William M. Briggs

Stream: Global Warming Update: Obama Seeks to Still the Glaciers of Alaska

Today's post is at The Stream: "Global Warming Update: Obama Seeks to Still the Glaciers of Alaska." Have you heard the story of King Canute? Lord and Master of the…

Statistics

Frequenstism Is Entirely Ad Hoc; And So Are Priors. Use The Third Way Instead

https://twitter.com/learnfromerror/status/638841417461276672 Short note today, because today, and most days for the next couple of weeks, are book days. I am nearly finished with the damned thing. I'm now handling drudgery…

Culture

A Prayer For The Earth: Answering The Pope’s Call. A One Act Mini-Play.

Father: "In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." Penitent: "Bless me father, I have sinned. It's been about six months since my last confession." Father: "Go on..."…

Culture

Universities Crank Up The Insanity: Bad Grades For Saying ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Male,’ ‘Female’

Last week we learned the University of Tennessee came thisclose to forcing students to cease using he and she. Instead of standard English pronouns, the university at first "mandated", but…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Has Will

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Short (edited)…

Culture

University of Tennessee Tells Staff & Students To Stop Using ‘He’ & ‘She’

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville edition, has gone bat-guano bug-eyed blub-blub-blub bonkers and asked that staff and students to "stop using 'he' and 'she' - and switch to 'xe', 'zir'…

Culture Philosophy

There Is No Mercy Without Crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQcgcmZvv28 A man stands in the dock accused of murder. Killed a man just to watch him die. He's guilty. He knows he's guilty. The judge knows he's guilty. Everybody…

Fun

Dumbest & Most Frustrating Modern Invention Contest Winner Announced!

It's about time, too. Sorry for the delay. Been toodling around my land of birth and staying as far from the computer as possible. On 11 August I initiated the…

CCReed on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
A somewhat different take on the late Z-Man: https://bestservedcole.substack.com/p/the-z-man-story
CorkyAgain on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
I think I stopped listening to radio around the time when Paul Harvey was no longer there to tell us…
The True Nolan on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
@Alex: "The other abomination on the am dial is black talk radio. In Chicongo. Pure raciacist hatred of all things…
Cary Cotterman on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
I've got a beautifully restored 1936 RCA Victor super-heterodyne "Magic-Eye" console radio with standard broadcast (AM), short-wave, and medium-wave bands,…
Cloudbuster on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
"(Note: I was going to recommend Zman for his tight and disciplined podcasts. Alas, this good man died before his…

William M. Briggs

The Sad End Of Radio

Let’s Play A Game Of Let’s Suppose!

Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)

How Can You Tell If You Have ESP?

Class 56: The Best Model!

Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of Reification

England’s Mandatory Suicide & Women

On The Probability Of God

Class 55: Models Vs Reality

AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded Output

The Hubris Of Experts: NIH Edition

The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club Example

Class 54: Exchangeability & Parameters

Over-Certainty Of Polygenic Scores

AI & The Dilemma Of Technology

What Are The Chances Thomas Jefferson & John Adams Died On The Fourth of July, 1826?

Class 53: Laplace Was Right!

Even The Woke Say Science Is Petering Out

Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know Best

Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass Shooting

Class 52: The Origin Of Parameters

The Sad End Of Radio

Let’s Play A Game Of Let’s Suppose!

Stream: Global Warming Update: Obama Seeks to Still the Glaciers of Alaska

Frequenstism Is Entirely Ad Hoc; And So Are Priors. Use The Third Way Instead

A Prayer For The Earth: Answering The Pope’s Call. A One Act Mini-Play.

Universities Crank Up The Insanity: Bad Grades For Saying ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Male,’ ‘Female’

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Has Will

University of Tennessee Tells Staff & Students To Stop Using ‘He’ & ‘She’

There Is No Mercy Without Crime

Dumbest & Most Frustrating Modern Invention Contest Winner Announced!

There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1

Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs

Telekinesis: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification

The Physics Of Blessings: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification