Greg Laden 395 Hubert H. Humphrey Ctr. 301 19th Ave. This is a course about evolution, modern day Homo sapiens , and the history of Homo sapiens .
Evolution is the central organizing theory of biology.
Modern day Homo sapiens may be understood from many different perspectives, ranging from literature and art to social studies and psychology. In this class, we will focus on how biology provides insights into human behavior and physiology. We will investigate paleoanthropology, which includes anatomy, geology, archaeology, and ecology, and review the fossil record of now-extinct members of our taxonomic family. We will also investigate Primatology, the study of the order Primates. The pattern we see in these remains implies processes of adaptation to specific environments, of evolutionary change from one form to another, and even chance and happenstance.