William M. Briggs

Robert Heinlein And The Distinction Between Scientist vs Academician

Christos Argyropoulos â€(@ChristosArgyrop) asked me to comment on his post of the same title at the blog Statistical Reflections of a Medical Doctor. Heinlein: One can judge from experiment, or…

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Boo! @1 Taiwan's new military uniforms are Halloween scary. Yikes! Link @2 Received several emails from "Jesus" (from a dummy account) who insisted, "1900 - 1.6 Billion People; 2012 -…

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Why Falsifiability, Though Flawed, Is Alluring: Part II Climate Model Example

Three-card Monte Pseudo FalsificationRead Part I Take the various theories of the doom which await us when global warming finally strikes. Like Sharknadoes. Or, better, take the theory of global…

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Sharknadoes To Increase Due To Global Warming

So the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says it is now 95 percent sure the climate has changed and some of the change is due to mankind. It should…

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Marines To Allow Females In Ground Combat

Answer this plain question honestly. Should the Olympics and other major sporting events eliminate distinction by sex? That is, should the 100 meter dash (do they still call them "dashes"?),…

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@1 False widow spiders on the march! Under orders from global warming. Link @2 Washington Post's astonishing database of non-profit shenanigans. The big secret is millions go missing from NGOs:…

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@1 Characteristics of Near-Death Experiences Memories as Compared to Real and Imagined Events Memories Link @2 Dogs are not people too. Even though this guy says Science says they are.…

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Why Falsifiability, Though Flawed, Is Alluring: Part I

A theory is said not to be scientific unless it is falsifiable. This is an understandable definition, but as something philosophically useful it fails because most theories scientists hold are…

KGB on The Death Of DIE—In University ScienceJanuary 23, 2025
A single commercial is not enough. I want entire networks overtly and publicly dedicated to providing white-only entertainment, much as…
Johnno on Vaccine Bullying Is ScientismJanuary 22, 2025
The hersteric is worried about the gains-of-function-science where the more science they can inject into your life, the more money…
Pk on Vaccine Bullying Is ScientismJanuary 22, 2025
The utilitarianism was too evident yesterday in Trump’s presser with the three AI billionaires announcing some new adventure. They claimed…
Cary Cotterman on Vaccine Bullying Is ScientismJanuary 22, 2025
"threatening to erase the gains of science" When the "gains of science" include climate hysteria, trans cultism, vaccine coercion, and…
Paul Murphy on Vaccine Bullying Is ScientismJanuary 22, 2025
Agreed - my own experience is that you can't (or, at least, people I knew while working in hospital IT…

William M. Briggs

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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Hot New The Science: Kids Are Having Climate Emotions

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The Lesson Scientists Never Learn

House Cramnibus Funds New Follow-The-Science Panics

Probability Puzzle Paradox: Which Boxes To Take?

As Woke Falls, What Rises?

Class 32: The Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology I (All Should Read)

The Death Of DIE—In University Science

Vaccine Bullying Is Scientism

Robert Heinlein And The Distinction Between Scientist vs Academician

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Why Falsifiability, Though Flawed, Is Alluring: Part II Climate Model Example

Sharknadoes To Increase Due To Global Warming

Marines To Allow Females In Ground Combat

Daily Links & Comments

Daily Links & Comments

Why Falsifiability, Though Flawed, Is Alluring: Part I

There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1

Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs

Telekinesis: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification

The Physics Of Blessings: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification