Tag: animals
On Being Human — A Reflection
Evolutionary biologist David Barash is a man on a mission. He wants to make sure that we all know we are only human, and that means we are only animal.
#7 of Our Top Stories of 2018: Thousands of New Genes Needed for the Origin of Animals
This is nothing short of a spectacular vindication of Stephen Meyer’s perspective in Darwin’s Doubt.
Merry Christmas! #8 of Our Top Stories of 2018: Humans and Animals Are (Mostly) the Same Age?
I am intrigued, but to be honest, I don’t quite know what to make of it just yet, and don’t want to jump to any conclusions.
Great Minds: Marks, Medved on Human Exceptionalism’s Two Frontiers
There are fundamental, unbridgeable chasms on either side, animal and machine. The capacity for creativity, for one thing, stands permanently outside the reach of algorithms.
Talking Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Whether in Warner Bros. cartoons, old jokes, or on Twitter, a good deal of humor has been derived from supposing that animals could talk.