Stories of science as an engine secularization generally assume that scientific ideas and traditional religion are incompatible with each other, such the advance former necessarily means retreat latter. In certain versions these stories, fear heightens tension in plot by accounting for why exists first place. This article looks at a range early modern English thinkers, including Walter Charleto...

HEATHER M. LESLIE,∗† ERICA GOLDMAN,‡ KAREN L. MCLEOD,§ LEILA SIEVANEN,† HARI BALASUBRAMANIAN,∗∗††† RICHARD CUDNEY-BUENO,†† AMANDA FEUERSTEIN,‡‡ NANCY KNOWLTON,‡‡ KAI LEE,†† RICHARD POLLNAC,§§ AND JAMEAL F. SAMHOURI∗∗∗ ∗Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, U.S.A. †Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University, Box 1943, Providence, RI 02912...

Section Editor: Jane Sullivan 1 2 3 Development of multisensory convergence 4 in the Xenopus optic tectum 5 6 Katherine E. Deeg , Irina B. Sears and Carlos D. Aizenman 7 8 Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. 9 10 11 12 Running title: Multisensory projections in tadpoles 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 * Correspondence: 20 Carlos D. Aizenman 21 Brown University 22 Depar...

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce U.S. HIV incidence. We assessed insurance coverage and its association with PrEP utilization. We reviewed patient data at three PrEP clinics (Jackson, Mississippi; St. Louis, Missouri; Providence, Rhode Island) from 2014-2015. The outcome, PrEP utilization, was defined as patient PrEP use at three months. Multivariable logistic regression was performed...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether cognitive performance in childhood is an early determinant of adult illness. DESIGN Prospective cohort study covering over 30 years. SETTING Providence, Rhode Island, USA. PARTICIPANTS 633 people ages 30-39 followed up since birth as part of the Providence cohort of the national collaborative perinatal project. MAIN RESULTS Higher cognitive performanc...