homunculus
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The imagery of the distorted figure of the homunculus, with outsized lips and hands, was so compelling that it took on a life of its own.
From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023
Later three-dimensional representations of the homunculus depict it as a grotesque, hairless goblin with enormous lips, hands and feet.
From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023
As part of our quest, we became aware of contradictory findings in macaques and other nonhuman primates, which had not at the time sufficed to challenge the homunculus metaphor.
From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023
Overall, our findings mean that the homunculus wears no clothes.
From Scientific American • Apr. 21, 2023
And they think that computers don’t have this homunculus.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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