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Can we remain rational in the large world? On some unexpected consequences of ecological rationality.

open access: yesZagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2021
The paper outlines various concepts of rationality, their characteristics and consequences. In the first, most general part, the metaphysical, instrumental and discursive rationality is distinguished.
Marcin Gorazda
doaj  

An ecological perspective to cognitive limits: Modeling environment-mind interactions with ACT-R

open access: yesJudgment and Decision Making, 2008
Contrary to the common belief that more information is always better, Gigerenzer et al. (1999) showed that simple decision strategies which rely on little information can be quite successful.
Wolfgang Gaissmaier   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rationality, reasons, and rules [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
H.-J. Glock has made important contributions to discussions of rationality, reasons, and rules. This chapter addresses four conceptions of rationality that Glock identifies.
Hooker, Brad
core   +1 more source

Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An ecological perspective to cognitive limits [PDF]

open access: yesJudgment and Decision Making, 2008
Contrary to the common belief that more information is always better, Gigerenzer et al. (1999) showed that simple decision strategies which rely on little information can be quite successful.
Wolfgang Gaissmaier   +2 more
doaj  

The Recognition Heuristic: A Review of Theory and Tests

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2011
The recognition heuristic is a prime example of how, by exploiting a match between mind and environment, a simple mental strategy can lead to efficient decision making.
Thorsten ePachur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rationality without optimality:Bounded and ecological rationality from a Marrian perspective

open access: yes, 2018
Ecological rationality provides an alternative to the view that rational responses to environmental uncertainty are optimal probabilistic responses.
Henry Brighton, Brighton, Henry
core   +1 more source

Evolution‐guided yeast complementation reveals functional differences in human PSPH variants

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Ancient genomes can help guide which human genetic variants are tested experimentally. This study applies that idea to PSPH, a gene involved in serine biosynthesis, and uses high‐throughput yeast complementation to compare variant function. The findings reveal measurable differences among selected alleles and illustrate the value of evolution‐guided ...
Mauricio Campa‐Álvarez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incentive Systems That Support Sustainability: A First Nations Example

open access: yesEcology and Society, 1998
Prior to contact with European settlers, the incentive and governance systems used by First Nations peoples of the Northwest coast of North America provided more sustainable use of the fisheries and other resources of that region than did subsequent ...
Ronald L. Trosper
doaj   +1 more source

Urbanism and Ecological Rationality

open access: yes, 2012
The chapter explores the relation between “urbanism”, the practice of urban and territorial design, and “ecological rationality” - a form of rationality that has deeply permeated the urbanistic discourse over the past decades.
VIGANO', PAOLA, Paola Viganò
core   +1 more source

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