William M. Briggs

People Enjoy The Expertocracy Filling The Gaps Left By Christianity’s Exit

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Culture

Belief In “Spiritual Entities” Falls

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Podcast Statistics

National Association of Scholars: Is Science Broken? (Make a guess!)

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Culture

Forecast: Massive Increase In “Climate Change” Propaganda On Its Way

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Statistics

Excess Deaths “Attributed To Heat And Cold”

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Book review

Reviewed: The Great Awakening Vs The Great Reset by Alexander Dugin

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Philosophy

Blish & Spengler On The End Science

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Philosophy

Reconciling Mike Flynn & Fr Ripperger On Evolution: Creation or Completion of New Essences?

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spaceranger on Mark Twain On The Dictatorship Of HealthNovember 23, 2024
I think it was Twain who said that if you don't maintain at least a few bad habits to get…
John Pate on Prominent Academic Asks: When And How Did Statistics Lose Its Way? November 23, 2024
You're a bit hard on old R.A. I vaguely remember reading one of his books. What killed statistics was software,…
John Pate on The Impossibilities Of Quantum ComputingNovember 23, 2024
String Theorists can make a good living with nonsense, so can Quantum Computer enthusiasts. You've just got to hand wave…
Why Pope Benedict’s resignation was valid: a response to Dr. Mazza - LifeSite - Christianity House on The Is-Pope-Francis-The-Pope Debate Continues. Two Views from Edmund J Mazza and Steven O’ReillyNovember 22, 2024
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Uncle Mike on Mark Twain On The Dictatorship Of HealthNovember 22, 2024
It's a topsy-turvy world! The schools ban lunches but allow boys in the girls bathrooms. Peanuts bad, rape okay. But…

William M. Briggs

Mark Twain On The Dictatorship Of Health

The Impossibilities Of Quantum Computing

What Science Can Say About Vaccines: And What It Can’t Say

Bad Predictions Mean Bad Models, Even If You’re A Distinguished Expert

Class 29: Nothing Has A Distribution

Women Let Him Win — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Trends In Wokeness & Girlbossery In Science

Prominent Academic Asks: When And How Did Statistics Lose Its Way?

Fixing College: Hit Them In The Money, Replace Their Prestige

Class 28: Randomization Redux (Randomization Does Nothing)

If We Are What We Sexually Desire, How About These Curious People?

What The Covid Panic Did To Science

We Win

See You On The Other Side

Class 27: Probability Is In Your Mind, Not Things

How Tim Walz Did Not Know Models Only Say What They’re Told To Say

Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Reviewed

The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then Suddenly

The Science Of Transitioning Children

Class 26: Randomization Does Nothing

Addicted To Drug — Statistics