The desire to know the truth is for many the most intense and irrepressible
of all human longings.
And if the desire for a final justice is part
of our human longing, so too is that longing for something more, whatever it might be, that Kass and the Western tradition have long sought.
In disclosing undreamed - of possibilities for us, revelation seeks to expose the very core
of human longing as well.
See, in Denim Dress, how the tranquil American iconography of girl - sprawled - out - in - field jumps the frame when you realise the girl is a boy; and in Junction 2015, how the mythic forms and long shadows of the American west are worked into surreal compositions that speak as poignantly
of human longing as has any sculpture or painting.
Le Brun's move away from the wholly abstract to a representational account of the more ineffable aspects
of human longing, nostalgia or pain is symptomatic of an increasing plurality of approach in the last years of the century.
Not exact matches
These findings — though not unique among the countries surveyed by Pew — could raise potential
human rights alarm bells as both countries begin the
long process
of rebuilding their systems
of jurisprudence in the wake
of the U.S. exit.
NEW YORK — Facebook doesn't think hookups are meaningful and doesn't want you to date your friends — but it's known for a
long time that its vast map
of human connections could help people find
long - term partners.
It turns out that these
long - lived fishes, who are our ancient evolutionary cousins, share the core
of an adaptive immune system with
human beings.
Face - to - face communication happens to be not only essential for
human happiness but also could be the missing link to some
of the most powerful,
long - term health benefits.
«And you wonder where he gets all
of the time and energy and discipline to do it because
human nature says that after you've been good at something for a very
long time, you typically either get distracted or your intensity or focus wanes.
A joint statement from the National Academy
of Sciences and Royal Society in Britain said «
human - induced increases in CO2 (carbon dioxide) concentrations have been the dominant influence on the
long - term global surface temperature increase.»
«The issue is not that middle - class workers are doomed by automation and technology, but instead that
human capital investment must be at the heart
of any
long - term strategy for producing skills that are complemented by rather than substituted for by technological change.»
For business leaders, increasingly this means balancing two very different perspectives: shareholders who expect executives to deliver better short - term financial performance and stakeholders who want more attention paid to the
longer - term
human and environmental consequences
of business.
«It gives us a much
longer sweep
of human history to examine.»
On
human time scales, that's a
long time,» Duncan Brown, an astronomer at Syracuse University who's a member
of the LIGO research collaboration, previously told Business Insider.
As Roberts, Seldon, and Roberts indicated in
Human Resources Management, «the quality
of employees and their development through training and education are major factors in determining
long - term profitability
of a small business» ¦.
«We wanted to see if workers would use these devices over a
long period
of time, and we found the design
of the device is critically important,» says Lucas Carr, assistant professor
of health and
human physiology at the University
of Iowa.
That might seem like a huge stroke
of luck for any company, but Johansson signed on after controversially severing her ties as an ambassador with
human rights and aid organization Oxfam, which has
long opposed Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
BELARUS: The EU has
long had difficult relations with Belarus, one
of Moscow's closest allies, and has sanctions in place because
of human - rights abuses and treatment
of political opponents.
For instance, recent research on the sleep habits
of hunter gatherer bands living much like our
long - ago ancestors did found modern
humans actually don't get much less sleep than our tribal forebears.
Debbie Cook, the former mayor
of Huntington Beach, California, was one
of the first investors: «I thought, How can I invest in something that will actually be an asset for as
long as
humans exist and grow their own food?»
It's about celebrating each step toward the ultimate
human longing for an enhanced and enriched enterprise
of life.
But killing off their few fellow
human inhabitants may not be the right answer for the characters in the
long run in a world full
of the undead.
The loss
of human life and destruction
of property lingered on minds across the world, but a decade -
long effort to lure innovative technology firms to the South American country was also at stake.
Not only does this suggest modern
humans might have been stepping tentatively into Europe and getting friendly with Neanderthals
long before the wave
of migration that led to today's population, it shows Neanderthals were more diverse than we thought.
