Join some of today's leading thinkers from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, including human origins, religion, psychology, biochemistry, social philosophy, humor, art and music, as they present their views on the many facets of humanness at the What Makes Us Human Conference, April 28 - 29, 2008.
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whatmakesushuman.info/home.html
whatmakesushuman.info/home.html
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Humor and emotion are closely related and an integral part of what makes us human. But are they both unique to the human experience? How do the human mind and brain process humor and emotion, and why do we laugh and cry?
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whatmakesushuman.info/program.html
whatmakesushuman.info/program.html
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The virtual universality of the genetic code, the high degree of conservation of key biochemical reactions, the huge evolutionary conservation of key developmental processes - these are features which emphasize the close relationship of hum...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hmg.secti...
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Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution. ... Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History ... Search Field: Search Submit:
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www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/
www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/
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Richard Leakey: What makes us human is a question I am often asked. Or to put it another way: "What is a human?" If you take the religious point of view, then you just have to define us, and particularly us that are Christian. ...
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/lea0int-7
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By reason, each of us was taking others into consideration. It is that, finally for me about the humanities--that I take others, humans and human values into consideration. I believe the humanities disciplines demand that continuing examination.
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www.humanistsofutah.org/1994/genmay94.html
www.humanistsofutah.org/1994/genmay94.html
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Brace, C L. (2002). Review of The Monkey in the Mirror; Essays on the Science of What Makes Us Human by Ian Tattersall. Human Nature Review. 2: 62-65 ... The Monkey in the Mirror: Essays on the Science of What Makes Us Human by Ian Tattersall; Harcourt, Inc., N.Y. 205 pp. $25.
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human-nature.com/nibbs/02/brace.html
human-nature.com/nibbs/02/brace.html
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Clearly, for anyone interested in the gap between us and our nearest living relatives, these are exciting times. Comparative studies of our own minds and brains and those of the other great apes are finally getting traction on one of biggest questions in science: What makes us human...
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/apegenius/human.html
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/apegenius/human.html
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Understanding the mental processes of others -- mentalizing -- is the basis of our socialization and what makes us human. It gives rise to our capacity to feel empathy, sympathy, understand humor and when others are being ironic, sarcastic or even deceptive.
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/02/010201070128.htm
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