Am still catching up from my travels. Readers will be able to judge the level of my jet lag. The headline from the Daily Mail reads, “Science proves beer goggles really do […]
Science And Beer Goggles
Plutarch On Coincidence
I am traveling today and will be out of contact. And so the briefest introduction to coincidences via the examination of how one classic writer viewed them. We’ll explore this topic in […]
Sophomoronology, John C. Wright’s Pathology of Intellectuals
The article by John Wright was suggested by reader Nate Winchester. The tenured intellectual is the only known creature that denies its own existence. They are, therefore, dangerous animals. Rather, it is […]
Life Isn’t Fair: Galarraga’s Imperfectly Perfect Game
The decks are awash: the tears have already reached the scuppers, and there’s no sign of abatement. The output from the perpetually lachrymose has been prodigious. Even people who aren’t baseball fans […]
Ways Around Peer Review: viXra vs. arXiv; Plus, a Saturday Bonus!
viXra.org Which is arxiv.org backwards. From our pal LuboÅ¡ Motl, comes a (non-endorsed) introduction to a competitor of arxiv.org, the invitation-only “preprint” server. A “preprint” is a paper that has not undergone […]
Attention Lawyers: New Way To Sue Over Global Warming
Remember old Ned Comer? Old Ned was a good old boy who got walloped by Hurricane Katrina. Yes, sir, it rained on old Ned and he did get wet. He took his […]
Ottawa Soccer League: Score Too High, You Lose
Ottawa has a new rule on the books for kids playing league soccer. Any team that goes ahead by more than five goals loses. Yes, dear reader, your eyes do not deceive […]
You Have To Die Of Something: Cancer Deaths to Double
The morning headline is designed to make you nervous: Cancer deaths to double by 2030: study. “My God!,” you reason to yourself before the coffee hits the bloodstream, “That means the chances […]
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