Human History

7 Ways To Tell If You're Human

Joanna Bourke | Posted 02.12.2012

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Joanna Bourke

Does intellectual ability make us human? Or self-consciousness? Or the possession of a soul? Or tool-making? Or private property? Or genetic inheritance? Whatever definition we choose, it excludes some creatures we might want to include in the "human."

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What Does it Mean to Be Free of Definitions?

Gangaji | Posted 01.09.2012

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Gangaji

What is the frame or context of your life? You don't know how your story will end, but at this point you can discover what your story is about.

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A Digital Love Letter to a Dying Language

Nataly Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nataly Kelly

With the help of modern technology, it is truly possible for all mother tongues to not only belong to their rightful communities, but to be enjoyed by all of us.

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Emerging Languages, Emergent Knowledge

K. David Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011

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K. David Harrison

While the top of the economic pyramid may be dominated by a few players, the knowledge pyramid is inversely skewed, with just 0.2% of the world's population possessing a full 80% of our languages, and the vast knowledge they encode.

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Human History in 300 Words

Julie Gray | Posted 11.17.2011

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Julie Gray

Standing up and apparently eating an apple/FIRE followed by that bone throw thing from 2001: A Space Odyssey/Pyramids built by aliens

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Another Thought on Race: A Difference With no Distinction

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Schweitzer

The tragic mistake of human history is that we have either assigned meaning to skin color or tried to ignore its reality. Both are deeply flawed world views.

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