The Conceit of AI
It helps every time you hear “AI” to think “statistical model”. Because, of course, that’s what AI is. Statistical models layered with clever data processing, that is. Curve fitting. Saying…
Low-Hanging Molecules Have Already Been Picked—Most New Drugs Provide No Benefit
Remember the old stock scam? Call up 1,000 people and tell half Stock A will rise, and tell the other half it will fall. Five hundred people will be slightly…
The Religion Of Man Triumphant
The almost-blessed Archbishop Fulton J Sheen gave us in 1947 a paradox. He said then “that we are definitely at the end of a non-religious era of civilization”. This was…
The Great Protest In England Draws To A Close
Have you heard this? Only 1% of people aged 18-24 identify as Church of England, according to the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey for 2018. Even among over-75s, the most…
Script Leaked From New 007 Movie, Leap Into The Dark
Apparently this is what they call a treatment, or a partial script, and only goes to the end of Act I. I am sworn to keep secret how I came…
Summary Against Modern Thought: The Stars Don’t Make Our Choices
Previous post. There is no point to reading your horoscope. THAT THE MOTION OF A CELESTIAL BODY IS NOT THE CAUSE OF OUR ACTS OF CHOICE BY THE POWER OF…
The Week In Doom — Tranny Madness is Big Business Edition
As regular readers know, it’s impossible to keep up with all the Doom in one week. Use the contact form to send me things you think I might miss. Or…
Why The Bootstrap Seems To Work—And Why It Produces Over-Certainty
Let’s drag the statistician’s hoary threadbare ball-filled bag out of the cupboard to make a point. In it are 3 white balls and 2 black. Using the statistical syllogism, we…