Frederick R. Prete

Frederick R. Prete is on the Biology faculty at Northeastern Illinois University. He studies the neurobiology of vision, and the use of haptics in mobility aids for children with visual impairments.

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ChatGPT, Lobster Gizzards, and Intelligence

Chat knows more, gizzards are more complex, and you’re more intelligent.

Frederick R. Prete

1 May 2023 · 10 min read

The ACT Discriminates

...but not in the way you might expect.

Frederick R. Prete

16 Jul 2022 · 13 min read

Biology Won’t Solve Your Problems with Abortion

Claiming that biological terms are authoritative and unambiguous is either a misunderstanding of biology or a failure to appreciate the difficulties inherent in applying linguistic categories to natural phenomena.

Frederick R. Prete

5 Oct 2021 · 12 min read