EVANTH 260 · also NEUROSCI 260, PSY 255
Human Cognitive Evolution
Brian HareNotable faculty
Founded and co-directs the Duke Canine Cognition Center. Source
Why it's on my list
Human cognitive evolution with the founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center.
My note, not Duke's.
Description from DukeHub
Survey of methods/theories used in the study of human cognitive evolution; development of cognition in children; brain damaged patients; cognitive abilities of great apes; paleoanthropology of early and modern humans and evidence for mental abilities and culture; cross-cultural and sex differences in human cognition; genetics and the evolution of cognition. Recommended prerequisite: Evolutionary Anthropology 101 or Psychology 102.
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
- Yes: Live work with people · "patients"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
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