The derivation of the term "kernels" arose in Embry's (2004) paper describing the active ingredients in evidenced-based prevention or treatment behavior-change programs, distinct from the earlier nebulous concepts of "principles of effectiveness".
In a somewhat nebulous form this principle had been employed on occasion by a number of Leibniz's predecessors, including Cusanus and Kepler, but it was Leibniz who gave to the principle "a clarity of formulation which had previously been lacking and perhaps for this reason regarded it as his own discovery" (Boyer 1959, p. 217).
In a democracy dependent on an educated citizenry and on the cohesion of a common dream (how nebulous and tenuous the principles agreed upon by the Founding Fathers when they created the DNA for our aspirations), we also rely on good information in our marketplace of ideas.
If you want to prevent the next Comicsgate, Brexit or Trump, here are some suggestions: rather than claiming you support marginalised people, rather than stating that you are against the principles of a nebulous enemy, demand better of your peers, demand better of yourself, and demand it in public.
But can a principle so apparently nebulous be infused into our education system (and our young offender's institutes, where it's needed even more)?
Algorithmic principles are the most nebulous of bias challenges, because the code for a neural network is unlike that of traditional computer code, and algorithmic bias can be intentional or (more commonly) completely accidental.
A more challenging question is how to defend against intellectual property theft when the property being stolen is a nebulous cultural concept, like a certain design principle or an aesthetic sensibility such as Japanese minimalism.
As more senators show signs of sacrificing their principles and embracing the Republican tax bill for minor and nebulous concessions, it bears looking more closely at the process that produced this terrible legislation and some of its lesser-known provisions.
Tim is an investor and/or advisor to Uber, Facebook, Twitter, and Evernote, so I asked him about applying these principles to what he referred to as the "somewhat-nebulous area of leadership".
It emerges mostly in the form of debate on the so-called 1992 Consensus, a nebulous pact between Beijing and Nationalist Party leaders that allows both to recognize the principle of one China, bypassing uncomfortable details.
It has focused on principles governing our study of Aβ oligomers, on weaknesses and caveats in our approaches to these studies, on the nebulous nature of our conception of oligomers and our use of the term itself, and on the problems of establishing the biological relevance of our work.
