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  1. Jan 24, 2019 · What is “naturalness”? Colloquially, a theory is natural if its underlying parameters are all of the same size in appropriate units. A more precise definition involves the notion of an effective field theory – the idea that a given quantum field theory might only describe nature at energies below a certain scale, or cutoff.

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  3. Oct 1, 2022 · This definition of naturalness explains a number of rapid intuitions about what is natural or not (e.g., that many see wild landscapes as more natural, and cities as less natural; or that some might see a fish caught from the sea as more natural than farmed fish).

  4. Jun 24, 2019 · Abstract. Many people have the intuition that interacting with natural environments benefits their psychological health. But what has research actually demonstrated about the benefits of nature experience and the potential mechanisms underlying those benefits?

    • Kathryn E. Schertz, Marc G. Berman
    • 2019
  5. Jan 22, 2016 · This book is about naturalness in general - about why the idea of naturalness has been abandoned in modern academic discourse, why it is important to explicitly re-establish some meaning for the...

  6. Apr 5, 2018 · Naturalness is considered important for animals, and is one criterion for assessing how we care for them. However, it is a vague and ambiguous term, which needs definition and assessments suitable for scientific and ethical questions. This paper makes a start on that aim.

    • James Yeates
    • 2018
  7. May 25, 2020 · For example, naturalness is defined as “from nature; not artificial or involving anything made or caused by people” (Cambridge Dictionary) and “existing in or formed by nature”...

  8. Feb 10, 2007 · The source of the value of naturalness is of considerable relevance for the conservation movement, to philosophers, and to society generally. However, naturalness is a complex quality and resists straightforward definition. Here, two interpretations of what is “natural” are explored.

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