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Category Archives: Politics

The empirical and philosophical arguments used by politicians and “activists”.

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Socialist Dominique Strauss-Kahn Not Guilty!

Posted on 18 May 2011 by Briggs

I have done an, admittedly crude, statistical analysis of rape and sexual harassment accusations of rich and powerful men in politics. I was not interested in whether the accusations were true (they almost always are), but whether upon hearing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics

Can Telomeres Predict How Long You Will Live?

Posted on 17 May 2011 by Briggs

No, they can’t. Not exactly, and perhaps not with sufficient precision to be useful to you. But there is a new company called Life Length who will sell you, for the low, low price of £400 a test which predicts … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Statistics

Food Deserts: Millions Of Californians Starving Themselves Into Obesity

Posted on 8 May 2011 by Briggs

The blubber is flowing in California. So says that State’s venerable University, Los Angeles division. It’s an epidemic! Both excessive fatness “increased significantly in just six years”. This isn’t the worse of it. Researchers were horrified to learn that those … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics, Statistics

Osama Bin Laden Dead: Time To Quit Afghanistan

Posted on 2 May 2011 by Briggs

Update below The man whose mind was a slave to evil and who planned the attacks of 9/11, the man who spent the last decade of his pathetic life cowering in fear, the man who championed pain and grief and … Continue reading →

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