William M. Briggs

The Randomized In Randomized Controlled Trials Is Pure Superstition; Bad Magic

Why You Need To Read This My dear readers, a complex subject today, presented in the guise of a book review. We are increasingly beset by lunatic psychotic sociopathic rulers…

Fun

Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July. As a reminder we used to have a proper country, here is a video of Roy Clark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xssnp7R51A You can look at these pictures of fireworks,…

Culture

The Supreme Court Should Have Allowed ALL Free Association

You have heard that SCOTUS struck down, in a weak way, Affirmative Action at universities, the systemic pandering to blacks and other people "of color". (PDF of ruling.) This is…

Culture

How I Will Use Michigan’s New Law That Criminalizes Making Hersterical Women And Effeminate Men Feel Bad

The purpose of today's column is to tell you one of the things that I will do, and the reasons for my action, when I and my friends seize power…

Statistics

A Partial Solution For The Replication Crisis In Economics

I was invited by friends at Banking University, in Ho Chi Minh City, to write a paper with the title of today's post. That paper is here at this link,…

Statistics

(Yet Another) New Paper Proves There Is No Nitrogen “Crisis” In The Netherlands

There is in the Netherlands a concocted "nitrogen crisis", which has all the earmarks of a manufactured panic. I don't mean in the conspiratorial sense. I mean in the Expert-created…

Philosophy Statistics

How Can A Man Who Loses A Race Be Called The Winner & What Does This Have To Do With Science?

In which we start simple, stay simple, come to Plateau Easy, and the readers begins to wonder why he bothers, which he discovers at the end to his puzzlement. Get…

Culture

If We Cannot Reject Woke Premises (Like Equality), We Must Suffer Their Logical Conclusions

This paper is going around: "A Pediatrician’s Manifesto for the Modernization of Gender Medicine", by Erica Li. About the "queering" of medicine. The author is against it, as am I,…

Colbert on Six Thousand Years Of HistoryApril 22, 2024
There are two points here which aren't connected -age of universe and earth -age of Adam. Believing in the 6000…
John M on The Week In Doom: The Distraction Of Truth EditionApril 22, 2024
If "Christians" fear judgment, they are doing it all wrong.
Briggs on The Week In Doom: The Distraction Of Truth EditionApril 22, 2024
gareth, Nope, will check out, thanks.
gareth on The Week In Doom: The Distraction Of Truth EditionApril 21, 2024
Briggs ! Greetings :-) Have you come across Rev Dr Jamie Franklin? He does the Irreverend podcast in the UK…
Pozymandias on The Week In Doom: The Distraction Of Truth EditionApril 21, 2024
I briefly met Boghossian about 10 years ago. He gave a talk at some function at Portland State University where…

William M. Briggs

Class 3: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Belief & Faith

The Week In Doom: The Distraction Of Truth Edition

William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God – Thorinquiry

Winning Is Losing: Yarvin vs Rufo. Added: Was NatCon A Victory?

Why I Don’t Want To Be Made To Support Israel

Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est Veritas

The Week In Doom: Follow The Science Edition

MRI Claims 92% Accuracy Predicting Sexual “Orientation”. My Schmengee Mediscan 3000™ Beats It

Science Proves Isaac Newton Doesn’t Even Break Into Top 8,000 All Time Greatest Scientists

Look! Up In The Sky! It’s BIRD FLU!

Class 1: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Logic Teaser

Triumphant Return of The Week In Doom! Birth Prevention Edition

Artificial Intelligence and Irrational Fears — Guest Post by Jim Fedako

Did Republicans Report More Vax Adverse Events? How Not To Do Statistics

Never Safety First

Changes & Announcing The Uncertainty Probability Science Statistics Class

Christ Is Risen

It Should Be Illegal To Question, Ridicule, Downplay or Deny The Resurrection

Our Rulers Are Insane

That New Intermittent-Fasting-Is-Deadly Study Is Not So Hot

Probability Is Not Frequentist, Nor Math, Nor Real, Nor Subjective

Class 3: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Belief & Faith

The Week In Doom: The Distraction Of Truth Edition

The Randomized In Randomized Controlled Trials Is Pure Superstition; Bad Magic

Happy Fourth of July

The Supreme Court Should Have Allowed ALL Free Association

How I Will Use Michigan’s New Law That Criminalizes Making Hersterical Women And Effeminate Men Feel Bad

A Partial Solution For The Replication Crisis In Economics

(Yet Another) New Paper Proves There Is No Nitrogen “Crisis” In The Netherlands

How Can A Man Who Loses A Race Be Called The Winner & What Does This Have To Do With Science?

If We Cannot Reject Woke Premises (Like Equality), We Must Suffer Their Logical Conclusions

William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God – Thorinquiry

Never Safety First

Probability Is Not Frequentist, Nor Math, Nor Real, Nor Subjective

Does Quantum Mechanics Speak To Theology? — Guest Post by Bob Kurland