William M. Briggs

The 2014 CS Lewis Lecture By RR Reno: The Piety of Pedagogy. Guest Report by The Blonde Bombshell

The working topic for the lecture was "CS Lewis: First and Second Things", no doubt inspired by the words of the Master himself, and perhaps with a wink toward a…

Culture

Ferguson Open Discussion

Our president said that the reaction in Ferguson was "understandable." That implies that the reaction was a necessary or likely consequence of this particular white cop unfortunately having to shoot…

Philosophy Statistics

Don’t Use Statistics Unless You Have To

We're finally getting it, as evinced by the responses to the article "Netherlands Temperature Controversy: Or, Yet Again, How Not To Do Time Series." Let's return to the Screaming Willies.…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is Not A Body

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. . Chapter…

Statistics

On That New “Gay Gene” Study

First and most important point: there is no way we're going to cover in 750 words the whole of this field. Much will be left out. This small article is…

Fun

Upcoming Probability & Statistics Talks! The Climate, Over-Certainty & More!

Update Classic Posts page link fixed. When & Where I have no idea. As soon as somebody hires me to give them. Since I am out of the system, I…

Culture Philosophy

Pascal’s Pensées, A Tour: I

Since our walk through Summa Contra Gentiles is going so well, why not let's do the same with Pascal's sketchbook on what we can now call Thinking Thursdays. We'll use…

Fun

The Day I Made The Front Page!

In case you can't see the fine print, it reads: FRESH PUDDLE ICE formed from the January rains collapsed under the weight of a car driven by Adam Kennedy, above…

Cary Cotterman on Putting The Stargate AI Hype Into Perspective (Stream)February 4, 2025
After reading Briggs, then the comments, I have come to the solid conclusion that we are either on the brink…
Paul Murphy on Putting The Stargate AI Hype Into Perspective (Stream)February 4, 2025
Wow! I hope someone else paid for the lunch you're out to here - multiple courses and pretty lavish! 1…
McChuck on Class 37: Simulations Aren’t What You ThinkFebruary 4, 2025
I'm thinking of three numbers. 38, 24, 36.
bruce g charlton on Putting The Stargate AI Hype Into Perspective (Stream)February 4, 2025
There is no point in trying to be reasonable and sensible and "balanced" about this kind of stuff. Current AI…
Valeriu on Putting The Stargate AI Hype Into Perspective (Stream)February 4, 2025
Well, this is what DeepSeek has to say about your text, if you're interested: The text presents a compelling, sardonic…

William M. Briggs

Putting The Stargate AI Hype Into Perspective (Stream)

Class 37: Simulations Aren’t What You Think

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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