Harris Rubin
Biographic Data
| ID | 196930 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harris Rubin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harris |
| FAMILY NAME | Rubin |
| SIGNATURE | RUBIN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0270-9182 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Navigating Epistemic Monocultures in AI-Driven Science: A Simulation Study
AI integration into scientific communities promises accelerated discovery but raises concerns about detrimental homogenization. We develop an NK landscape model to explore these promises and risks.We find that non-personalized AI systems that offer uniform guidance yield benefits only under a narrow conjunction of problem structure, practices, and baseline research capabilities, becoming harmful otherwise. We implement two proposed mitigations: r…
How Knowledge Brokers Shape the Evidence-Based Policy Landscape
Knowledge brokers, usually conceptualized as passive intermediaries between scientists and policymakers in evidence-based policymaking, are understudied in the philosophy of science. Here, we challenge that usual conceptualization. As agents in their own right, knowledge brokers have their own goals and incentives, which complicate the effects of their presence at the science–policy interface.We illustrate this in an agent-based model and suggest…
Why We Cannot Separate Evidence From Values in Public Policy
Whether or not any particular policy is adequate by EBP's own standard—being evidence‐based—cannot be decided without appeal to value‐based considerations. We support this claim in two steps. First, we argue that which evidence gets used in policy‐making depends on our value commitments, which are rarely made explicit, let alone being the subject of critical and transparent reflection. In other words, value commitments are not just important at t…
Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des Zuwendungsrechts
230
Knowledge brokers at the science–policy interface: Insights from biosecurity and environmental management
Revisiting the Base in Evidence-Based Policy
Evidence-based policy (EBP) has become widely embraced for its commitment to greater uptake of scientific knowledge in policymaking. But what legitimizes EBP and in what respect are evidence-based policymaking practices better than other policymaking practices? In this article, we distinguish and refine three potential legitimizers of EBP. We suggest that evidence-based policymaking practices are better because they “follow the science,” because …
Social Dynamics and the Evolution of Disciplines
We consider the long-term evolution of science and show how a “contagion of disrespect”—an increasing dismissal of research in subfields associated with marginalized groups—can arise due to the dynamics of collaboration and reputation (versus, e.g., preconceived notions of the field’s worth). This has implications both for how we understand the history of science and for how we attempt to promote diverse scientific inquiry
Science-policy research collaborations need philosophers
Structural causes of citation gaps
When it pays to punish in the evolution of honesty and cooperation
On the emergence of minority disadvantage: Testing the cultural Red King hypothesis
Priority and privilege in scientific discovery
Reintroducing Kin Selection to the Human Behavioral Sciences
Humans are often altruistic in a variety of contexts, even toward strangers they may never meet again. What explains this behavior? Many argue that kin selection cannot explain it but group selection can. Contra this common line of reasoning, I provide two ways that kin selection might help explain the evolution of broad-scope human altruism: in gene-culture coevolution and in a ‘cultural’ version of kin selection
Communication without common interest: A signaling experiment
Inclusive Fitness and the Problem of Honest Communication
Inclusive fitness has been under intense scrutiny in recent years, with many critics claiming the framework leads to incorrect predictions. We consider one particularly influential heuristic for estimating inclusive fitness in the context of the very case that motivated reliance on it to begin with: the Sir Philip Sidney signalling game played with relatives. Using a neighbour-modulated fitness model, we show when and why this heuristic is proble…
David Lewis in the lab: Experimental results on the emergence of meaning
The Debate over Inclusive Fitness as a Debate over Methodologies
This article analyzes the recent debate surrounding inclusive fitness and argues that certain limitations ascribed to it by critics—such as requiring weak selection or providing dynamically insufficient models—are better thought of as limitations of the methodological framework most often used with inclusive fitness (quantitative genetics). In support of this, I show how inclusive fitness can be used with the replicator dynamics (of evolutionary …
Discrimination and Collaboration in Science
We use game theoretic models to take an in-depth look at the dynamics of discrimination and academic collaboration. We find that in collaboration networks, small minority groups may be more likely to end up being discriminated against while collaborating. We also find that discrimination can lead members of different social groups to mostly collaborate with in-group members, decreasing the effective diversity of the social network. Drawing on pre…
Inferring a partner’s ideal discrepancies: Accuracy, projection, and the communicative role of interpersonal behavior
Guided by the ideal standards model (Simpson, Fletcher, & Campbell, 2001), we tested in 2 studies whether (a) individuals were accurate when inferring how closely they matched their romantic partner's ideal standards, (b) such accurate inferences explained why people are more satisfied when they more closely match their partner's ideals, and (c) accurate inferences are generated via the partner's behavior during conflict interactions. Both member…
Day-to-Day Changes in Intimacy Predict Heightened Relationship Passion, Sexual Occurrence, and Sexual Satisfaction: A Dyadic Diary Analysis
