Human beings are animals, evolved from ancestral great apes. We are part of nature and yet unique in many ways. It was once thought that humans were the only animals with culture: the learned rather ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...

Naturally formed snowflakes differ from one another through happenstance of formation. Source: Wikipedia Commons Can I compare you to a snowflake? Let me count the ways. As far as anyone can tell, no ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...

This post is in response to Animal Minds and the Foible of Human Exceptionalism By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Imagine you are driving down the street, and from the left side of the road, a dog runs out in ...

The goal of transhumanists is to improve human beings so they will perform better. In doing so, they contribute above all else to creating people perfectly suited to capitalism. It's important to step ...

As digital technology advances, the need for secure and reliable methods to prove humanness grows. Traditional identity verification systems focused on recognizing individuals—their identity, ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...