Distinguish humans and animals: Language Complex reasoning and emotions Live in groups Bipedalism Survival depending on the learning from socially learned behavior or culture: e.g. A wolf boy existing but now lasting long. What does it mean to be human: Response will be different such as genetics Scientific method: observations, testing and findings What is critical thinking: looking at things from a distance and observing them. What does critical thinking mean in the context of this course? Making sense of a situation in light of the historical, social and culture factors Looking at situation as unique and local How? Making sense of the news and the experience, cultivating curiosity, deeper understanding of things coming to be,