Non-human (also spelled nonhuman) is any entity displaying some, [1] but not enough, human characteristics to be considered a human. The term has been used in a variety of contexts and may refer to objects that have been developed with …

Apr 10, 2018 · More than half of your body is not human, say scientists. Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count. The rest are microscopic colonists. Understanding this …

Mar 21, 2014 · It's not language, tools, morality: it's being able to do an infinity of things. Last time I started to look at the seemingly huge gap between the minds of humans and those of other animals,...

Nov 14, 2019 · A “non-human person” refers to an entity that possesses some rights for limited legal purposes. Sentience might be the characteristic necessary for granting legal rights to non-human species.

Conceptualizing the non-human in this post-humanist vein leaves an impression that there is at last, on the one hand, an infinite multiplicity of the world or worlds that are not human, and, on the other, a human being standing apart, disgraced, all alone.

Presumably, “non-human animals” is the appropriate way to refer to animals, as we have many things in common. To be precise: “there are vast differences between animals and humans – as well as some surprising similarities” (Birch, Hayward, and Malim, 1996, p. 2).

1 day ago · A new era of "free intelligence" powered by AI will change the way humans work, says billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Mar 19, 2025 · Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference ...

1 day ago · Manufactured objects will form distinctive, if sometimes hard to interpret, clues to human existence, paleontologist authors Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz say.

2 days ago · Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages. Why do we hear about medical breakthroughs in mice, but rarely see them translate into ...