She insists that no miraculous solutions, such as magical new technologies or colonisation of space, will take the place of man learning to live more harmoniously with his fellow creatures.

ECONOMIST: Island life

The beard, now flecked with gray, frames not pursed lips but the tentative smile of a man still learning about optimism.

CNN: A Warrior Comes in From the Cold

Peter Lewis, 68, a vulnerable man with learning difficulties, was stabbed in the stomach by William Jones, 32, in Roath, Cardiff, on 28 April last year.

BBC: Peter Lewis murder: William Jones jailed for 22 years

But Nina may represent a true leap forward in man-machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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When he finished basic Navy training, he spent a year and a half learning to work as a hospital man.

NPR: A U.S. Medic Who Won't Make It Home

The SDLP man said he "won't have much of a learning curve".

BBC: Labour has new man in Northern Ireland

Making the transition to a one-man show was as much about retraining his patients as it was learning to use scanners and servers.

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As Charlie tells independent producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister, learning the story of just how his father became blind helped him grow closer to the old man, who spent much of his life absorbed in philosophical writings.

NPR: Charlie Rizzo: Walking with My Father