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How Ignorance & The Elite Created Our New Environmental Religion

https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1176231980159160322 We've talked many times about how the child Greta Thunberg from the depths of Europe is ignorant of all atmospheric physics. Ignorant, as in she knows nothing. She couldn't…

Culture Statistics

Number Of Realist-Traditionalist Professors Dwindling Fast

Mitchell Langbert has some statistics of interest in the latest issue of Academic Questions. Homogenous: The Political Affiliations of Elite Liberal Arts College Faculty. The picture which heads the post…

Philosophy Statistics

What Are P-Values?

Contributor William Raynor sets us a task: Hi Matt, ...I'd still like to see if you can write a column about what an empirical p-value really is without mentioning the…

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Poor Heat

From our very own Ye Olde Statistician comes the tip, "As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most", a run-of-the-mill NPR weepie, but with a global…

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The Epidemiologist (P-value + Ecological) Fallacy Exposed (Video)

Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV-IRdTWG2c The Epidemiologist Fallacy marries the Ecological Fallacy with the P-value Fallacy. The Ecological Fallacy is when it is said X causes Y, but X is not measured,…

Philosophy Statistics

Are Chance Or Randomness Real After All?

From reader Nick L comes this question (in which I hope I have properly rendered the Greek): I am still regularly enjoying your blog. I notice one of your consistent…

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On YouGov’s Survey About Israel

YouGov has a survey out about American's attitudes to Israel and Jews. There are some items of interest. I beg those who cannot bear any criticism of this country to…

Culture Statistics

World War T Has Been Lost

Some men believe, or ardently pretend, they are women. And vice versa. These people are crazy. Not just a little crazy, but full-on bat guana gibbering remove-all-sharp-objects crazy. Compassionate people…

John McKeon on More On Monkeys Typing Shakespeare & Why Chance Isn’t EnoughJanuary 19, 2025
Uncle Mike's comment deserves some sort of award. Completely off topic: https://blog.bracha.org is an novel new blog platform written in…
Cookie on More On Monkeys Typing Shakespeare & Why Chance Isn’t EnoughJanuary 17, 2025
Could the figure be reduced through incentives. A raisin drops down a shute when a word is produced? Or will…
gamecockjerry on Register Your Predictions For 2025!January 17, 2025
1. My selection for this year's dead pool is Nancy Pelosi. 2. Trump begins deporting criminal illegal aliens, but falls…
John Pate on England’s Rulers Insist Natives Must Assimilate To “Migrants”January 17, 2025
Given the shenigans around the attempt to engineer The Great Reset by the powers that be I suspect we should…
Brian (bulaore ) on More On Monkeys Typing Shakespeare & Why Chance Isn’t EnoughJanuary 16, 2025
Hey Briggs Some monkies ain't typing at all. What gives? While I'm munching on chicharrones and enjoying the afternoon, I…