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Recent Examples of epistemic
The power of such trolls lies in their ability to manipulate the epistemic environment.
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Two studies — from 1996 and 2005 — showed how people use non-epistemic factors to determine whether someone is good at their job.
—Big Think, 22 Mar. 2025
The argument for epistemic vigilance There are two strands to the argument for epistemic vigilance.
—Big Think, 22 Mar. 2025
Populists question elites’ epistemic culture, which requires deference to experts.
—Jacob Hale Russell, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Two studies — from 1996 and 2005 — showed how people use non-epistemic factors to determine whether someone is good at their job.
—Big Think, 22 Mar. 2025
The argument for epistemic vigilance There are two strands to the argument for epistemic vigilance.
—Big Think, 22 Mar. 2025
Populists question elites’ epistemic culture, which requires deference to experts.
—Jacob Hale Russell, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epistemic
Adjective
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Somewhat counterintuitively, stronger stomach-brain coupling in fronto-parietal brain regions (areas involved in attention and cognitive control) was associated with worse mental health, such as higher anxiety, depression, stress, and fatigue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Aug. 2025
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If cognitive decline starts, an older person may forget to pay their mortgage.—
Felice J. Freyer,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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And psychological safety begins with leaders who actually listen.—
Heather Heefner,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tyler’s imprisonment at the nearby Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility—whose grimy environs recall Batman’s Arkham Asylum, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and so many other fictional houses of psychological horrors—is the site of a promising new (but easily spoiled) subplot.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2025
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Without supervision or regulation, kids can easily stumble upon explicit material, including violent and extremist content, that can lead to mental distress, desensitization and a warped perception of the world around them.—
Richard Wistocki,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Be aware of your surroundings: If running outdoors, be conscious of holes on trails, traffic on streets, or others around you.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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Luhn, an experienced hiker, was found conscious after nearly a week in the wilderness.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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After winning an internal poll by the GOP caucus, Johnson went on to win the speakership on the fourth round of voting.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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These competing narratives reflect an internal information war over Israel’s next steps.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Secretary Rubio is constructing a Department of State where groupthink is out and intellectual rigor is in; where DEI is replaced with merit; and where training focuses on winning in a tough world.—
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Before Heritage, most think tanks were structured either as contractors such as the RAND Corp., providing policy analysis at the request of the federal government, or universities without students, where individual scholars pursued their own intellectual priorities.—
E.J. Fagan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Epistemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epistemic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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