The current research tested a model proposed by Baumeister and Bratslavsky (1999) suggesting that passion’s association with intimacy is best understood as being linked with changes in intimacy over time. Within this framework, when intimacy shows relatively large and rapid increases, levels of passion should be high. When intimacy remains unchanged over time, levels of passionate experience should be low. To test this hypothesis, 67 heterosexual…
The unique and combined benefits of accuracy and positive bias in relationships
An experiment investigated the independent and combined effects of receiving feedback from romantic partners that varied in both accuracy (i.e., profile agreement) and positive bias, as compared with one's self-perceptions. Both members of 55 romantically involved couples were randomly assigned to receive either high or low levels of accurate or positively biased feedback ostensibly created from a comparison between their self-ratings and their p…
Trust, variability in relationship evaluations, and relationship processes
Little is known about why some people experience greater temporal fluctuations of relationship perceptions over short periods of time, or how these fluctuations within individuals are associated with relational processes that can destabilize relationships. Two studies were conducted to address these questions. In Study 1, long-term dating partners completed a 14-day diary study that assessed each partner's daily partner and relationship perceptio…
Trust, variability in relationship evaluations, and relationship processes
Little is known about why some people experience greater temporal fluctuations of relationship perceptions over short periods of time, or how these fluctuations within individuals are associated with relational processes that can destabilize relationships. Two studies were conducted to address these questions. In Study 1, long-term dating partners completed a 14-day diary study that assessed each partner's daily partner and relationship perceptio…
Discrimination and Collaboration in Science
We use game theoretic models to take an in-depth look at the dynamics of discrimination and academic collaboration. We find that in collaboration networks, small minority groups may be more likely to end up being discriminated against while collaborating. We also find that discrimination can lead members of different social groups to mostly collaborate with in-group members, decreasing the effective diversity of the social network. Drawing on pre…
David Lewis in the lab: Experimental results on the emergence of meaning
Inferring a partner’s ideal discrepancies: Accuracy, projection, and the communicative role of interpersonal behavior
Guided by the ideal standards model (Simpson, Fletcher, & Campbell, 2001), we tested in 2 studies whether (a) individuals were accurate when inferring how closely they matched their romantic partner's ideal standards, (b) such accurate inferences explained why people are more satisfied when they more closely match their partner's ideals, and (c) accurate inferences are generated via the partner's behavior during conflict interactions. Both member…
The Debate over Inclusive Fitness as a Debate over Methodologies
This article analyzes the recent debate surrounding inclusive fitness and argues that certain limitations ascribed to it by critics—such as requiring weak selection or providing dynamically insufficient models—are better thought of as limitations of the methodological framework most often used with inclusive fitness (quantitative genetics). In support of this, I show how inclusive fitness can be used with the replicator dynamics (of evolutionary …
On the emergence of minority disadvantage: Testing the cultural Red King hypothesis
Revisiting the Base in Evidence-Based Policy
Evidence-based policy (EBP) has become widely embraced for its commitment to greater uptake of scientific knowledge in policymaking. But what legitimizes EBP and in what respect are evidence-based policymaking practices better than other policymaking practices? In this article, we distinguish and refine three potential legitimizers of EBP. We suggest that evidence-based policymaking practices are better because they “follow the science,” because …
Science-policy research collaborations need philosophers
Priority and privilege in scientific discovery
Inclusive Fitness and the Problem of Honest Communication
Inclusive fitness has been under intense scrutiny in recent years, with many critics claiming the framework leads to incorrect predictions. We consider one particularly influential heuristic for estimating inclusive fitness in the context of the very case that motivated reliance on it to begin with: the Sir Philip Sidney signalling game played with relatives. Using a neighbour-modulated fitness model, we show when and why this heuristic is proble…
The unique and combined benefits of accuracy and positive bias in relationships
An experiment investigated the independent and combined effects of receiving feedback from romantic partners that varied in both accuracy (i.e., profile agreement) and positive bias, as compared with one's self-perceptions. Both members of 55 romantically involved couples were randomly assigned to receive either high or low levels of accurate or positively biased feedback ostensibly created from a comparison between their self-ratings and their p…
Trust, variability in relationship evaluations, and relationship processes
Little is known about why some people experience greater temporal fluctuations of relationship perceptions over short periods of time, or how these fluctuations within individuals are associated with relational processes that can destabilize relationships. Two studies were conducted to address these questions. In Study 1, long-term dating partners completed a 14-day diary study that assessed each partner's daily partner and relationship perceptio…
Day-to-Day Changes in Intimacy Predict Heightened Relationship Passion, Sexual Occurrence, and Sexual Satisfaction: A Dyadic Diary Analysis
