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Critiques of Sam Harris the Moral Landscape

, 2020
A short argument why Sam Harris's intuition about navigating the moral landscape is not perfect and why I think an analogy of "running computer codes" is better.
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Psychometric evaluation of a momentary posttraumatic stress disorder checklist: An ecological momentary assessment study of sexual assault survivors

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract The Momentary Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5 (PTSD; mPCL‐5) is a 10‐item ecological momentary assessment (EMA) version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 designed to capture momentary PTSD symptoms. Prior work supports its reliability and validity but is limited by small samples, short EMA periods, and untested stability across
Grace J. Patrick, Lauren D. Reyes, Mary O. Shapiro, Karen Serrano, Samuel A. McLean, Nicole A. Short   +5 more
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Skeptics and ‘The White Stuff’: Promotion of Cows’ Milk and Other Nonhuman Animal Products in the Skeptic Community as Normative Whiteness

Relations, 2017
This article discusses a dairy advertising campaign featuring skeptic Derren Brown.  I explore the various health claims made in the ads as well as a report Brown featured on his website that claimed consumption of cow’s milk is linked to longevity.
Corey Lee Wrenn
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Enhance food plant diversity conservation and use through greater coordination between genebanks and botanic gardens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food plants are vital to human and planetary health, but their diversity is threatened, making food security, nutrition, and environmental goals more difficult to achieve. Food plant diversity conservation, research, and education can be enhanced through collaboration between sectors, including genebanks and botanic gardens, which possess complementary
Colin K. Khoury, Sarah Gora, Hannes Dempewolf, Mauricio Diazgranados, Alex C. McAlvay, Vania Azevedo, Sam Brockington, Ángela Cano, Daniel Carver, Carly Cowell, Peter Crane, Cary Fowler, Peter Giovannini, Luigi Guarino, Robbie Hart, Geoff Hawtin, Sarada Krishnan, Charlotte Lusty, Patricia Malcolm, Nan McCarry, Abby Meyer, Allison Miller, Ray Mims, Tara Moreau, Arshiya Noorani, Susan K. Pell, Juan Lucas Restrepo, Erin C. Riordan, Stefan Schmitz, Paul Smith, Charles Spillane, Alvaro Toledo, Raakel Toppila, Maarten van Zonneveld, Emily Warschefsky, Peter Wenzl   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Pragmatic and Empirical Approach to Free Will

Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia, 2017
The long dispute between incompatibilists (namely, the advocates of the contemporary version of the illusory nature of freedom) and compatibilists is further exemplified in the discussion between Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett.
Andrea Lavazza
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Not all 3D‐printed bolus is created equal: Variation between 3D‐printed polylactic acid (PLA) bolus samples sourced from external manufacturers

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2022
Introduction Polylactic acid (PLA) is a promising material for customised bolus 3D‐printing in radiotherapy, however variations in printing techniques between external manufacturers could increase treatment uncertainties.
Kerryn Brown, Tom Kupfer, Benjamin Harris, Sam Penso, Richard Khor, Eka Moseshvili   +5 more
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Perspectives on Climate Change in Education for Sustainability: Linking Concepts and Skills for a Practical Ecological Transition

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Hard’ natural sciences have extensively been used to provide evidence that climate change is happening and climate action is needed. If the contribution of our economic activities to disturbing our climate systems is now largely accepted, the way in which we design and operationalise ‘climate action’—how we transition to more sustainable ...
Sandrine Simon
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic evaluation of hybridization in historic and modern North American Bison (Bison bison)

Scientific Reports, 2022
During the late nineteenth century North American bison underwent a significant population bottleneck resulting in a reduction in population size of over 99% and a species-level near-extinction event.
Sam Stroupe, David Forgacs, Andrew Harris, James N. Derr, Brian W. Davis   +4 more
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Under‐documentation of social determinants of health in kidney stone patients in high‐risk region

UroPrecision, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Social determinants or drivers of health (SDoH) provide a broad perspective of influences on patient health. An association between poorer SDoH and worse outcomes for kidney stone disease exists. Many electronic health records (EHR) contain an intake feature to record SDoH data; however, no data exist on the use of this feature ...
Jennifer R. Mihalo, Mara Walters, Torin Walters, Nasser Alrayyes, Katharina Mitchell, Chad Morley, Daniel McClelland, Samuel Washington, David Bayne, Michelle Semins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Failure of New Atheism Morality [PDF]

Studia Gilsoniana, 2015
New atheists, such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, generally speaking, are committed to two main beliefs. The first is scientism, which is the view that only science can give us complete and reliable knowledge of reality.
Robert A. Delfino
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