William M. Briggs

Martin Gardner, Philosophical Scrivener, RIP

All regular readers will surely know Martin Gardner, writer, philosopher, mathematician, magician, exposer of flim flam. He died Saturday night; according to long-time friend and magician James Randi, peacefully. For…

Culture

eBooks And The Future of Reading

Warning: Raw Speculation Alert. You have been warned! You are reading. This form of reading will not disappear. eBooks---whether they be standalone devices, or merely apps on multipurpose toys like…

Fun

My Secret To Win At Gambling Finally Revealed

One of the difficulties that world-famous public personalities such as myself face is that people think we have the answer for every question. That isn't true. It's only mostly true.…

Culture

Louisiana State University Professor Booted: Course Too Hard

I have long predicted that as the proportion of high school graduates attending college increases, the classes offered at colleges would have to become easier. If they did not, then…

Statistics

Democracy Not Possible; The Constitution Amended

Specter Haunted Nobody ever trusts a turncoat. Why do people never remember that? The minute you turn your face against your brothers, you are finished. Your former enemies will embrace…

Culture

Sue Over Climate Change? Comer v. Murphy Oil

You know the old saying: if you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes. And then sue a company with a lot of money---the inclemency must be their fault.…

Culture Philosophy

You Too Can Be A Genius After 10,000 Hours

No, you cannot. That title is a lie, and, judging by a recent spate of books on the subject, a popular one. Ann Hulbert of Slate has compiled a list…

Culture Fun

Socialist Math Textbook Exercises

This post was inspired by an exchange we had in the review of Thomas Sowell's new book. You know how bad math classes have become. What makes it worse is…

Michael 2 on Surgeon General Demands Label War Against WineJanuary 14, 2025
"Buzzed Driving is Drink Driving and we all must be sober." Well there's a novel idea; everyone driving around in…
Cary Cotterman on Surgeon General Demands Label War Against WineJanuary 14, 2025
Most people over the age of about sixteen consume alcoholic beverages to some degree. It follows that most people who…
George the Baptist on Surgeon General Demands Label War Against WineJanuary 14, 2025
Mark Twain was a child molestor so who cares what he said. Dinking alchohol is a sin and we should…
Johnno on Surgeon General Demands Label War Against WineJanuary 14, 2025
This all either a clever way for THE SCIENCE (tm) to try and artificially create a public interest for further…
Brian (bulaoren) on Surgeon General Demands Label War Against WineJanuary 14, 2025
A couple of days ago, I found myself in a "some assembly required" situation, and needed to buy a phillips…

William M. Briggs

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

Register Your Predictions For 2025!

Happy New Year!

How Did We Do In Our 2024 Predictions?

Hot New The Science: Kids Are Having Climate Emotions

Merry Christmas!

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)

Who’s Better at Playing Doctor, Boys Or Girls?

How The Enlightenment Led To Contraception (And Other Forms of Anti-Natal Behavior)

Science Model Told To Say Masks Work Discovers Masks Work

In Which Feynman Makes A Mistake: Negative Probabilities (Used In AI, QM, Finance)

Class 31: How Views Diverge With New Evidence

Surgeon General Demands Label War Against Wine

Class 34: The Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology III

Martin Gardner, Philosophical Scrivener, RIP

eBooks And The Future of Reading

My Secret To Win At Gambling Finally Revealed

Louisiana State University Professor Booted: Course Too Hard

Democracy Not Possible; The Constitution Amended

Sue Over Climate Change? Comer v. Murphy Oil

You Too Can Be A Genius After 10,000 Hours

Socialist Math Textbook Exercises

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