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human

[hyoo-muhn, yoo‑] / ˈhyu mən, ˈyu‑ /




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Human brains function on a pretty strict use-it-or-lose-it policy: When they’re not engaged, they start to atrophy.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Robert Griffin works on humanoid robots at the non-profit Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, whose activities include military-funded humanoid projects focused on non-combat applications.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Human color vision is based on three types of cone cells, which are centered around red, blue, and green.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

How did the Biden Health and Human Services Secretary surge from single digits to the top of the field?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Human history has no purpose or goal; but there are plenty of origins, foundations, evolutions and developments, and if you leave them out then you leave out any possibility of understanding change.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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