral issue. [link]

The Globe and Mail. December, 2017. The compassion deficit. [link]

CNN. December, 2017. Roy Moore, Jerusalem and LGBT rights: Why is religion so divisive? [link]

The Conversation. July, 2017. Krupp, D. B. Morality isn't a compass - it's a calculator. [link]

Harvard Gazette. March, 2015. Understanding common knowledge. [link]

Stony Brook University Happenings. December, 2014. Center for Behavioral Political Economy laboratory opens. [link]

Science Daily. October, 2014. People change their moral values to benefit themselves over others. [link]

Center for Humans & Nature. August, 2014. DeScioli, P. Morality: The amazing side-taking machine. [link]

Pacific Standard. August, 2014. Common knowledge makes us more cooperative. [link]

Association for Psychological Science. June, 2014. Angry faces back up verbal threats, making them seem more credible. [link]

Scientific American. April, 2013. How to be a better friend. [link]

BBC. January, 2013. How and why do we pick our friends? [link]

In Friendfluence, Flora, C. (2013). Ch2. Get your allies in order. [link]

New Scientist. February, 2012. Why we have moral rules but don't follow them. [link]

Greater Boston, WGBH TV. October, 2011. How social media changes friendships.

Science Daily. March, 2011. People would rather let bad things happen than cause them, especially if someone is watching. [link]

Brandeis Now. March, 2011. Social media study shows how we choose friends. [link]

Physorg.com. February, 2011. Friendships are built on alliances, research shows. [link]

Psychology Today. June, 2010. Kenrick, D. T. Is opposition to pot-smoking really just fear of sex? [link]

Psychology Today. December, 2009. Kenrick, D. T. In "Defense" of Tiger Woods, AND of his critics. [link]

ScienceDirect Top 25. "Mysteries of morality" is the most downloaded paper from the journal Cognition for July-September 2009. [link]

Skeptic Magazine, 15:2. October, 2009. Kurzban, R. & DeScioli, P. "Why religions turn oppressive." [link]

Penn SAS Frontiers. August, 2009. That's what friends are for? [link]

Daily Pennsylvanian. June, 2009. Friends' opinions do matter. [link]

Science Daily. June, 2009. Be your best friend if you'll be mine: Alliance hypothesis for human friendship. [link]

Los Angeles Times. June, 2009. You saw it on survivor: Alliances matter. [link]

The Globe and Mail. June, 2009. How highly do your friends rate you? [link]

The New York Times. October, 2008. Civil enforcers take aim at Wall Street. [link]