Posted on Feb 18, 2009

Christopher F. Chabris, an assistant professor of psychology, reviewed "The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution," by Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending for the Wall Street Journal.

Chabris joined Union in the fall of 2007. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University, where he was a research associate and lecturer. He has received numerous honors and awards, including the Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology and the NARSAD Young Investigator Award. Research interests include individual differences in human cognition and their relationship to brain function and structure; visual cognition; and behavioral economics and cognitive biases.

To read his review, click here (registration may be required).