EVANTH 561S · also PSY 561S
Evolution, Cognition, and Society
Brian HareNotable faculty
Founded and co-directs the Duke Canine Cognition Center. Source
Description from DukeHub
Using primary literature in evolutionary anthropology and cognitive science to discuss major societal events, behaviors, and issues. Topics include sex, prejudice, religion, music, abortion, illness, sexuality, global health, death, politics, economics and drugs. Emphasis on biological and cognitive perspectives to solving today's biggest personal, local and global problems. Topics will change each semester; course can be taken more than once. Prerequisite: at least one course in behavior, ecology, or cognition at the 200+ level.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 14 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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- Anatomy of the Lower Extremities EVANTH 231L
- Primate Ecology and Behavior EVANTH 253