
I am a researcher in biological and cultural evolution at the Institute for Future Studies, also associated with the Centre for the Study of Cultural Evolution & the Department of Zoology at Stockholm University, and to V-Dem Institute at Gothenburg University.
Besides research, I write books and articles. My fifth book, with the title The Cultural Animal, recieved rave reviews. There are links to my latest articles to the right, both science and opinion pieces.
I am a former board member of Humanists Sweden, vice presiden for the European Humanist Federation, former chairperson of the Swedish Arts Council's evaluation committee for non-fiction literature, and the National Committee for Biology at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. I am also publisher for Humanisten.