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Using JADES NIRCam photometry to investigate the dependence of stellar mass inferences on the IMF in the early universe. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Woodrum C   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From modality to millianism

open access: yesNoûs, EarlyView.
Abstract A new argument is offered which proceeds through epistemic possibility (for all S knows, p), cutting a trail from modality to Millianism, the controversial thesis that the semantic content of a proper name is simply its bearer. New definitions are provided for various epistemic modal notions.
Nathan Salmón
wiley   +1 more source

The simplicity of physical laws

open access: yesNoûs, EarlyView.
Abstract Physical laws are strikingly simple, yet there is no a priori reason for them to be so. I propose that nomic realists—Humeans and non‐Humeans—should recognize simplicity as a fundamental epistemic guide for discovering and evaluating candidate physical laws.
Eddy Keming Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Strong Lensing by Galaxies. [PDF]

open access: yesSpace Sci Rev
Shajib AJ   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Expected value, to a point: Moral decision‐making under background uncertainty

open access: yesNoûs, EarlyView.
Abstract Expected value maximization gives plausible guidance for moral decision‐making under uncertainty in many situations. But it has unappetizing implications in ‘Pascalian’ situations involving tiny probabilities of extreme outcomes. This paper shows, first, that under realistic levels of ‘background uncertainty’ about sources of value independent
Christian Tarsney
wiley   +1 more source

Validity of non‐traditional measures of obesity compared to total body fat across the life course: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesObesity Reviews, EarlyView.
Summary IntroductionTraditional obesity measures including body mass index, waist circumference, waist‐to‐hip ratio, and waist‐to‐height ratio have limitations. The primary objective of this study was to identify and review the validity of non‐traditional obesity measures, using measures of total body fat as the reference standard, that have been used ...
Alexandra M. Palumbo   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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