Homo
noun
A term used on scientific classification system that means 'human'.
Homo sapiens is the scientific name for the human species.
Often appears as...
- homo sapiens
- homo habilis
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Technical
noun
A term used to refer to a gay man.
He came out as a homo when he was in high school.
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Informal, Disapproving
noun
A term used on scientific classification system that means 'human'.
Homo sapiens is the scientific name for the human species.
Often appears as...
- homo sapiens
- homo habilis
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A term used to refer to a gay man.
He came out as a homo when he was in high school.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Used in biology to classify humans and related species; not for general human reference.
In my anthropology class, we studied Homo erectus.
Pro Tip 2/3Latin Origin
It's a Latin word meaning 'man'; often used in scientific Latin phrases.
Homo neanderthalensis lived 400,000 years ago.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse with 'Homo sapiens', which specifically refers to modern humans.
Homo is the genus, but only Homo sapiens are us!
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Used in biology to classify humans and related species; not for general human reference.
In my anthropology class, we studied Homo erectus.
Pro Tip 2/3Latin Origin
It's a Latin word meaning 'man'; often used in scientific Latin phrases.
Homo neanderthalensis lived 400,000 years ago.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse with 'Homo sapiens', which specifically refers to modern humans.
Homo is the genus, but only Homo sapiens are us!
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Usage
Used in biology to classify humans and related species; not for general human reference.
In my anthropology class, we studied Homo erectus.
Pro Tip 2/3Latin Origin
It's a Latin word meaning 'man'; often used in scientific Latin phrases.
Homo neanderthalensis lived 400,000 years ago.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Don't confuse with 'Homo sapiens', which specifically refers to modern humans.
Homo is the genus, but only Homo sapiens are us!
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Why do humans have a...
Most of these became vestigial long before homo sapiens existed, quietly riding along from one of our ancestor species to the next. But why have they stuck around for so long? To answer this question, it helps to understand natural selection. Natural selection simply means that traits
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Why humans run the world...
Most legal systems today in the world are based on a belief in human rights. But what are human rights? Human rights, just like God and heaven, are just a story that we've invented. They are not an objective reality; they are not some biological effect about homo sapiens.
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Evolution’s great...
that eventually gave rise to our own species, homo sapiens. Brain size tripled, and bipedalism freed the hands for communication. There may have been a transition from gestural communication to gestural language— from pointing to objects and pantomiming actions—
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A brief history of dogs...
Whatever corner of the globe you find homo sapiens in today, you’re likely to find another species Canis lupus familiaris. Whether they’re herding, hunting, sledding, or slouching the sheer variety of domestic dogs is staggering.
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The dirty secret of...
neoliberal economic theory became essentially a protection racket for the rich. The third assumption, and by far the most pernicious, is a behavioral model that describes human beings as something called "homo economicus,"
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Thoughts on humanity,...
And my father was a freedom fighter. My mother was, well, just a fighter like mothers are. And much like the original homo sapiens, we struggled to survive. When I was in my early 20s, I lost both my parents,
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My love letter to...
There's this fact that I love that I read somewhere once, that one of the things that's contributed to homo sapiens' success as a species is our lack of body hair -- that our hairlessness, our nakedness
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Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
- Neanderthals are often depicted as brutish cave men, but science shows that our early ancestors were actually quite advanced. Neanderthals, or homo neanderthalensis,
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How will we survive when...
How are we doing? No, no, no, by that, I meant, how are we, homo sapiens "we" doing as a species? Now the typical way to answer that question is this.
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Human Origins 101 PIPE...
These hominins fell into three major groups. Early hominins, australopithecines, and homo genus. Humanity's earliest relatives
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Why do humans have a...
Most of these became vestigial long before homo sapiens existed, quietly riding along from one of our ancestor species to the next. But why have they stuck around for so long? To answer this question, it helps to understand natural selection. Natural selection simply means that traits
Video examples
Why humans run the world...
Most legal systems today in the world are based on a belief in human rights. But what are human rights? Human rights, just like God and heaven, are just a story that we've invented. They are not an objective reality; they are not some biological effect about homo sapiens.
