He was intrigued how we are able to easily form impressions of humans even though we have such complex structures.
Classical and modern dance often give the impression of human beings flying, freed of the earth.
The record, should it ever be intercepted, is intended to give extraterrestrials an impression of human life.
Perhaps it's just as well that the aliens did not get their first impression of human beings from a Damien Hirst painting.
Characters skipped up and down the ramp, sporting emblematic peasant costumes, false feet strapped to their shins, giving the impression of human puppets.
I should sound like an alien making an impression of human bewilderment.
"The machine gives an impression of human whispering by mimicking the intricacies of human physiology," Kim says.
Asch was interested in how humans form impressions of other human beings.
But, while all these interpretations are possible, the most lasting impression is of human isolation.
As I strolled around, I jotted down impressions of how humans have used horses: chariots in 1500 B.C., an all-cavalry army of Genghis Khan, hunters who trained their steed to accept a domesticated lynx or cheetah perched on their hindquarters, fearsome Spanish cavalry during the conquest of the Americas in the 16th century, relay messengers in the Pony Express across North America.
