Sentences with phrase «for human self»

His Flying Garden works imagine parallel agricultural modules, at present housing species of Spanish moss that receive necessary nutrition from the atmosphere - they are «air - sufficient,» an apt metaphor for the human self - sufficiency that his project hopes to engender.

William Pollard sees technology today as a Promethean quest for human self - sufficiency, omnipotence, and complete mastery over nature, a celebration of man's glory rather than God's.

The health of eco-systems is essential to our survival, and their integrity must be respected both for human self - interest and because of the intrinsic value of the nonhuman world.

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When you can support someone's basic needs for esteem and appreciation by saying, «thank you» in a sincere and impactful way, you are serving mankind and your fellow human in their quest towards self - actualization.

Rather than pay up, Uber got into a lengthy debate with the state in which Anthony Levandowski, vice president at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (and founder of the self - driving startup Otto that Uber acquired) argued Uber wasn't actually testing «autonomous vehicles» because all its vehicles had human drivers aboard and would for the foreseeable future.

Recode obtained documents that show Uber's self - driving cars require the human standby driver to take control an average 10 times for every 8 miles of driving.

In March of 2017, Recode obtained internal documents showing that human drivers had to take over from Uber's system very frequently relative to the same numbers for other self - driving efforts.

Perhaps certain intersections will only be navigable by human drivers for a period, or certain weather conditions off limits to self - driving cars.

Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR, is the flagship for the SpaceX vision of creating a permanent, self - sustaining human presence on Mars — and yes, the name connotes more than just «Falcon» to those inside SpaceX.

BFR is the flagship for the SpaceX vision of creating a permanent, self - sustaining human presence on Mars.

Best Quote: «Today, cognitive neuroscience is proving that humans make decisions irrationally, perception is illusory, and our minds are designed for self - deception.

The Bets are also being told to be self - sufficient administratively: They can rely on Alphabet for functions like legal counsel, human resources, and public relations, but only if they pay Alphabet for the services.

Trojans are typically spread by social engineering - for example, by tricking people into clicking a link, installing an app, or running some email attachment - and, as such, unlike viruses and worms, Trojans typically do not self - propagate - instead, they rely on human involvement.

Instant gratification turns into the need for constant progress, being self - centered turns into the ability to relate to people on a very basic, human level — because we want their attention.

Lyft, whose current drivers are regular folks with a car who give rides for a fee, is betting that self - driving cars will quickly eliminate people's need to own a car, as well as his company's dependence on human drivers.

For now, these fully self - driving minivans — sans human test driver — are limited to a defined «geo - fenced» area.

NHTSA said in a report that it wanted to find any «unnecessary regulatory barriers» to self - driving cars «particularly those that are not equipped with controls for a human driver.»

Director Jonathan Levine («The Wackness,» «The Night Before») and screenwriter Katie Dippold (2016's «Ghostbusters») were obviously going for an edgy «mom - com,» in which the men are idiots and a story of self - discovery is at the core (Emily helps Ecuadorian women form a human chain to take water from a well, which brings her to an aha moment).

When I used to do a lot of recruiting we used to call it «hanging yourself» because people who talk for long periods of time without seeking feedback are generally not self - aware or good at human interaction.

Add to the mix a pesky human habit of feeling guilt for shirking to - dos on a never - ending list of self - inflicted responsibilities — and voilà!

Paul Rocco, president of Provectus Robotics Solutions, uses similar types of technology in his company's robots, and says that self - driving vehicles will reduce the risk for human passengers.

Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation at the Automotive Hall of Fame on Friday allowing for the testing of self - driving cars without a steering wheel, brake pedal, or human in the front seat.

«I think the self - driving car has the opportunity to not only improve productivity for the people in the car, which will be a huge economic boost for those people; Not only has the opportunity to save lives — over a million people die worldwide in road deaths today caused by human drivers, and I think we can take that very close to zero, which is very good for both human welfare and for economic productivity — it's a very serious dent in productivity when people get killed; And then all the ancillary industries that end up getting built out.»

Brian notes that distraction is a huge problem for human - controlled vehicles so self - driving cars are a definite improvement.

We don't just work to protect the environment — we tap into the universal human desire for self - determination, and work to change how decisions are made in B.C. by answering questions like: Who gets to decide?

For now, a human operator needs to be present but a fully self - operated car could soon become available in the markets as well.

Self - comparison can be a strong influence on human behavior, and because people tend to display the most positive aspects of their lives on social media, it is possible for an individual to believe that their own life compares negatively to what they see presented by others.

