William M. Briggs

Stream: Olympics Might Allow Men Pretending to be Women to Compete as Women

Today's post is at the Stream: Olympics Might Allow Men Pretending to be Women to Compete as Women. If you are a true egalitarian, if you actually believe in the…

Statistics

Iowa Caucus Open Discussion. Update: Text Fixed, Those Coin Tosses Discussed

https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/694224471712878592 That tweet was my prediction early yesterday, which I made partly relying on polls but more on the size of the crowds those two men garnered. About those polls,…

Culture

On Virtue & Holiness Signalling

Since man's deepest needs are spiritual, and man lives in society and is fallen, there is bound to be among men virtue or holiness signaling. We all have the desire,…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is The Cause Of All Being

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. Note that…

Culture

The Corrosive Effect Of Democracy, Far East Edition

Taiwan had its election on January 16th, elevating Tsai English Language (her real name) to the presidency. Tsai represented the DPP, which is roughly equivalent to the island's progressive party.…

Culture Philosophy

Analysis Of A Sermon From The Secular Scientism Priest Neil deGrasse Tyson

It's not that anybody of stature claims Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of our greatest minds; instead, it has been said he is a harmless entertainer. In this there is…

Statistics

Is Using FanDuel Or DraftKings Gambling? What Is A “Game Of Chance”?

Fantasies Heard about the legal troubles of FanDuel and DraftKings? These are fantasy sports companies that allow people to pick lineups (according to certain rules) for professional sporting matches and…

Statistics

What Is A Game Of Chance?

This originally ran 4 December 2015, but since we need it for tomorrow's crucial article on whether fantasy sports are "games of chance", it is best to refresh our memories.…

Milton Hathaway on On The Limitations of AI: PredictionsJanuary 31, 2025
I have been experiencing a certain amount of schadenfreude watching a segment of the population squirm over the prospect of…
Rudolph Harrier on On The Limitations of AI: PredictionsJanuary 30, 2025
History of computer science should be mandatory learning. EVERY single advancement in computer science has been accompanied by hype that…
SHAWN E MARSHALL on On The Limitations of AI: PredictionsJanuary 30, 2025
is AI simply plagiarism writ large with supercomputing power linking phrases statistically? machines cannot think.
JH on On The Limitations of AI: PredictionsJanuary 30, 2025
The limitations of AI are due to the limitations of human beings. For example, we don't understand what intelligence is.…
John Pate on On The Limitations of AI: PredictionsJanuary 30, 2025
AI is fake and gay jew pump and dump tech bubble, business as usual. AI stands for "Actually Indians" as…

William M. Briggs

On The Limitations of AI: Predictions

Lady Lawyers Become — Gasp! — Science Deniers

Class 36: Paradox Lost

The Death Of DIE—In University Science

Vaccine Bullying Is Scientism

I Don’t Want Immigrants Is All The Reason I Need

Class 35: The Grand Scheme: All Of Probability & Uncertainty In 30 Minutes

More On Monkeys Typing Shakespeare & Why Chance Isn’t Enough

Surgeon General Demands Label War Against Wine

Class 34: The Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology III

England’s Rulers Insist Natives Must Assimilate To “Migrants”

Experts: Please Begin Panicking Over Bird Flu. Us: No. Experts: (Sob)

Environmental Experts To Rip Out Trees, Build Solar Electric Plant In Snow Belt To “Save The Environment”

Class 33: The Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology II

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Analysis Of A Sermon From The Secular Scientism Priest Neil deGrasse Tyson

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There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1

Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs

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