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Corticocentric Bias In Cognitive Neuroscience, Orit Nafcha, Shai Gabay

Animal Sentience

Chapman & Huffman (2018) note that our tendency to categorize leads to a sense of human superiority that helps justify violence against nonhuman animals. Yet animals are turning out to have capacities previously thought to be uniquely human. We add a further factor that may contribute to the false sense of human superiority: the "corticocentric" bias of neuroscience. An evolutionary approach may help identify species similarities and differences, providing a better understanding of the uniqueness of each species.

[Introduction To] Collateral Values: The Natural Capital Created By Landscapes Of War., Todd R. Lookingbill, Peter D. Smallwood

Bookshelf

This book explores the unanticipated benefits that may arise after wars and conflicts, showing how the preservation of battlefields and the establishment of borderlands can create natural capital in the former landscapes of war. The editors call this Collateral Value, in contrast to the collateral damage that war inflicts upon infrastructure, natural capital, and human capital. The book includes case studies recounting successes and failures, opportunities and risks, and ambitious proposals.

The book is organized in two sections. The first visits U.S., English, and French battlefield sites dating from medieval England to World War I. The second explores borderlands located …

Step Away From Stepwise, Gary N. Smith

Pomona Economics

Stepwise regression is a popular data-mining tool that uses statistical significance to select the explanatory variables to be used in a multiple-regression model. A fundamental problem with stepwise regression is that some real explanatory variables that have causal effects on the dependent variable may happen to not be statistically significant, while nuisance variables may be coincidentally significant. As a result, the model may fit the data well in-sample, but do poorly out-of-sample. Many Big-Data researchers believe that, the larger the number of possible explanatory variables, the more useful is stepwise regression for selecting explanatory variables. The reality is that stepwise …

The Sight And Site Of North Korea: Citizen Cartography's Rhetoric Of Resolution In The Satellite Imagery Of Labor Camps, Timothy Barney

Rhetoric and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

In recent years, satellite mapping of North Korea, especially of its labor camps, has become important forms of evidence of human rights violations, used by transnational advocacy groups to lobby to Western governments for change. A phenomenon of “citizen cartography” has emerged where non-expert humanitarian actors use commercially available software like Google Earth to “infiltrate” the borders of North Korea. This essay interrogates the politics of seeing that takes place in creating the site and sight of North Korea by citizen cartographers, and historicizes these processes of seeing in Cold War and post-Cold War visual culture. Specifically, citizen cartography of …

Smart Sheep Need More Protection, Michael L. Woodruff

Animal Sentience

The target article unequivocally establishes that sheep are far more intelligent and cognitively sophisticated than is generally acknowledged. For this reason, the authors advocate for significantly more stringent regulation of agricultural and research practices when sheep are used. I briefly review the existing US regulations governing the use of sheep in research and discuss the extent to which they are applied to sheep. I then discuss weaknesses in the current regulations, concluding that they should be changed to mandate housing all research animals in environments that accommodate the psychosocial needs of each species.

Why Factual Appeals About The Abilities Of Sheep May Fail, Sarah Gradidge, Magdalena Zawisza

Animal Sentience

Marino & Merskin (2019) express hope that providing people with positive information about the abilities of sheep (factual appeals) will improve perceptions of them and thus improve their welfare. However, these factual appeals can, and do, fail to change perceptions of animals. This commentary considers why and when factual appeals fail, and with whom they may be effective.

Social Jetlag, Depressive Symptoms, And Longitudinal Outcomes In College Students, Morgan P. Reid

Theses and Dissertations

Social jetlag refers to the chronic shift in sleep timing between work and free days and has been associated with a variety of negative physical and psychological outcomes. Existing research on social jetlag has relied heavily on cross-sectional studies, preventing researchers and practitioners from assessing the effects of social jetlag over time. The current study used longitudinal data to explore the directionality of the association between social jetlag and depressive symptoms as well as the longitudinal associations between social jetlag, academic performance, and wellbeing in college students. Gender and race were also assessed as potential moderators of these associations. Cross-lagged …

Ua1c11/102 Wku Planning, Design & Construction Photo/Video Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs and video created by WKU Planning, Design and Construction.

Ua99/5 Bowling Green Business University Departments, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the departments of Bowling Green Business University.

Ua101/5 Society For Values In Higher Education Publications, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Publications of The Society for Values in Higher Education.

Revealing The Face Of Islamophobia: A Critical Evaluation Of Western Feminism, Kelley Quinn

The Corinthian

This paper will dive into the various pharisaical views and practices by governments and cultures through an intersectional feminist lens. Throughout the world, cultures shape the definition of appropriate and expected dress, particularly for women. In previous years, the covering of woman’s hair and/or face was a systemic oppression forced on by a patriarchal government. These women have made efforts to reclaim this clothing by enforcing a choice to wear or to not wear the garment. Western Feminism, however, still views these women as oppressed and forces them to remove their covering, such as making it illegal to wear or …

The Republic Of Macedonia: Factors Of Economic Growth, Kevin J. Morris

The Corinthian

This article provides an analysis of the obstacles to economic growth faced by the Republic of Macedonia and provides policy recommendations to address these issues.

Ua1c4/16 Southern Normal Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of Southern Normal School students.

Ua1c5/1 Baseball Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of baseball players and games, includes College High and Ogden College baseball teams.

Ua1c5/11 Tennis Photos, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Images of tennis teams and games, includes images from Ogden College tennis team.

Ua3/1/7/3 President's Office-Cherry Personal Awards, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Appointments, awards and certificates received by Henry Cherry from various government agencies and educational organizations

Ua3/4/9 President's Office-Downing Scrapbooks, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Scrapbooks created during Dero Downing's tenure as president of WKU.

Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Basketball, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on basketball.

Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Football, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on football.

Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Fans, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on fans.

Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Soccer, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on soccer.

Ua1c11/5 Athletic Media Relations Photo Collection - Tennis, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs taken by Athletic Media Relations staff members of WKU athletic faculty, staff, students, alumni and events. This section focuses on tennis.

Ua12/2/18 Future Teachers Of America, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Future Teachers of America group.

Ua12/2/35 Interfraternity Council, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Interfraternity Council.

Ua12/2/44 Class Of 1915, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Class of 1915.

Ua12/2/49 Class Of 1922, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Class of 1922.

Ua12/2/53 Class Of 1928, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Class of 1928.

Ua12/2/59 Class Of 1946, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about the Class of 1946.

Ua37/30/2 Faculty Personal Papers Lowell Harrison Wku Research, Wku Archives, Sam Bruer, Bess Mchone

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by Lowell Harrison while serving as University Historian and writing the 75th anniversary history "Western Kentucky University" as well as numerous articles about the university.

Ua19/16/2 Athletic Media Relations Press Releases, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Press releases regarding WKU Athletics, sports teams and individual athletes.