[This is a talk I was going to give at Slush but had to change my travel plans.] A 12 minute talk should be plenty to address this simple question. Just kidding. This is one of the profound questions that humanity has grappled with for a long time. Here are three artistic takes throughout history. The first is a biological take on being human. This plate from ancient Greece shows centaurs who are half human and half horse. Mythology is full of human animal hybrids. The centaur myth is likely ...
