as in mankind
the human race how far into the outer reaches of the universe will Homo sapiens someday be able to go?

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Recent Examples of Homo sapiens Homo sapiens are highly socialized animals prone to cooperate when necessary. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Routh, who is representing himself, gave an opening statement on the history of mankind and current geopolitical conflicts before the judge ultimately cut him off.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Materialized during the Industrial Revolution — a time of unprecedented societal change — the movement generally sought to redefine mankind’s relationship with technology and progress, with the ultimate goal of regulating the forces of nature so that humanity could achieve unity and immortality.
    Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While detailing the first in-person meeting between her and Rodríguez, Pascal spoke about the specific rhetoric that trans actors sometimes come up against, which is that trans actors should connect with trans subjects based solely on identity, rather than the many other aspects of their humanity.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
  • The way humanity finally got to the level of ChatGPT was not by comprehending intelligence well enough to craft an intelligent mind.
    Nate Soares, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That requires humans to choose regeneration over extraction.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The photo, shared to the r/Weird community, shows two distinct sets of small prints, eerily human-like, with long fingers, smudged onto a black shelf beneath rows of art and history books.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

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