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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Science and society"”.
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The Old World in the New: theories of pre-Columbian contact in science and society, 1860–1920: theories of pre-Columbian contact in science and society, 1860–1920
… across the globe, not everyone rejoiced and not everyone cared. It was undoubtedly a great occasion, and the cult of Columbus is difficult to overrate, but there were many for whom the famous Genoese was not America’s discoverer. America had been discovered long before 1492. The Norsemen, …
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The Objective Function: Science and Society in the Age of Machine Intelligence
… or the use of complex computational and statistical practices to make predictions and classifications based on data representations of phenomena, has been applied to domains as disparate as criminal justice, commerce, medicine, media and the arts, mechanical engineering, among others. …
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Principled Revisability in Science and Society. A Supplementary Approach to Respond to Infectious Disease Outbreaks under the Guidance of Science
# Principled Revisability in Science and Society <br /> ## A supplementary approach to respond to infectious disease outbreaks under the guidance of science <br /><br /> Scrutiny and analysis of the credible- and trustworthy-making features of individual scientists, scientific institutions, and …
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The Soviet Empire of Signs: A Social and Intellectual History of the Tartu School of Semiotics
"As such, the Tartu School stands as a revealing case for understanding the informal public sphere, subversive practices and myths, as well as patterns of elite struggles in Soviet academia and society. Beyond having purely historical significance, the findings of this dissertation have …
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The Effects of Descriptive Praise on Instructional Control Over Varied and Stereotyped Play of a Five-Year-Old Boy
… the effects of instructional cues on varied and stereotyped play responses of one typically developing 5-year-old child. Responses were observed across four sets of play materials: blocks, DUPLO® blocks, markers and paints. Training included praise contingent upon forms consistent with the …
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Herman Feshbach : what it meant to be a physicist in the twentieth century
… by the physics community throughout World War II and the postwar era. The events that I narrate are centered in New York, where Feshbach's early life unfolds, and in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Feshbach matured as a scientist. There are two recurring themes throughout this work.The first theme …
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Das Potential und Design von Universaltheorien
This thesis deals with the design and the potential of Universal Theories in a context of continually increasing complexity and differentiation. Univeral Theories make assertions about all kinds of phenomena without claiming exclusivity. The significance of Universal Theories derives from their use …
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Towards a theology of relationship: Emil Brunner’s Truth as Encounter in light of relationship science
We live in an era of relationality and relationships that might be considered a unique point in history as relations are of utmost importance in almost every field of science and society. For theology, however, this is nothing new. Having a personal relationship with God is a common Christian …
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The impact of ecological thought on architectural theory.
This thesis looks at the idea of ecology and its relationship to, and influence on, architectural thought. Ecological thinking emerged as a subset of biology in the second half of the nineteenth century and developed as a philosophical idea and a political outlook. As an idea that stands in the …
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Cosmic-ray neutron sensing and its applications to soil and land surface hydrology
Water scarcity, adaption on climate change, and risk assessment of droughts and floods are critical topics for science and society these days. Monitoring and modeling of the hydrological cycle are a prerequisite to understand and predict the consequences for weather and agriculture. As soil water …
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Influence of views about the nature of science in decision-making about socio-scientific and pseudo-scientific issues
… was determine which ideas about the nature of science (NOS) were used by students to make decisions regarding a variety of contexts. 128 undergraduates, enrolled in a Science and Society course, were asked to decide what action they would take—both at the start and the end of the course— in a …
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A proposed typology for paedophilia: a grounded theory analysis of online discourse
… is a human rights issue of interest to both science and society. Many CSA offenders are paedophiles. It follows that a thorough understanding of paedophilia is apposite. Unfortunately, there is disagreement in the literature about paedophilia. This may be because the group is not homogenous. …
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Teaching Science for Social Justice: An Examination of Elementary Preservice Teachers' Beliefs
This qualitative study examines the beliefs and belief changes of eleven elementary preservice teachers about teaching science for social justice. Using constructivist grounded theory, it forwards a new theory of belief change about teaching science for social justice. The theory posits that three …
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Contextualizing Science: Examining Science’s Moral and Social Dimensions Using Virtue Ethics and the Humanities
Science and society share considerable relationships, with each shaping course of the other. Because of this, scientists have a responsibility to reflect upon their work’s social and moral dimensions when producing knowledge. Placing science within a virtue ethics framework highlights critical …
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Visual Anthropological Methods in Earthquake Risk Communication: A Transdisciplinary Approach
… including risk communication principles and practices. The resulting paradigm shift towards participation, action, and prevention is firmly outlined in the Sendai Framework’s call for (1) more people-centred approaches and (2) the broader use of innovative information and communication …
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From care inside the laboratory to the world beyond it: a multispecies ethnography of TB science towards growing a decolonised science in South Africa
… focused on the relationships between scientists and Mycobacterium tuberculosis − the pathogenic bacterium that causes the disease tuberculosis (TB). These deadly bacteria were cared for and nurtured by women scientists. This care extended to the cells and various species with which they worked. …
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Accelerated Optimisation Algorithms for Machine Learning and Image Processing
… decade, the overlap between machine learning and image processing has grown so considerably that the two fields have become inseparable. Some of the most important problems affecting science and society fall within these overlapping fields, including the development of self-driving cars and …
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THE ART AND SCIENCE OF TRANSFORMABLE ARCHITECTURE: Geometry Theory for 2 Bar Scissor-Hinged and Expandable Origami-Scissor Hinged Deployable Structures
Deployable structures can transform and/or expand and contract due to their geometrical, material and mechanical properties. This technology enables an architecture that can be transportable, mobile, adaptable, rapidly built, reusable and that makes efficient use of space and materials and …
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Raça, saúde e epigenética: princípios de design para uma educação antirracista no ensino de genética
… of racial iniquities in health within both science and society. On one side, there is the influence exerted by 20th-century genetics on unifactorial health models with a deterministic bias. On the other, there are the denunciations of social activism, which, supported by broader health …
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Knowledge in the making : embodying transdisciplinary moments on organic agriculture in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
… for more economically, ecologically, culturally, and socially sustainable agriculture. While these grassroots movements emerged under an authoritarian government that showed little interest in organic agriculture, the turn of the 21st century saw the rapid involvement of the Indonesian government …
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