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Making accurate predictions is one of the most critical functions of the brain. Whether made by a monkey deciding where to forage, a deer deciding which way to run, or a wall-street broker deciding how to invest, decisions are informed by expectations about possible future outco…

The model-theoretic analysis of the concept of logical consequence has come under heavy criticism in the last couple of decades. The present work looks at an alternative approach to logical consequence where the notion of inference takes center stage. Formally, the model-theoret…

Seasonality is one of the most important sources of environmental variation that organisms face. In response, species have evolved a wide array of adaptive mechanisms to accommodate the cyclical fluctuations in, for example, temperatures, precipitation, biomass, food resources, …