Guantanamo has been criticized by
human rights groups, with some
of its prisoners held for a decade or
longer without being charged or given a trial.
In fact, 70 percent
of people turning 65 years old can expect to need some type
of long - term care, according to the U.S. Department
of Health and
Human Services.
The company has moved from research on rats to the cusp
of human trials in less than five years at a cost
of less than $ 5 million, a process that can often take twice that
long and cost many times more.
In fact, 7 in 10 Americans over 65 will need
long - term care at some point, according to the U.S. Department
of Health and
Human Services.
But they have yet to design a heart, atomic or not, that works
long - term within the confines
of the
human body and doesn't require external drivers or batteries.
On a
long instant message rant to his VP
of human resources, Oracle EVP Keith Block vented about everything from the company's products to his boss, then Oracle co-president Mark Hurd.
«Our standard account
of monetary history is precisely backwards,» he argues —
humans were using credit systems
long before the first coin was minted.
Writer Gillian Terzis explains that, «
Humans have
long entertained the possibility
of communing with the machines, exploring them as servants, or using them for sexual gratification.
Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the
human right to water»; «a report discussing possible
long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report
of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts
of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report
of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption
of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»
With the incorporation
of artificial intelligence (AI), bots are no
longer one dimensional search tools, they are dynamic machines that can query information, learn your behaviors, anticipate problems, and organize tasks for their
human counterparts.
But organizers
of the International Summit on
Human Gene Editing said editing genes in human embryos was permissible for research purposes, so long as the modified cells would not be implanted to establish a pregn
Human Gene Editing said editing genes in
human embryos was permissible for research purposes, so long as the modified cells would not be implanted to establish a pregn
human embryos was permissible for research purposes, so
long as the modified cells would not be implanted to establish a pregnancy.
It no
longer is, even for capital - intensive companies, for all
of us the scarce resource is
human capital.
I could list all the documented cases
of Mugabe's genocidal acts, but that would take too
long and its all easy enough to find on the reputable websites managed by the major international
human rights groups.
Pinker's extensively researched thesis is that global violence has decreased throughout
human history, as wrong as that may feel given the 24 - hour news cycle that came into being not
long after two world wars and matured during an age
of regular terrorist attacks and mass shootings.
It's another quirk
of human nature to add to the
long list
of our mental oddities and biases, but at least this one is useful.
To ignore this advice and plunk ourselves down
longer and more often than the
human body was designed for is to tempt both a host
of unpleasant health effects and early death.
Months -
long testing
of the system began in November at the energy department's Nevada National Security Site, with an eye toward providing energy for future
human and robotic missions in space and on the surface
of Mars, the moon or other solar system destinations.
It takes over the «
long, tedious and manual» process
of human workers searching the craft's surface (known as the envelope) for miniscule punctures.
With his record running times, Bolt stretched the limits
of human achievement, sending physicists scrambling to explain what made him so special ---- in essence, his
longer, stronger legs create more ground force to propel him forward ---- and ponder the possibility
of anyone on the planet ever running faster.
Many robotics and AI experts aren't too concerned with the
long term, believing that machines will ultimately elevate the type
of work that
humans do.
It's a strategy AT&T used to great effect in the 1970s to sell
long - distance telephony — «Reach out and touch someone» — and again in the 1990s with a series
of spots about distant spouses and overworked moms to sell
human connection in the nascent digital age.
To have the prison alone, with no
human contact for
long periods
of time.
Not
long ago, researchers at the University
of Manitoba's
Human - Computer Interaction Lab conducted a study in which participants were asked to do 80 minutes of painfully dull drudge work under the supervision of a human, or that of a computer named
Human - Computer Interaction Lab conducted a study in which participants were asked to do 80 minutes
of painfully dull drudge work under the supervision
of a
human, or that of a computer named
human, or that
of a computer named Nao.
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.
Socially speaking, it is much more efficient and sophisticated in the
long run to understand the intricacies
of human behavior than to demand one's way.