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Generics favor stability

open access: yesMind &Language, EarlyView.
Humans seek to predict, explain, and control their environments. Generalizations—like those expressed by “children like candy” and “cigarettes cause cancer”—provide one resource to facilitate these tasks. We develop a proposal tying the acceptability judgments of generics to the psychological functions of generalizations.
Katherine Ritchie, Ny Vasil
wiley   +1 more source

Shark Finning Legislation and Shark Welfare

open access: yes
Miles de tiburones son cruelmente asesinados todos los días alrededor del mundo gracias al lucrativo comercio de las aletas de tiburón. Esta práctica está impactando negativamente la vida marina ya que los tiburones son los mayores depredadores del océano, los que mantienen el delicado balance de los ecosistemas marinos.
openaire   +1 more source

Risk, Recklessness, and Objectivism

open access: yesRatio, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One classic objection to Objectivism about ought is that it recommends unconscionably risky actions in so‐called Three‐Option‐Cases, the most famous of which is Jackson's case featuring a doctor called Jill. Some philosophers deny this orthodoxy and claim that Objectivism can yet account for our intuitions in such cases.
Daniele Bruno
wiley   +1 more source

Powers and Practices in Labor Standards Enforcement

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wage theft remains a pervasive problem internationally and within the United States. In response, worker advocates have sought stronger laws to deter violations and promote compliance. Yet formal authority alone may be insufficient; labor departments often fail to use the full extent of their legal authority to conduct vigorous enforcement ...
Daniel J. Galvin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Math and Science Through Engineering: Illustrative Examples From Curricula Implementation in Middle School Engineering Classrooms

open access: yesSchool Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Engineering has emerged as a promising context for STEM integration in K‐12 schools. In the previous decade, the field has seen an increase in curricular resources and pedagogical approaches that invite students to utilize mathematics and science as they engage in engineering practices.
Jessica Gale   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactions of Mucus Monosaccharides and the Epidermal Microbiome in Four Benthic Elasmobranchs. [PDF]

open access: yesEnviron Microbiol Rep
Kerr EN   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Preschoolers’ Sensitivity to Abstract Relations Among Sets

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract In two studies, we test preschoolers’ ability to compare abstract relationships across sets. In Experiments 1a−1d, we show that both older (4‐ and 5‐year‐olds) and younger (3‐year‐olds) preschoolers successfully match both monotonic and symmetric relationships in visual patterns and succeed both in direct relational matches and inverted ones ...
Nicole H. Coates   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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