William M. Briggs

Podcast Lecture #3: Understanding Statistics and Probability

[podcast]https://www.wmbriggs.com/audio/wmbriggs_com_lecture_0003.mp3[/podcast] Today's lecture: Review Logic: If our premises are that we have a six-sided die that we'll toss, and that only one side will show on that toss, and that…

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Windows 7? Why not Linux, instead?

My logs show that only a paltry 3.6% of readers have reached Complete Enlightenment. The bad news is that 83.1% of you live a hellish existence and suffer regular torments…

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Not Evil, Just Wrong reviewed: Guest Post by Bernie

Today's guest post is by our very own Bernie, longtime reader and contributer. Too confused and too nuanced to be effective Phelim McAleer's and Ann McElhinney's Not Evil, Just Wrong…

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Full Disclosure, Anita Dunn, and Fox News: A Fairness Proposal for Journalists

In the United States, we have several major news outlets. On television: ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox. There are also several national-ish newspapers (and a diminishing number…

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Podcast Lecture #2: Understanding Statistics and Probability

[podcast]https://www.wmbriggs.com/audio/wmbriggs_com_lecture_0002.mp3[/podcast] On today's lecture: Quick review All knowledge is conditional on evidence, which eventually leads back to our intuitions. The steps in an argument that make it valid are also…

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Podcast Radio Show â€“ Episode #4: Belief in Climate Models

[podcast]https://www.wmbriggs.com/audio/wmbriggs_com_14oct2009_0004.mp3[/podcast] On today's episode: Science and skeptical bloggers A small article in last week's Science magazine frets that skeptical bloggers are teasing climate scientists over their failed predictions. Bloggers are…

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F train Blues, Michael Palin is proud, and some misuses of statistics

Just back from my trip. I'll go through the comments from last week's posts later today and catch up. Meanwhile, here are a few interesting stories. That F'ing train! You've…

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Podcast Lecture #1: Understanding Statistics and Probability

[podcast]https://www.wmbriggs.com/audio/wmbriggs_com_lecture_0001.mp3[/podcast] First lecture: I'm away to a conference this week, and so thought it would be fun to start a lecture series Understanding Statistics and Probability (this is posting automatically---I'll…

Johnno on It’s Okay To Trust DOGE To Cut Cut Cut: StreamFebruary 23, 2025
You should worry, JH, the power the left built and sought has now swapped hands and we're going to give…
NLR on It’s Okay To Trust DOGE To Cut Cut Cut: StreamFebruary 23, 2025
"Unless you are a strict Luddite and have no online presence, credit card, cellphone, car, or Social Security number, your…
PhilH on It’s Okay To Trust DOGE To Cut Cut Cut: StreamFebruary 22, 2025
Wolf always was a bit of a dummy. When she ran afoul of the woke-arati a few years ago, she…
JH on It’s Okay To Trust DOGE To Cut Cut Cut: StreamFebruary 21, 2025
Mr. Briggs, that is not a very smart move. Don’t you know that the complainant or accuser is usually the…
Briggs on It’s Okay To Trust DOGE To Cut Cut Cut: StreamFebruary 21, 2025
JH, I just submitted your name to DOGE. Get ready for a visit.

William M. Briggs

Class 40: Welcome To Cause!

It’s Okay To Trust DOGE To Cut Cut Cut: Stream

Time To End Bad Science Like This

2,800 — And Growing — Scientists Butthurt Over Elon Musk Squeal To The Royal Society

Class 39: Trust Your Equations! (Bayes)

“Feminism Is A Disease Of The Rich”

Trump Slashing The Cancerous “The Science” Bloat: Cut Cut Cut!

On The Probability Of Large Rocks From Space!

Class 38: Truly Random & Information Complexity

The Path To Victory

On Various New Values Of P(Doom)

Putting The Stargate AI Hype Into Perspective (Stream)

Class 37: Simulations Aren’t What You Think

On The Limitations of AI: Predictions

Lady Lawyers Become — Gasp! — Science Deniers

Class 36: Paradox Lost

The Death Of DIE—In University Science

Vaccine Bullying Is Scientism

I Don’t Want Immigrants Is All The Reason I Need

Class 35: The Grand Scheme: All Of Probability & Uncertainty In 30 Minutes

More On Monkeys Typing Shakespeare & Why Chance Isn’t Enough

Class 40: Welcome To Cause!

It’s Okay To Trust DOGE To Cut Cut Cut: Stream

Podcast Lecture #3: Understanding Statistics and Probability

Windows 7? Why not Linux, instead?

Not Evil, Just Wrong reviewed: Guest Post by Bernie

Full Disclosure, Anita Dunn, and Fox News: A Fairness Proposal for Journalists

Podcast Lecture #2: Understanding Statistics and Probability

Podcast Radio Show â€“ Episode #4: Belief in Climate Models

F train Blues, Michael Palin is proud, and some misuses of statistics

Podcast Lecture #1: Understanding Statistics and Probability

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