This class covers human physical and cultural evolution.

In the first week of this four-week class, students will begin with an overview of the things that make us human, from the physiological to the cultural, from our opposable thumbs and bipedalism to tools, language, art, and culture. We'll discuss which of those features are shared by other species -- some closely-related to us, and others only distantly related. And we'll learn that we owe some of our signature characteristics to...