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Inside the Anthropocene
Uwe Voigt
Jan 07, 2019
This paper deals with the question, what does it mean to be inside the Anthropocene? In order to answer this question in the first place one hasto have a notion of what the Anthropocene is. There is a seemingly simple factual...
Inside the Anthropocene
Uwe Voigt
Jan 07, 2019
This paper deals with the question, what does it mean to be inside the Anthropocene? In order to answer this question in the first place one hasto have a notion of what the Anthropocene is. There is a seemingly simple factual...
Hidden figures
Uwe Peters
Mar 04, 2021
Abstract: Demographic diversity might often be present in a group without group members noticing it. What are the epistemic effects if they do? Several philosophers and social scientists have recently argued that when...
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Hidden figures
Uwe Peters
Mar 31, 2021
Demographic diversity might often be present in a group without group members noticing it. What are the epistemic effects if they do? Several philosophers and social scientists have recently argued that when individuals detect...
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Objectivity, perceptual constancy, and teleology in young children
Uwe Peters
Nov 16, 2022
Can young children such as 3‐year‐olds represent the world objectively? Some prominent developmental psychologists—such as Perner and Tomasello—assume so. I argue that this view is susceptible to a prima facie powerful...
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Internet Voting and Turnout
Micha Germann, Uwe Serdült
Jun 01, 2017
Internet voting (i-voting) is often discussed as a potential remedy against declining turnout rates. This paper presents new evidence on the causal effect of i-voting on turnout, drawing on trials conducted in two Swiss cantons...
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The ‘dark side’ of personal values
Personal values are considered as guiding principles in one's life. Much of previous research on values hasconsequently focused on its relations with variables that are considered positive, including subjective well-being...
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Internet Voting and Turnout
Micha Germann, Uwe Serdült
Jun 01, 2017
Internet voting (i-voting) is often discussed as a potential remedy against declining turnout rates. This paper presents new evidence on the causal effect of i-voting on turnout, drawing on trials conducted in two Swiss cantons...
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The source attribution effect:
We tested whether mere source attribution is sufficient to cause polarization between groups, even on consensual non-divisive positions. Across four studies (N = 2,182), using samples from Germany, the UK, and the USA, agreement...
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The ‘dark side’ of personal values
Personal values are considered as guiding principles in one's life. Much of previous research on values hasconsequently focused on its relations with variables that are considered positive, including subjective well-being...
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Reading to learn? The co-development of mathematics and reading during primary school.
Understanding how early reading and mathematics co-develop is important from both theoretical and pedagogical standpoints. Previous research has provided mixed results. This paper investigates the development of reading and...
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Generalization Bias in Science.
Many scientists routinely generalize from study samples to larger populations. It is commonly assumed that this cognitive process of scientific induction is a voluntary inference in which researchers assess the generalizability...
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The source attribution effect:
We tested whether mere source attribution is sufficient to cause polarization between groups, even on consensual non-divisive positions. Across four studies (N = 2,182), using samples from Germany, the UK, and the USA, agreement...
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Tree rings reveal signs of Europe's sustainable forest management long before the first historical evidence.
To satisfy the increasing demand for wood in central Europe during medieval times, a new system of forest management was developed, one far superior to simple coppicing. The adoption of a sophisticated, Coppice-with-Standards...
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