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Top 20 Posts Of All Time: Reader’s Choice

Posted on 25 May 2013 by Briggs
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Start of long weekend, where the Nation trips happily outside into the warm summer sun. Well, sun anyway—more or less. Not really summer, either. Turns out the climate change forecasts of unbearable heat were slightly optimistic. Never mind. Just remember … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun | 4 Replies

The Sexual Habits Of The Tunisian Male Quantified At Last

Posted on 24 May 2013 by Briggs
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You know that we have begun at the peak and that it’s all downhill when a scientific paper starts with a sentence like this: La sexualité occupe une place très importante dans la vie de l’être humain. Every caution, flag, … Continue reading →

Posted in Statistics | 4 Replies

People Growing Dumber Or Research Growing Slacker?

Posted on 23 May 2013 by Briggs
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If there was ever a paper which was in danger of refuting itself by its title, this is it. “Were the Victorians cleverer than us? The decline in general intelligence estimated from a meta-analysis of the slowing of simple reaction … Continue reading →

Posted in Statistics | 13 Replies

What’s The Official Name For Governance By Thuggery?

Posted on 22 May 2013 by Briggs
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To summarize what we know, but only in brief and leaving out many smaller scandals: The White House lied about the cause of Benghazi. They knowingly, willingly, and falsely claimed the attacks arose because of “spontaneous” anger about an unknown … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 49 Replies

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