The Fall 2024 Biology Seminar Series commences with a talk from Dr. Zachary Silver, "Evolutionary Origins of Social Evaluation." The seminar is on Tuesday, September 10th, at 12:00pm.
Dr. Zachary Silver’s research explores the evolutionary origins of social cognition through an exploration of domestic dogs’ ability to make social decisions, solve novel problems, demonstrate inhibitory control, and interpret human emotions. By comparing social cognition in domestic dogs to that of humans, nonhuman primates, and non-domesticated canid species, Silver’s research seeks to understand the role of artificial selection, social environment, and training history on the roots of sophisticated social cognition and reasoning.