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- Seven Pillars of Causal Reasoning with Reflections on Machine Learning [pdf] http://ftp.cs.ucla.edu/pub/stat_ser/r481.pdf 12 comments
- We perform better when they think less. | Flow states show that intense focus freed from self-reflection and reasoning often leads to better decision making. https://iai.tv/video/thinking-set-free?_auid=2020 37 comments philosophy
- Two studies detected a philosopher's conception of "reflective" thinking as "back[ing] up [from initial] impulse[s to consciously consider] reason[s about whether] to believe [it]": correct answers on a "reflection test" involved more reconsideration and reason-giving. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence11040076 13 comments philosophy
- Our fascination with evil, psychopathic characters often serves as moral education rather than unethical indulgence. By employing the Socratic method of questioning, artworks depicting evil can play a vital role in nurturing moral reasoning and self-reflection. https://iai.tv/articles/the-morality-of-loving-villains-auid-2838?_auid=2020 18 comments philosophy
- Reflection Begins in Pre-Training: Essential AI Researchers Demonstrate Early Emergence of Reflective Reasoning in LLMs Using Adversarial Datasets https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/04/14/reflection-begins-in-pre-training-essential-ai-researchers-demonstrate-early-emergence-of-reflective-reasoning-in-llms-using-adversarial-datasets/ 0 comments machinelearningnews
- Men more than three times as likely to die from a brain injury, new US study shows. The reasons observed were multifactorial and could reflect differences in injury severity following a fall or motor vehicle crash, to the interaction of sex and age – with TBI outcomes in men worsening with age. https://newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/men-more-than-three-times-as-likely-to-die-from-a-brain-injury-new-u-s-study-shows/ 53 comments science
- Prof Peter Railton argues that trolley problems have been misused to support a distinction between reason and emotion in moral decision making. Many of the common responses to trolley problems reflect genuine moral insights, even when based on a “gut feeling”. https://onhumans.substack.com/p/podcast-what-can-we-learn-from-moral 27 comments philosophy
- Jim Miller reflects on his career: "I've done it the right way... for the right reasons." https://youtu.be/aaIisqk18QQ?si=CO6yTS4FUul5Dy8_ 15 comments mma
- Haley plays up femininity, plays down feminism in her 2024 pitch | Haley's rhetoric on gender reflects the tension of appealing to voters who want to be part of making history and those who don’t think that's a good reason to pick her. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/haley-plays-femininity-plays-feminism-2024-pitch-rcna133824 8 comments politics
- Astronomers found an ultra-hot exoplanet that acts like a mirror, reflecting 80% of the light shone on it by its host star. The reason for its high reflectivity is that it is covered by metallic clouds made of silicate and titanium. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cheops/Cheops_shows_scorching_exoplanet_acts_like_a_mirror 205 comments science
- EXCLUSIVE: China Expert Gives Startling Reason Why CCP Is Requiring AI to ‘Reflect Socialist Values’ https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/catherine-salgado/2023/04/27/exclusive-china-expert-gives-startling-reason-why 46 comments artificial
- How to change someone's mind: « Get them to reflect on their values, and the tigers of argumentation become kittens, more or less. Apparently, people who have talked and thought about their values feel centered and heard, and more secure. All of that makes them more reasonable. » https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/communications-that-matter/202303/how-to-change-someones-mind 2 comments business
- “Injuries happen for a reason”: Jimmy Crute reflects on time away from the UFC octagon https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/01/22/injuries-happen-for-a-reason-jimmy-crute-reflects-on-time-away-from-the-ufc/ 12 comments mma
- Overturning Roe is not making laws reflect what people want -- new survey highlights flaws in Supreme Court's reasoning in returning abortion authority to states https://theconversation.com/overturning-roe-is-not-making-laws-reflect-what-people-want-new-survey-highlights-flaws-in-supreme-courts-reasoning-in-returning-abortion-authority-to-states-187138 43 comments politics
- „The pandemic experience, at first chaotic, confusing, and meaningless, could take on meaning as experience by leading to critical reflection, debate, and openness to a reasonable establishment of social relations.“ https://endnotes.org.uk/other_texts/en/florian-bossert-viral-attack-on-fragile-subjects 66 comments philosophy
