Evolution and Human Behavior Seminar Series

Seminar Atmosphere: Refreshments will be served before (and after) speaker’s presentation

Time: Wednesday at 4:15pm to 5:30pm (the talk start promptly at 4:30pm)

Location: Geosciences 206 (Anthro Conference Room)

Organizers: John Kingston & Joe Henrich

Jan 28	Open Discussion: Innate vs. Emergent Modular Knowledge Discussion Leader: Kenny Maes Reading for Discussion: Robert et. al. 2001 and Quartz 1999
Feb 2	Friendship, cliquishness and the emergence of cooperation [PDF] Dan Hrushka
Feb 9	Anonymity in Punishment, Revenge, and Cooperation Charles Noussair
Feb 16	Genomics at the Origins of Agriculture George Armelagos
March 2	Open Discussion of Mike Gurven’s To Give and to Give Not: The behavioral ecology of human food transfers (Behavioral & Brain Sciences)[PDF]
March 9	Discussion: The Hobbits of Indonesia John Kingston
March 16	Break
March 23	Paleoanthropology of Niah Cave, Borneo John Krigbaum
March 30	Samoan children's developing conceptions of rank, status and hierarchy Hal Odden
April 6	No Meeting
April 13	No Meeting
April 20	Sarah Brosnan TBA
April 27	Neurological perspective on human language Alan Sokoloff