Decoding Human Nature across History and Science

The First Universal Theory of Human Types and Traits

Teleotypes is an interdisciplinary research collaboration at the forefront of understanding the complex, multimodal nature of the human mind.

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Human nature matters

Research

April 25, 2018

The only way to construct a robust philosophy for life is to have a clear and realistic picture of what makes humans tick

The Famous Big 5 Personality Test Might Not Reveal The True You

Research

July 10, 2019

A new study reveals that the widely used Big Five personality test may not reliably reflect personality traits across different cultures, especially in non-Western countries, due to biases and inconsistencies in responses.

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The Teleotypes Institute is an interdisciplinary research collaboration between leading scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Cambridge. Currently operating in stealth mode, this pioneering effort integrates insights from a diverse range of disciplines, including behavioural neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, human genetics, and psycholinguistics. Building upon the groundbreaking work of figures like Daniel Kahneman and Gestalt psychology, as well as contemporary advancements in neuropsychiatry, conducting novel research on the comprehensive psychometric modelling of personality. The Teleotypes research collaboration has convened a multidisciplinary team over the past 5 years to conduct integrative scientific inquiry, bridging academic disciplines that have historically operated in relative isolation from one another.