Dimitris Xygalatas

Dimitris Xygalatas is an anthropologist and cognitive scientist and director of the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut. He has spent several years studying rituals in various parts of the world, combining ethnographic observations with scientific experiments. He has published over 100 articles and has been interviewed about his groundbreaking work by The New York Times, the Guardian, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, PBS, History Channel, National Geographic, and more.