Dogs in Science, Society, and the Modern World

Harvard FAS

What does our relationship with dogs – humanity's first and most enduring domestic partnership – reveal about our own evolution, scientific understanding, and modern societal values? What makes a dog a dog? And what does our answer tell us about what makes a human a human? This course uses the domestic dog not just as a pet, but as a living case study to explore how science and society co-evolve. We will use canine science – ethology, neuroscience, and genetics, neuroscience – as a…