Thomas Talhelm

Associate Professor

University of Chicago Booth School of Business

United States

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Thomas Talhelm is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the United States. His research focuses on cultural differences in analytical thought, collectivism, and the sociocultural impacts of agriculture, specifically in relation to rice and wheat farming. Recent articles by Prof. Talhelm explore topics such as COVID-19 vaccination behaviors, the influence of farming practices on language use, and the interplay between culture and individual risk perception.

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Furman University

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Moving to wheat‐farming regions increases analytic thought, but moving to cities does not: A three‐wave longitudinal study

New evidence finds young people in Mainland China are now bicultural

People quasi-randomly assigned to farm rice are more collectivistic than people assigned to farm wheat

The motivating effect of monetary over psychological incentives is stronger in WEIRD cultures

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

Beyond perceived risk: COVID-19 vaccination more strongly linked to individual risk perception in wheat areas than rice areas

People from the U.S. and China think about their personal and collective future differently

Rice‐farming areas report more anxiety across two years of the COVID‐19 pandemic in China

Asian Men and Black Women Hold Weaker Race–Gender Associations: Evidence From the United States and China

Cultural traits or social norms? Both responsibilism and norms linked to accepting COVID‐19 vaccine

When Interdependence Backfires: The Coronavirus Infected Three Times More People in Rice-Farming Areas During Chinese New Year

People in historically rice-farming areas are less happy and socially compare more than people in wheat-farming areas.

People in rice-farming cultures perceive emotions more accurately

COVID‐19 non‐death loss and acceptance coping: A 3‐wave cross‐lagged panel analysis

People in Tight Cultures and Tight Situations Wear Masks More: Evidence From Three Large-Scale Studies in China

How do humans group non‐rigid objects in multiple object tracking?: Evidence from grouping by self‐rotation

How Rice Fights Pandemics: Nature–Crop–Human Interactions Shaped COVID-19 Outcomes

Historical rice farming explains faster mask use during early days of China's COVID-19 outbreak

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Eric Hehman

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