Power grids had to be built, machines had to be replaced and new applications took years to develop.9 For similar reasons, it could take many years for self - driving vehicles to completely displace human - driven taxis, trucks and busFor similar reasons, it could take many years for self - driving vehicles to completely displace human - driven taxis, trucks and busfor self - driving vehicles to completely displace human - driven taxis, trucks and buses.

In October 2016, Tesla announced that all vehicles in production, as well as the forthcoming Model 3, will be built with an updated hardware suite, equipping each Tesla with the hardware needed for full self - driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver.

This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 2,186 hiring and human resource managers ages 18 and over (employed full - time, not self - employed, non-government) between February 10 and March 17, 2016 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions).

This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 2,138 hiring managers and human resource professionals and 3,022 workers (employed full - time, not self - employed, non-government) ages 18 and over between February 10 and March 4, 2014 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions).

This is the first time an autonomous vehicle operating in self - driving mode has resulted in a human death, and that has huge implications for the future of AVs and their use on roads.

He believes that a wider presence of self - driving technologies will reduce the risks associated with driving, as human error is responsible for more than 90 percent of all car crashes.

It's healthy for humans to exercise tests of self - control, which is what Lent is.

Fortunately for humans, we have evolved far enough to have a greater sense of self awareness than any other species.

Anthropology and Spanish are exotic enough for laughter, but at least government (if it is American Government) will require them to think about their own lives as allegedly self - governing human beings.

This only conditions a child's mind to notice these things and view them as forbidden, rather than training them for self - control through the simple acknowledgement that humans are by nature sexual beings, and that the female form is beautiful, something to be appreciated and not objectified.

We have been chasing our tails for a long time when it comes to self - knowledge, and the whole human / non-human distinction evades us, especially when we are attempting to be «objective,» because we tend to think that true objectivity is possible and even desirable, when in fact true objectivity doesn't exist.

If they would think of them selves as humans first they may be able to hold off on killing for god.

The most holy, the noblest, the best, the most godlike things about us is our human capacity to learn personhood in responsible self - government (taking up personal responsibility for our own eternal fate) and to share in communion with other persons, and most of all with the unseen God.

the negation of ideology, the political secularization of the doctrine of original sin, the cautious sentiment tempered by prudence, the product of organic, local human organization observing and reforming its customs, the distaste for a priori principle disassociated from historical experience, the partaking of the mysteries of free will, divine guidance, and human agency by existing in but not of the confusions of modern society, no framework of action, no tenet, no theory, and no article of faith, a distrust of the systems and processes of the idol of self and of the lust for power and status, scorn to all approaches of ideology and meta - narrative.

Such conversions are likely to grow more frequent as self - described «lovers of death» such as ISIS force the French to explain and defend a civilization firmly based, for all its inconsistencies, excesses, and aberrations, on the reverent love of human life demanded by the doctrine of the Incarnation.

To maintain its dependency scam, revenue flow, nd unearned privileges and tax dodges, religion tries to force itself into every aspect of life when dying is a time to bask in the glow of loving human, real relationships... and perhaps make a few apologies... like for wasting others; time with ignorant, self - servinge proselytizing.

And Socrates» paradoxical statement in Plato's Apology that «not out of money does virtue arise, but out of virtue money and all other goods for human beings, both private and public» - a passage that has given modern scholars fits for generations - underscores the self - sufficiency of the virtuous individual.

Amazing, such rationality presented by you... oh wait, not really rational to poke fun at your human being unless your own self esteem is so low that the only means to feel superior to your fellow human being is to belittle them for their beliefs... kinda like what the religious do to you.

Yes, we have a human nature with a desire for s * x. However, we also have the gift of self control, which most people today don't use anymore.

To not only claim to know there is a God but to claim you know his name and how he wants all his slave humans to behave is beyond hubris, it is self deification, claiming to know the mind of God, regardless of whether you rely on some ancient book for that knowledge or not.

Post-Homeric Greek culture, with its wealth of powerful artistic forms for the portrayal of human personality, never arrived at one that would explore the path to this intimate self - knowledge.

Absolutely nothing special about humans compared to dolphins, monkeys, cat, dogs, or ants, other than our amazing ability for self - delusion!)

Other slower - acting occasions such as those constituting human temporal consciousness will attend only to the larger movements taking place in the electromagnetic field because only these larger movements are truly important for their self - constitution.