In the last part, in contrast with the disgusting Yahoos, we are shown the noble Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses who are free from human failings.

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The article argued that Jobs' example has created two camps of people: those who want to emulate his ruthless, idiosyncratic business style, and those who are turned off by his failings as a father and a human.

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Since Dr Hinton's network shares features with the human visual system, it might be expected to share its failings, too.

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But the outlines of a science of human evolution that can explain humanity's success, and also its continuing failings, are now in place.

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Another trainer, Ronnie McCourt, said the key to any leadership challenge was understanding human psychology and he was trying to persuade the officers to look at their own failings as they assessed the military scenarios they were given.

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