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2. www.britannica.com › topic › human-beingHuman being | Mental Health, Emotions & Behavior | Britannica

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   Apr 26, 2024 · Learn about human beings, the culture-bearing primates classified in the genus Homo, especially the species H. sapiens. Explore their anatomy, evolution, and culture, as well as related topics such as philosophy, anthropology, and medicine.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

3. www.britannica.com › science › human-evolutionHuman evolution | History, Stages, Timeline, Tree, Chart ...

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Learn about the process by which human beings developed from now-extinct primates, and the fossil evidence and scientific models for this history. Explore the human lineage, the human tribe, and the human family bush.

4. Dictionary

   Hu·man

   /ˈ(h)yo͞omən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characteristic of people or human beings: "the human body" Similar anthropoidOpposite animal
   • ▪ of or characteristic of people as opposed to God or animals or machines, especially in being susceptible to weaknesses: "they are only human and therefore mistakes do occur" Similar mortalflesh and bloodfallibleweakfrailimperfectvulnerablesusceptibleerringerror-pronephysicalbodilyfleshlycarnalcorporalOpposite infallible
   • ▪ of or characteristic of people's better qualities, such as kindness or sensitivity: "the human side of politics is getting stronger" Similar compassionatehumanekindkindlykindheartedconsiderateunderstandingsympathetictolerantapproachableaccessibleOpposite inhuman
   • ▪ of or belonging to the genus Homo.

   noun

   • 1. a human being, especially a person as distinguished from an animal or (in science fiction) an alien.

   Word Origin late Middle Englishhumaine, from Old French humain(e), from Latin humanus, from homo ‘man, human being’. The present spelling became usual in the 18th century; compare with humane.

   Derivatives

   • 1. humanlike adjective
   • 2. humanness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Human_evolutionHuman evolution - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Human evolution is the evolutionary process within the history of primates that led to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of the hominid family that includes all the great apes.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HomoHomo - Wikipedia

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   6 days ago · Homo (from Latin homō 'human') is a genus of great ape that emerged from the genus Australopithecus and encompasses the extant species Homo sapiens (modern humans) and a number of extinct species (collectively called archaic humans) classified as either ancestral or closely related to modern humans, including Homo erectus and Homo ...

   • Class: Mammalia
   • Kingdom: Animalia

   • Family: Hominidae

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_human_evolutionTimeline of human evolution - Wikipedia

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   May 1, 2024 · The timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the evolutionary lineage of the modern human species, Homo sapiens, throughout the history of life, beginning some 4 billion years ago down to recent evolution within H. sapiens during and since the Last Glacial Period.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › human-natureHuman nature | Psychology, Evolution, Biology | Britannica

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   May 1, 2024 · human nature, fundamental dispositions and traits of humans. Theories about the nature of humankind form a part of every culture. In the West, one traditional question centred on whether humans are naturally selfish and competitive ( see Thomas Hobbes; John Locke) or social and altruistic ( see Karl Marx; Émile Durkheim ).

9. www.pbs.org › video › human-bwlxmcA Brief History of the Future | Human | Episode 4 | PBS

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Human. Ari explores the human ability to increase empathy and compassion, what values we are instilling into artificial intelligence technologies, and the need to create both a better world and...

   • Video Duration: 53 min