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Recent Examples of epistemic
The interrogations of Laurence delve deep into her childhood, her family, her life in Paris, her academic ambitions, her relationship with the father of her child (an older and married white man), and her own epistemic relationship to the killing (including in relation to her Senegalese heritage).
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2022
The more obvious pattern uniting the likes of Covid denialist Alex Berenson, anti-vaccine advocate and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and election-denying Gateway Pundit publisher Jim Hoft is their epistemic closure.
—Rob Pegoraro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
As Nguyen notes in this essay, two things are needed for cult thinking to bloom — epistemic bubbles combined with echo chambers — and social media has it in spades.
—Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 9 Mar. 2022
Some of us write about epistemic relativism, the view that truth can vary depending on the context.
—Kathleen Higgins, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2016
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2022
The more obvious pattern uniting the likes of Covid denialist Alex Berenson, anti-vaccine advocate and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and election-denying Gateway Pundit publisher Jim Hoft is their epistemic closure.
—Rob Pegoraro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
As Nguyen notes in this essay, two things are needed for cult thinking to bloom — epistemic bubbles combined with echo chambers — and social media has it in spades.
—Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 9 Mar. 2022
Some of us write about epistemic relativism, the view that truth can vary depending on the context.
—Kathleen Higgins, Scientific American, 5 Dec. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epistemic
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The cause of this finding is unclear—whether the fall happened because of undiagnosed dementia or if the fall somehow contributed to cognitive decline later remains unknown.Kristen Fischer, Health, 20 Nov. 2024
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His supporters remained loyal because of, not in spite of, court cases, conspiracies, and cognitive questions.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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When people are made aware of death, those systems of meaning become even more critical to their psychological functioning.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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In the 1970s, psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan developed the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), which argued that humans have three basic psychological needs—competence, autonomy and relatedness.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
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Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.María Inés Taracena, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
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Incorrectly labeled fish can undermine conscious consumers’ efforts to purchase responsibly.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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An emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency can reduce long-term operating costs while also appealing to environmentally conscious residents and businesses.Meyer Orbach, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Helly Hansen’s two-layer LIFA merino tech, which sandwiches an internal synthetic layer with an external merino layer, allows folks who are wool-sensitive to experience the material’s benefits.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Turkey can remain pink even after cooking to a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees.Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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The aim, according to its course description, is to use her work as a lens through which to examine Black intellectual thought and activism.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Based out of West Valley College in Saratoga, the College of Adaptive Arts is a nonprofit that provides college programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Epistemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epistemic. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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