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[hyoo-muhn, yoo‑] / ˈhju mən, ˈju‑ /




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For Asare, true reparatory justice must prioritise human connection and healing over financial transactions.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

When chatbots constantly tell people how great they are, they start to expect kudos in human interactions, too—and feel bad when they don’t get them, Turkle says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

He enslaved more than 100 people at Mount Vernon, and historians continue to grapple with the contradiction between the nation’s founding ideals and the human bondage practiced by its first president, among his strong mythology.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

By examining how amphibians responded to those ancient changes, researchers may also gain insight into how similar animals could respond to human caused climate change today.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

“But it was funny when you said I like sci.fi and robotics because I wish I could program a robot to be my friend since I’m too annoying for any human to put up with?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

"We are dealing with humans, we are dealing with people. We cannot reduce them to, 'come see this site, pay this entrance fee'," Asare says.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

One of the peculiar things about these machines is that they seem to benefit from positive reinforcement, just like mere humans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Most every character, whichever side they’re on — and it’s not always easy to tell, given that the aliens look exactly like the humans — comes with layers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Because many microglia in aging humans appear to originate from blood stem cells, anything that changes cells in the blood or bone marrow could potentially influence the brain as well.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Grown humans try so hard to shield themselves from the unpleasantries of life.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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