Glossary
Smoke detector principle
Defined in topic 5
Randolph Nesse's explanation for why defenses such as fever, pain and anxiety fire on many false alarms: when the response is cheap and missing a threat is fatal, selection sets the threshold low.
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The argument behind this term, its studies and its notes are in Reference topic 5 of the reference library. The book gives the practical version. Get the book.