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Tests For Randomness Aren’t What You Think
Here is a random event. When I wrote this article I either had a quarter or a nickel in my pocket; I did not have both. Did I have a…
Posted inPhilosophy Statistics
Why Decision Analysis Isn’t Straightforward
Vast subject, decision analysis, but we can get a grip on a corner of it if we consider the simplest of problems, the do-don't do, yes-no, gonna happen-ain't gonna happen,…
Posted inPhilosophy
The Coming Metaphysic
Etienne Gilson's The Unity of Philosophical Experience was recommended to me by Fr Rickert (whom regular readers will recognize) and I in turn recommend it to you. The book was…
Posted inStatistics
You Need To Beat More Than Just The Odds
Note: this is a sketch of a talk I gave yesterday at a conference filled with computer programmers, network and software engineers. This is Las Vegas, the land of magic.…
Posted inStatistics
Two Common Statistical Fallacies
Here are two fun fallacies, excerpted from a paper I wrote a couple of years ago in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. For more on this sort of…
Posted inCulture
Stream: March For Science Descending Into Farce
Apologies for the re-send. Certain events intervened and I posted the original too early. The Stream article is now live. March For Science Descending Into Farce: Intersectionality and Diversity edition.…
Posted inPhilosophy SAMT
Summary Against Modern Thought: The immortality of the soul, Part II
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. We're finishing…
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Going In Style—To The Movies
This post originally appeared 17 January of this year, but is reposted now because the remake was released yesterday. We'd be interested in hearing from any who see it. I…
