A Saturday collection of fun and interesting stories sent in by readers. Larger Breasts Pay Off for Waitresses Reader Katie sent in this breaking news: a professor from Cornell’s Hotel School finds […]
Sex, Race, Uncertainty, Climate, and More! Saturday Links.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Guest post by Frank Wallace
Join me with welcoming Frank Wallace, a person with not a little experience in operating under conflicting government regulations. The subject of uranium mining and its various proscriptions and prescriptions will be […]
I’m Sick of All These Climate Skeptic Deniers
There are a lot of people out there—unqualified, un-degreed, un-peer-reviewed people—who actively reject the consensus among climate skeptics. These people are rank deniers. These bold casuistry mongers should cause us grave concern. […]
Confidence Intervals, Logic, Induction
Induction “Because all the many flames observed before have been hot is a good reason to believe this flame will be hot” is an example of an inductive argument, and a rational […]
Ernie Harwell, RIP
Ernie Harwell, the voice of the Detroit Tigers, died last night of cancer of the bile duct. From the Detroit Free Press obituary: “I’m ready to face what comes,” he said at […]
“Bring Who Did It To Justice” and Other News Words I Hate
Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American, who, preliminary reports indicate, is not a member of the Tea Party, has been arrested in connection with the Times Square bombing. Officials think that either Shahzad did […]
Goodbye Ownership & Privacy: Apple, Amazon, the Government Have Your Numbers
Brian Hogan, 21, of Redwood City, California found a prototype Apple iPhone 4G accidentally left in a German Beer garden by a (soused?) Apple employee. Hogan recognized the phone for what it […]
The Truth of Things: When Probability & Statistics Cannot Be Used
I am always struggling with (my limited ability of) finding ways to describe the philosophy behind logical probability, especially to people who have a difficult time unlearning classical frequentist theory. This post […]
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