What does it mean to be human?

Why the "human" part of "human rights" is such a problem, Ted Chiang on the pointlessness of AI writing, and Rachel Carson on how our veins contain traces of our ancestors aquatic origins.

Happy Friday! This week, we’re looking at what it means to be human. We need to ask the important questions, like: are we human? Or are we dancers? And: is there a worse line in a pop song than that one? Is our humanity degraded when we listen to too many Killers songs? Do they get off the hook for all eternity because “Mr. Brightside” is such an undeni…