The current research tested a model proposed by Baumeister and Bratslavsky (1999) suggesting that passion’s association with intimacy is best understood as being linked with changes in intimacy over time. Within this framework, when intimacy shows relatively large and rapid increases, levels of passion should be high. When intimacy remains unchanged over time, levels of passionate experience should be low. To test this hypothesis, 67 heterosexual…
Inferring a partner’s ideal discrepancies: Accuracy, projection, and the communicative role of interpersonal behavior
Guided by the ideal standards model (Simpson, Fletcher, & Campbell, 2001), we tested in 2 studies whether (a) individuals were accurate when inferring how closely they matched their romantic partner's ideal standards, (b) such accurate inferences explained why people are more satisfied when they more closely match their partner's ideals, and (c) accurate inferences are generated via the partner's behavior during conflict interactions. Both member…
David Lewis in the lab: Experimental results on the emergence of meaning
The Debate over Inclusive Fitness as a Debate over Methodologies
This article analyzes the recent debate surrounding inclusive fitness and argues that certain limitations ascribed to it by critics—such as requiring weak selection or providing dynamically insufficient models—are better thought of as limitations of the methodological framework most often used with inclusive fitness (quantitative genetics). In support of this, I show how inclusive fitness can be used with the replicator dynamics (of evolutionary …
Discrimination and Collaboration in Science
We use game theoretic models to take an in-depth look at the dynamics of discrimination and academic collaboration. We find that in collaboration networks, small minority groups may be more likely to end up being discriminated against while collaborating. We also find that discrimination can lead members of different social groups to mostly collaborate with in-group members, decreasing the effective diversity of the social network. Drawing on pre…
Communication without common interest: A signaling experiment
Inclusive Fitness and the Problem of Honest Communication
Inclusive fitness has been under intense scrutiny in recent years, with many critics claiming the framework leads to incorrect predictions. We consider one particularly influential heuristic for estimating inclusive fitness in the context of the very case that motivated reliance on it to begin with: the Sir Philip Sidney signalling game played with relatives. Using a neighbour-modulated fitness model, we show when and why this heuristic is proble…
On the emergence of minority disadvantage: Testing the cultural Red King hypothesis
Priority and privilege in scientific discovery
Reintroducing Kin Selection to the Human Behavioral Sciences
Humans are often altruistic in a variety of contexts, even toward strangers they may never meet again. What explains this behavior? Many argue that kin selection cannot explain it but group selection can. Contra this common line of reasoning, I provide two ways that kin selection might help explain the evolution of broad-scope human altruism: in gene-culture coevolution and in a ‘cultural’ version of kin selection
Structural causes of citation gaps
When it pays to punish in the evolution of honesty and cooperation
Social Dynamics and the Evolution of Disciplines
We consider the long-term evolution of science and show how a “contagion of disrespect”—an increasing dismissal of research in subfields associated with marginalized groups—can arise due to the dynamics of collaboration and reputation (versus, e.g., preconceived notions of the field’s worth). This has implications both for how we understand the history of science and for how we attempt to promote diverse scientific inquiry
Science-policy research collaborations need philosophers
Möglichkeiten und Grenzen des Zuwendungsrechts
230
Knowledge brokers at the science–policy interface: Insights from biosecurity and environmental management
Revisiting the Base in Evidence-Based Policy
Evidence-based policy (EBP) has become widely embraced for its commitment to greater uptake of scientific knowledge in policymaking. But what legitimizes EBP and in what respect are evidence-based policymaking practices better than other policymaking practices? In this article, we distinguish and refine three potential legitimizers of EBP. We suggest that evidence-based policymaking practices are better because they “follow the science,” because …
Navigating Epistemic Monocultures in AI-Driven Science: A Simulation Study
AI integration into scientific communities promises accelerated discovery but raises concerns about detrimental homogenization. We develop an NK landscape model to explore these promises and risks.We find that non-personalized AI systems that offer uniform guidance yield benefits only under a narrow conjunction of problem structure, practices, and baseline research capabilities, becoming harmful otherwise. We implement two proposed mitigations: r…
How Knowledge Brokers Shape the Evidence-Based Policy Landscape
Knowledge brokers, usually conceptualized as passive intermediaries between scientists and policymakers in evidence-based policymaking, are understudied in the philosophy of science. Here, we challenge that usual conceptualization. As agents in their own right, knowledge brokers have their own goals and incentives, which complicate the effects of their presence at the science–policy interface.We illustrate this in an agent-based model and suggest…
Why We Cannot Separate Evidence From Values in Public Policy
Whether or not any particular policy is adequate by EBP's own standard—being evidence‐based—cannot be decided without appeal to value‐based considerations. We support this claim in two steps. First, we argue that which evidence gets used in policy‐making depends on our value commitments, which are rarely made explicit, let alone being the subject of critical and transparent reflection. In other words, value commitments are not just important at t…
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Epistemology (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (9 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 works)