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'''Marc D. Hauser''' (25 October 1959) is an [[evolutionary biologist]] who teaches at the Psychology Department at [[Harvard University]].
==Biography==
He received a BS from [[Bucknell University]] and a PhD from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]. Currently, Hauser is a [[Harvard College]] Professor, and Professor in the Departments of Psychology, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, and Biological Anthropology. He is the co-director of the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Program at Harvard, Director of the Cognitive Evolution Lab, and adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Education and the Program in Neurosciences.
Hauser's research sits at the interface between [[evolutionary biology]] and [[cognitive neuroscience]] and is aimed at understanding the processes and consequences of cognitive evolution. Observations and experiments focus on nonhuman animals and humans of different ages and mental competence, incorporating methodological procedures and theoretical insights from ethology, infant cognitive development, evolutionary theory, cognitive neuroscience and neurobiology. Current foci include: studies of language evolution, the nature of moral judgments, the development and evolution of mathematical representations, comparative studies of economic-like choice, the precursors to musical competence, and the nature of event perception.
==Awards and bibliography==
Hauser is the recipient of a [[National Science Foundation]] Young Investigator Award, a science medal from the [[Collège de France]], and a [[Guggenheim Fellowship]]. He has published approximately 200 articles in major research journals as well as six books, including ''Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think'' (illustrated by [[Ted Dewan]]) ([[Henry Holt]], NY 2000) and ''[[Moral Minds]]: How Nature Designed a Universal Sense of Right and Wrong'' ([[Harper Collins]]/Ecco, NY 2006).
His work has frequently been covered by ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', and ''[[The Washington Post]]'', and he makes frequent appearances on various NPR shows, as well as television and international radio.
==See also==
[[Morality without religion]]
[[Category:American psychologists]]
[[Category:American biologists]]
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