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What Is It That Distinguishes Us?

by Connor Wood | Aug 6, 2019 | Humans | Human Evolution | Uniquely Human

How We Differ from Chimps

How We Differ from Chimps

It’s a thin line, but it’s definitely there.

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Research Associate, Center for Mind and Culture

by Celia Deane-Drummond | Jul 16, 2019 | Uniquely Human

War and Peace

War and Peace

The evolution of good, evil, and the roots of human distinctiveness.

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Celia Deane-Drummond

Celia Deane-Drummond is Senior Research Fellow in Theology and Director of the Laudato Si’ Research Institute at Campion Hall, University of Oxford.

by Mark Moring | May 21, 2019 | Uniquely Human

“Some People Swear Their Houseplants Are Conscious”

“Some People Swear Their Houseplants Are Conscious”

Consciousness expert Michael Graziano on what, if anything, makes us uniquely human.

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Managing Editor, ORBITER magazine

by Rick Potts | Mar 12, 2019 | Humans | Human Evolution | Uniquely Human

What Does It Mean to Be Human?

What Does It Mean to Be Human?

Rick Potts, director of the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program, addresses the question.

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Managing Editor, ORBITER magazine

by Drew Rick-Miller | Jan 15, 2019 | Humans | Human Evolution | Uniquely Human

Uniqueness, Evolution, and Faith

Uniqueness, Evolution, and Faith

Can all three co-exist?

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Drew Rick-Miller

Contributing Editor, ORBITER magazine

by Mark Moring | Nov 6, 2018 | Interviews | Uniquely Human

Maybe We’re Not That Unique

Maybe We’re Not That Unique

A perspective from Brother Guy Consolmagno, astronomer and theologian.

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Managing Editor, ORBITER magazine

by Sarah Brosnan | Sep 17, 2018 | Uniquely Human

Are We All That Different from Primates?

Are We All That Different from Primates?

We might not be quite as unique as we think, explains Sarah Brosnan.

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Sarah F. Brosnan is Professor of Psychology, Philosophy & Neuroscience at Georgia State University.

by Agustin Fuentes | Sep 4, 2018 | Uniquely Human

The Human Niche

The Human Niche

Agustín Fuentes says our capacity for belief is part of what makes us unique.

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Agustin Fuentes

Agustín Fuentes is the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Endowed Chair in Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame.