Posted inCulture
Mathematics & The Imposing Your Beliefs Fallacy
I blush as I write the truism that it is possible, given obvious reasons, that anybody anywhere might discover or hit upon a mathematical truth. Any body. Even NPR listeners.…
Posted inClass Statistics
Class 7: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Logic Intuition Check
Link to all Classes. Video Thanks to an anonymous donor for the gift of the new equipment, which has resulted in a New & Improved! picture and sound. Thanks, too,…
Posted inFun
Casual Fridays
Well, the triumphant return of the Week in Doom, a.k.a. TWID, was not so triumphant after all. It died an agonizing death. Partly this was because of the strange format,…
Posted inCulture
The Election Fix Is In, But Not How You Think — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Briggs note: Consider two old men, both in the habit of painting their faces so that they appear not too near death, are running for the ceremonial role of President.…
Posted inCulture
What Does Performative Fear Blubbering In Science Mean?
There is a point to today's post. It is not a momentous or especially arresting point, but it's still worth making. Here, I make the point about science, but it…
Posted inCulture
Our Founding Myth Of Equality
The need for people to believe in this one huge laughable falsity, a falsity that coats our culture in a thick sugary HR-mandated happy-goo, is so strong that they will…
Posted inClass Statistics
Class 6: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Probability’s Entrance!
Link to all Classes. Video Links: YouTube Twitter Rumble Part 1 Rumble Part 2 (Rumble only allows files of < 2 GB) Bitchute HOMEWORK 1. Finish that last step in…
Posted inStatistics
Are Caps on Atmospheric Emissions of Human Activities Equal to Traffic Rules? — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp
Introduction Capping atmospheric emissions of, say, carbon dioxide, ammonia, NOx, and so on, should be understood as nothing more than setting and enforcing traffic laws. The same would go for…