Video examples
Evolution’s great...
that eventually gave rise to our own species, homo sapiens. Brain size tripled, and bipedalism freed the hands for communication. There may have been a transition from gestural communication to gestural language— from pointing to objects and pantomiming actions—
Video examples
A brief history of dogs...
Whatever corner of the globe you find homo sapiens in today, you’re likely to find another species Canis lupus familiaris. Whether they’re herding, hunting, sledding, or slouching the sheer variety of domestic dogs is staggering.
Video examples
The dirty secret of...
neoliberal economic theory became essentially a protection racket for the rich. The third assumption, and by far the most pernicious, is a behavioral model that describes human beings as something called "homo economicus,"
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Thoughts on humanity,...
And my father was a freedom fighter. My mother was, well, just a fighter like mothers are. And much like the original homo sapiens, we struggled to survive. When I was in my early 20s, I lost both my parents,
Video examples
My love letter to...
There's this fact that I love that I read somewhere once, that one of the things that's contributed to homo sapiens' success as a species is our lack of body hair -- that our hairlessness, our nakedness
Video examples
Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
- Neanderthals are often depicted as brutish cave men, but science shows that our early ancestors were actually quite advanced. Neanderthals, or homo neanderthalensis,
Video examples
How will we survive when...
How are we doing? No, no, no, by that, I meant, how are we, homo sapiens "we" doing as a species? Now the typical way to answer that question is this.
Video examples
Human Origins 101 PIPE...
These hominins fell into three major groups. Early hominins, australopithecines, and homo genus. Humanity's earliest relatives
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William S. Burroughs
American Writer
Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact, both homo - and heterosexual experimental subjects have been conditioned to react sexually to an old boot, and you can save a lot of money that way.
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Melvin Van Peebles
American Actor
The key to empowerment is no more complicated than what Jesse Jackson said, 'We are somebody.' But the 'We are somebody' I would like to be in the larger sense: not just the urban African-American but homo sapiens in general - We are somebody.
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Greta Thunburg
Swedish Environmentalist
Solving the climate crisis is the greatest and most complex challenge that homo sapiens have ever faced. The main solution, however, is so simple that even a small child can understand it. We have to stop our emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Al Jourgensen
Cuban Musician
I think we were colonized by aliens 250,000 years ago, and they genetically altered our DNA to be primates into homo erectus and humans. I'm very interested in how we evolved so suddenly, which obviously ties in with the alien thing.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.
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Henri Bergson
French Philosopher
Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
We are misery-making machines! Homo sapiens has perfected the art of causing suffering. Pain is humankind's collective GDP.
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Eric Idle
English Comedian
I listen to the audience and try and bounce with them. All audiences are different. But they are all homo sapiens.
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Manila Luzon
American Celebrity
Before, gay portrayals in the media were so limiting, like a caricature of a homo. A parody almost.
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Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
Homo sapiens does its best to forget the fact, but it is an animal.
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William S. Burroughs
American Writer
Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact, both homo - and heterosexual experimental subjects have been conditioned to react sexually to an old boot, and you can save a lot of money that way.
Quote examples
Melvin Van Peebles
American Actor
The key to empowerment is no more complicated than what Jesse Jackson said, 'We are somebody.' But the 'We are somebody' I would like to be in the larger sense: not just the urban African-American but homo sapiens in general - We are somebody.
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Greta Thunburg
Swedish Environmentalist
Solving the climate crisis is the greatest and most complex challenge that homo sapiens have ever faced. The main solution, however, is so simple that even a small child can understand it. We have to stop our emissions of greenhouse gases.
Quote examples
Al Jourgensen
Cuban Musician
I think we were colonized by aliens 250,000 years ago, and they genetically altered our DNA to be primates into homo erectus and humans. I'm very interested in how we evolved so suddenly, which obviously ties in with the alien thing.
Quote examples
Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.
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Henri Bergson
French Philosopher
Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
We are misery-making machines! Homo sapiens has perfected the art of causing suffering. Pain is humankind's collective GDP.
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Eric Idle
English Comedian
I listen to the audience and try and bounce with them. All audiences are different. But they are all homo sapiens.
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Manila Luzon
American Celebrity
Before, gay portrayals in the media were so limiting, like a caricature of a homo. A parody almost.
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Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli Historian
Homo sapiens does its best to forget the fact, but it is an animal.
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