William M. Briggs

Russia Subtracted Most People; India Added Most.

It's Friday and time for something light. In 2006, Russia lost 732,000 people. Don't bother searching for them, because most of them were never born. Its neighbor Ukraine also misplaced…

Culture

Earth Day: Book 1

In the beginning Great Spirit created clean air and Gaia. And Gaia was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And Great Spirit moved…

Book review Culture

eBook Business: iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.

Traditional publishing is screwy. Book makers set a cover price, say $25. They sell that book at half that to bookstores; which nets publishers $12.50. Publishers give authors about 15…

Culture

Goldman Sachs, Bubbles, Global Warming, and Statistics

Matt Taibbi's article on Goldman Sachs, "The Great American Bubble Machine" is up and should be read (you'll have already seen it if you homepage, as you should, Arts &…

Statistics

Pajamas Media: The Dismal Economics of Utopia

Today's post is at Pajamas Media: The Dismal Economics of Utopia. This is first is a short series. I thought it would be fun to show how the utopian ideas…

Statistics

Obama: “Thank me!”

Obamacare. Thank you, sir! May I have another! $800 billion "stimulus" spending. Thank you, sir! May I have another! Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Wise Latinas on the bench; SCHIP…

Philosophy Statistics

Randomness is a Matter of Information

How many pads of paper do I have on my desk right now? How many books are on my shelves this minute? You don't know the answer to any of…

Culture

The Share of Income Taxes by Rich and Poor

We last reported on this in October, but since then the IRS has released the 2007 data, the latest available. It's tax day. Celebrate! It's still more than likely that…

Michael Dowd on The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then SuddenlyOctober 31, 2024
To C-Marie--This conundrum may have to do with the definition of "sudden". To me Vatican II was the "sudden" cause…
C-Marie on The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then SuddenlyOctober 31, 2024
From the writing above, way , way , above: "There have been bleak times and revivals and Awakenings, and only…
Hagfish Bagpipe on The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then SuddenlyOctober 30, 2024
Come come, Briggs, you fossil doomsayer -- not all churches are declining. I understand the Church of Satan, for one,…
Johnno on The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then SuddenlyOctober 30, 2024
The Filioque controversy: the emotional and intellectual energy squandered on such complete nonsense is astounding. My granny, raised on a…
Paul Murphy on The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then SuddenlyOctober 30, 2024
I believe you are conflating church attendance with religious belief here - attendance can go to near zero as the…

William M. Briggs

The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then Suddenly

The Science Of Transitioning Children

Class 26: Randomization Does Nothing

Addicted To Drug — Statistics

Of Course Neo-Darwinian Evolution By “Random” Mutation Is Wrong

If Trump Wins, Will There Be Chaos?

Class 25: Not A Chance

Trust The Models: Rare Candy Podcast

NSF to Science: DIE! Science to NSF: Bye!

Science: Even Monkeys Can’t Stand Looking At Kamala, Yet They Predict She Wins

Happy 4th Anniversary, Price of Panic!

Class 24: What Is Randomness?

Crime Issue Reveals the Real Source of Nation’s Political Divide — Guest Post by ST Karnick

The Arrogance Of Experts As Conferred by Credentials

The Theory Of Misinformation Argues For Restoring Literacy Tests For Voting

Men Are Better Than Women

Class 23: An Infinity Of Hypotheses! (Bayes)

We Either Learn To Suffer Like Russians, Or We Are Lost — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Scientists Claim Keeping Men From Girls Locker Rooms Causes Men To Commit Suicide

Negative Evidence

Scientists Induce Apoplexy (In Me) In Attempting To Tie Stroke To “Climate Change”

The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then Suddenly

The Science Of Transitioning Children

Russia Subtracted Most People; India Added Most.

Earth Day: Book 1

eBook Business: iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.

Goldman Sachs, Bubbles, Global Warming, and Statistics

Pajamas Media: The Dismal Economics of Utopia

Obama: “Thank me!”

Randomness is a Matter of Information

The Share of Income Taxes by Rich and Poor

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