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 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 research seeks to understand the role of artificial selection, social environment, and training history on the roots of sophisticated social cognition and reasoning.