Judith Stout
Univ of Iowa grad, married, still seeking new thought patterns. Read Philosophy, Hist, Politics. Distracted by everything.
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Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record
After 44 years, there’s finally a better way to find approximate solutions to the notoriously difficult traveling salesperson problem.
Judith Stout
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Everyone Thinks that an Ability to Do Otherwise Is Necessary for Free Will and Moral Responsibility
Seemingly one of the most prominent issues that divide theorists about free will and moral responsibility concerns whether the ability to do otherwise is necessary for freedom and responsibility. I defend two claims in this paper. First, that this
Philosophers On Access to Medicine - Daily Nous
Three philosophers discuss some of the moral and political questions involved in providing access to medicine and medical care in this edition of Philosophers On. During the pandemic, the problem of lack of access to medicine, treatments, medical...
The Epigenetic Secrets Behind Dopamine, Drug Addiction and Depression
New research links serotonin and dopamine not just to addiction and depression, but to the ability to control genes.
Judith Stout
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A Physicist’s Approach to Biology Brings Ecological Insights
The physicist Jeff Gore tests theories about microbe communities experimentally and finds new rules governing ecological stability.
Judith Stout
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Deep Neural Networks Help to Explain Living Brains
Deep neural networks, often criticized as “black boxes,” are helping neuroscientists understand the organization of living brains.
Judith Stout
Deep Neural Networks Help to Explain Living Brains quantamagazine.org/deep-neural-ne… via @QuantaMagazine
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'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart
During a bruising political season, many Americans are dropping friends and family members who have different political views. Experts say we should be talking more, not less.
Greek Philosophy
Ancient Greek philosophy is a system of thought, first developed in the 6th century BCE, which was informed by a focus on the First Cause of observable phenomena. Prior to the development of this system...
Jon Stewart Returns to Spotlight With a Series for Apple TV+
On his new program, the former “Daily Show” host will “explore topics that are currently part of the national conversation and his advocacy work,” Apple said.
The Best Books on Chinese Philosophy | Five Books Expert Recommendations
What do the sages of ancient China have to teach us about living today? Harvard professor and author Michael Puett on the best of Chinese philosophy.
Covid-19 Live Updates: A Record-Breaking Week for U.S. Virus Cases
The country has averaged at least 71,000 new coronavirus cases a day over the past week, the most in any seven-day stretch of the pandemic.
Russian strike on Syria’s Idlib fighters a ‘message’ to Turkey
Latest uptick comes as Turkey’s involvement in the region stretches from Syria to the Caucasus and the Mediterranean.
Judith Stout
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N.H. Schools Grapple With Concerns About Guns, Student Safety On Election Day
Updated 08/26/2016: The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office issued a statement outlining their position on the legality of guns in schools when used as
Judge strikes down Benson order banning open carry of guns at Michigan polling places
Secretary Benson's directive, issued Oct. 16, banned the open carry of guns on Election Day at or near polling places and related buildings.
Judith Stout
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The Authoritarian Personality
Adorno's The Authoritarian Personality "represents one of the most sophisticated attempts to explore the origins of fascism not merely as a political phenomenon, but as the manifestation of dispositions that lie at the very core of the modern...
They Are Racist; Some of Them Have Guns. Inside the White Supremacist Group Hiding in Plain Sight. — ProPublica
Patriot Front is perhaps the most active white supremacist group in the nation. ProPublica explores its origins, secret communications, history of arrests and outsize aims for an all-white America.
Judith Stout
They Are Racist; Some of Them Have Guns. Inside the White Supremacist Group Hiding in Plain Sight.
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The White Extremist Group Patriot Front Is Preparing For A World After Donald Trump
In its secret chat, the group that sprang from Charlottesville is creating a new generation of white supremacists.
Judith Stout
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The trans debate could cost this Cambridge porter his job | The Spectator
This is a story about a man called Kevin Price, who was until last week a councillor and who is, for now at least, employed as a porter at a Cambridge college.
The story illustrates two points. First, political conflict over trans rights and...
Entomologists Destroy Asian Giant Hornet Nest Found in Washington
The crew sucked nearly 100 hornets from the tree-hollow hive—the first ever found in the U.S.—using a vacuum and captured escapees with nets