- Reflective reasoning has been considered crucial to sound judgment, but reflection does not always produce the benefits that philosophers and scientists expect. https://byrdnick.com/archives/11990/what-good-is-reflective-reasoning 5 comments philosophy
- Intuitively, reflective reasoning seems like a skill: an ability that we can improve with practice. Consider two philosophers' seemingly opposing views about this. https://byrdnick.com/archives/15946/on-whether-reflection-is-a-skill 10 comments philosophy
- Philosophers disagree about whether reflective reasoning is a virtue. Consider an argument from each side. https://byrdnick.com/archives/13007/reflection-and-virtue#more-13007 18 comments philosophy
- Mark Rowlands on animal morality: moral agency is as much about instinct as it is about thought and reflection, so while animals cannot reason, they do have the emotions required to act morally https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses/info?course=minds-morality-and-agency&utmsource=reddit 128 comments philosophy
- Trump’s History of Using 9/11 for Political Attacks: Donald J. Trump has wielded the Sept. 11 attacks for many reasons, for a moment of somber reflection, for a campaign rallying cry and for personal gain. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/nyregion/trump-september-11.html#click=https://t.co/tuuvxg1bm6 9 comments politics
- A dissertation about the role of reflective reasoning in philosophy, morality, and bias. https://byrdnick.com/archives/13844/dissertation-reflection-philosophy-morality-bias 16 comments philosophy
- Denied Charles Schwab Brokerage Account - Cited Reasons Not Reflected On Credit Report https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6tqcye/denied_charles_schwab_brokerage_account_cited/ 9 comments personalfinance
- The #1 reason people die early, in each country | India's reason is stroke and it reflects better healthcare infrastructure to fight communicable diseases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQO_oexCm5s 3 comments india
- Obama's candid reflections on race: "I think there's a reason why attitudes about my presidency among whites in Northern states are very different from whites in Southern states," http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/07/politics/obama-race-legacy/ 57 comments moderatepolitics
- Asus 11 on sale at Target for $129. Price isn't reflected online for some reason, so I posted the ad. Octane score of 8900. http://weeklyad.target.com/promotions?code=Target-20160821 11 comments chromeos
- Is Reason Losing Out to Instinct and Emotion? - A journalist and an artist reflect on our relationship with Enlightenment ideals. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/is-reason-losing-out-to-instinct-and-emotion/489854/ 2 comments cogsci
- My username ydtm refers to a foundational principle behind Bitcoin: You Do The Math. Regarding the Craig Wright spectacle, I must say that Theymos and Luke-Jr are the ones who best reflect this idea of "you do the math" - while Gavin's blog post and comments (for whatever mysterious reasons) do not. https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/4hjn4s/my_username_ydtm_refers_to_a_foundational/ 18 comments btc
- Geoengineering Could Turn Skies White. Efforts to reflect away the sun's rays might also make the sky whiter, one of many reasons some distrust such geoengineering schemes. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=geoengineering-could-turn-skies-white 4 comments technology
- "The reason people turn to screens hasn’t changed much over the years. They remain mirrors that reflect a species in retreat from the burdens of modern consciousness, from boredom and isolation and helplessness." - ludite in me strongly agrees http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/magazine/my-kids-are-obsessed-with-technology-and-its-all-my-fault.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1&ref=global-home 3 comments technology
- Michael Moore: 3 Reasons America Is Falling Apart -- And How We Can Save Ourselves -- This holiday season, it is important to reflect on the root causes of America's slide. http://www.alternet.org/michael-moore-3-reasons-america-falling-apart-and-how-we-can-save-ourselves?paging=off 11 comments politics
- GOP Platform Attacks Obama Admin For Saying Climate Change Is A 'Severe' National Security Threat. There’s a reason Obama’s strategy elevates climate change to a “severe” threat: it’s because that assessment reflects the reality. http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/08/27/749571/gop-climate-change-obama-threat/ 6 comments politics
- Reflective reasoning is deliberate, conscious thinking about thinking. Sometimes reflective reasoning helps. Alas, sometimes it doesn’t. (And sometimes it hurts.) A good account of reflective reasoning should explain why reflective reasoning sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. https://www.byrdnick.com/archives/11559/what-is-reflective-reasoning 94 comments philosophy